The Reader is the haunting story of a former Nazi death camp guard. Kate Winslet plays the disturbing role, and did she do a good job or did she do a good job! Her awesome performance won her the Oscar Award for the Best Actress category. The story revolves around her penchant for reading, the guilt of being a Nazi death camp guard, and the passionate and forbidden relationship she has with a 15 year old boy.

She is later put on trial for war crimes. The movie is of exceptional significance today as the rise of hatred and neo-Nazis is increasingly gaining ground. Kate Winslet got lucky the sixth time and also admitted to being nervous and anxious before the awards were given out.

It is now being termed as ‘Oscar Phobia’. Kate Winslet certainly deserved the award and her previous five nominations failed to win any awards. Nevertheless, this one award is enough to prove the acting genius the she is. I would say, Oscar 2009 could have been better but the only consolations were the various awards given to deserving candidates like Kate Winslet.

Via: TheAustralian