WOW. What an incredible performance by the radiant and lovely Kate Winslet in this film. I cannot believe she wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for this film, who won that year anyway? Oh yeah Frances McDormand and Juliette Binoche, what ever I'm sorry but they just can not compare to the raw power and expressive emotion of Winslet's magnificent work here. She really is the best actress since the days of Bette Davis.
shareKate was excellent in the film and her performance was underrated. However the film didn't get enough buzz or propaganda. Kate deserved a nomination but not a win.
It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.
Kate did give a brilliant and gut-wrenching performance here and it's probably one of her most overlooked, along with Holy Smoke and Hideous Kinky. But you really don't need to talk trash about other excellent actresses just because Winslet didn't get nominated for Jude.
shareOh thank you for the humbling little life lesson Crispin darling.
KATE deserved to be nominated and to win for her stunning performance in Jude.
Crispin Dry:
"Kate did give a brilliant and gut-wrenching performance here and it's probably one of her most overlooked, along with Holy Smoke and Hideous Kinky. But you really don't need to talk trash about other excellent actresses just because Winslet didn't get nominated for Jude."
YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She was soooooooooooooo amazing in Jude, Hideous Kinky and Holy Smoke.
And she LOOKED amazing too!
Incredible natural beauty!!!
Winslet, Eccleston and Griffths all deserved Oscar attention in '96
"Paradise and hell both can be earthly. We carry them with us wherever we go."
-1492 (1992)
She is. I've just watched it and her performance as the young Sue reminded me so much of the young Jeanne Moreau in"Jules and Jim".
shareI agree that she was amazing in this movie, but I kind of understand why she wasn't nominated for it. 1996 was a very strong year for actresses and they already nominated two actresses (three depending on how you define it) who were nominated for movies that weren't given high circulation. I love Kate and think that this is one of her top three perfomances (Heavenly Creatures and Eternal Sunchine were also incredible). The other two lesser known performances being Brenda Blethyn in Secrets and Lies and Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves. If I had to boot anyone out of the nominations, it probably would have been Diane Keaton for Marvin's Room, which was still good. There were a lot of really good acting jobs by women that year. Honestly, the two other lesser known performances were astounding and if I had to rank, they were better than Kate that year. The academy has a tendency to not notice some of the best things though. The War Zone, Before Sunrise and The Sweet Hereafter never got their due recognition from the Academy (The Sweet Hereafter did get a director nom, but that was really the best movie that year and got As Good as it Gets, The Full Monty, and Good Will Hunting were all nominated instead). They also seem to be way too skewed against comedies. Then again, when they do recognize great comedic performances, they get criticized so I kind of get why they do that too (there are still theories that Marisa Tomei didn't actually win).
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I love this movie and Kate Winslet's amazing performance just adds to it.
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yeah, no kidding, she simply lifted the movie up several levels in quality all by herself
so many movies, so little time
She's good in Jude but I thought her best work in 1996 was in Hamlet. She's probably the best Ophelia I have seen on film - powerful work.
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