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Winslet wins Screen Actors award | Winslet wins Screen Actors award |
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Kate Winslet has won the best supporting actress at the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles for her role in The Reader. | |
In it, she plays a former Nazi concentration camp guard. | In it, she plays a former Nazi concentration camp guard. |
She has already won a Golden Globe for the role and is nominated for a best actress Oscar. | She has already won a Golden Globe for the role and is nominated for a best actress Oscar. |
Meryl Streep won best actress for Doubt, Sean Penn won best actor for Milk and the overall cast prize went to British film Slumdog Millionaire. | |
When accepting her award, Winslet, 33, said: "It is really an honour to be included in such a remarkable year and be acknowledged by my peers in this way. | |
"I really feel like everybody should be given a medal - I believe this to be true. I'm a little bit lost for words, I'm sorry." | |
The late Heath Ledger won the best supporting actor award for his portrayal of the Joker in the Batman movie, The Dark Knight. | |
His prize was accepted by his co-star, Gary Oldman. | |
And Hugh Laurie won the title for best actor in a drama series for House. | |
Laurie, who picked up the award for a second time, said: "This is amazing." |