Dear British Press... Kindly shove it. Love Kate

As an avid proponent of Kate Winslet's talent since my young seven year old self first saw her in Titanic, nothing could have made me happier than her Golden Globe win as Best Supporting Actress in the Reader. Until she won Best Actress an hour later. Her speech was perfect, fawning over Leo and Sam (DiCaprio and Mendes, her husband) respectably. She didn't behave as if she was so surprised and so modest and "But Meryl should have won!" as it would have come from her category-mates. Instead, she knew she deserved it and thanked those who helped her get to that point. She even forgot about Angelina Jolie as she started to list off her fellow nominees (take that waif!). Yet the crowd was all smiles and happy with the display of emotion. This got me super jazzed for the remainder of Oscar season.

Then the next day I found an column in British newspaper, The Independent, entitled "Get a Grip, Kate. You're Embarrassing us." According to Brian Viner, Kate's "irreproachably middle-class upbringing in Reading" should have held herself more upright. Be damned the fact that a Best Acting award is something that she has wanted for a long time. As Mr. Viner acknowledges, her husband had directed the film and it was a return pairing with a good friend that led to it, she should feel a certain sense of pride for it. But "Our (Kate's Countrymen) own pride... was diminished as soon as the first tear plopped onto that lovely cheek." Ok Viner, that is just harsh. What should have she done? Hold her statue coldly in her hand as she lists in a monotone those she would like to thank and how much they contributed to her performance and how much this award belongs to them above her. That would have been more expected of a "sensible girl from Reading."

Does sensibility mean that one should hide excitement and pride when they are being rewarded for their work? I should think not! I know that if I were to be recipient of such a well known award I would need to be carried to the stage, because of a fainting spell. And I would not be one to name my children "Bubblegum Eucalyptus Tree," thank you very much Mr. Viner.

Moral of the story? The stuffy British press may have their sensibility and reservedness. Kate's got two Golden Globes and and Oscar. Kate:3 Brian Viner and those who dislike emotion: 0.