Washington, February 25 (ANI): British actress Kate Winslet is so excited about her Best Actress Oscar victory that she just cannot let the statuette out of her sight.
The actress was honoured with the prestigious prize in recognition of her commendable performance in the film ‘The Reader’ during the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday.
It was her first Oscar success after losing out five times previously.
The ‘Titanic’ star was later seen carrying the statuette at aftershow parties, and also to Oprah Winfrey’s U.S. TV chat show the following day.
Winslet even refused to pack the award in her suitcase when she flew to New York, and landed at JFK airport with the prize in a protective cloth.
She turned down photographers’ requests to uncover her new honour
“I have to show my kids before I show anybody else!” Contactmusic quoted her as saying. (ANI)
Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift bags most prestigious country music honour
Keith Urban Washington, June 17: Taylor Swift has become the reigning queen of country music, after landing the top honour at the CMT Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday.
The singer bagged the most prestigious prize of the night by scooping the award for Best Video for her single ‘Love Story’.
She was also handed the Best Female Video honour for the same song, and she paid tribute to her loyal supporters as she came on stage for her award.
“Thank you to the fans that come out to my shows and spend such hard work making these amazing scrapbooks and writing me letters. Reading your letters and reading your MySpace comments, anytime I have a bad day, you make those days good,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying to the crowd,
Brad Paisley won the best Male Video category for ‘Waitin’ on a Woman’, and also took home a trophy for his duet with Keith Urban.
Paisley and Urban’s ‘Start a Band’ song was named Collaborative Video of the Year.
Rascal Flatts scooped Group Video of the Year for ‘Every Day’ and Sugaland were named Duo of the Year, for their hit ‘All I Want to Do’.
The performers for the night included Swift, Paisley, Toby Keith, Sugarland, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts.