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Kate hails mother's onion award | Kate hails mother's onion award |
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Oscar winner Kate Winslet revealed the honour was the second award won by her family - after her mother had been hailed for her pickled onions. | Oscar winner Kate Winslet revealed the honour was the second award won by her family - after her mother had been hailed for her pickled onions. |
Sally Winslet won a pickling competition at local pub The Retreat in Reading, Berkshire. | |
After the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday, the A-list actress from Reading referred to her family's successes. | After the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday, the A-list actress from Reading referred to her family's successes. |
Winslet, 33, won the best actress Oscar for her role in The Reader. It was her sixth nomination at the awards. | Winslet, 33, won the best actress Oscar for her role in The Reader. It was her sixth nomination at the awards. |
Afterwards she said: "My mum won a pickled onion competition in the local pub just before Christmas and the Reading Evening Post sent me a picture of her holding her jar. | Afterwards she said: "My mum won a pickled onion competition in the local pub just before Christmas and the Reading Evening Post sent me a picture of her holding her jar. |
"Well, Reading Evening Post, here's your next Winslet picture!" | "Well, Reading Evening Post, here's your next Winslet picture!" |
The former pupil of the Reading youth theatre Starmaker was accompanied at the award ceremony by her parents, who still live in the town. | The former pupil of the Reading youth theatre Starmaker was accompanied at the award ceremony by her parents, who still live in the town. |
A note on The Great Retreat's website read: "Sally Winslet Wins Pickled Onion Contest - Again," - she walked away with a bottle of vodka for her performance. | A note on The Great Retreat's website read: "Sally Winslet Wins Pickled Onion Contest - Again," - she walked away with a bottle of vodka for her performance. |
Kate Winslet (centre) and parents Sally and Roger | Kate Winslet (centre) and parents Sally and Roger |
Judges at The Retreat said her onions, which beat off 19 other entries, stood out for being crisp. | Judges at The Retreat said her onions, which beat off 19 other entries, stood out for being crisp. |
Kate's younger sister Beth, 30, was placed third at the annual event. | Kate's younger sister Beth, 30, was placed third at the annual event. |
Landlady Jane Marsden, 55, said: "The competition was closely fought. | Landlady Jane Marsden, 55, said: "The competition was closely fought. |
"It is not the first time Sally has won and she's always somewhere in the running. | "It is not the first time Sally has won and she's always somewhere in the running. |
"She uses an old family recipe, it's distinctive and very consistent." | "She uses an old family recipe, it's distinctive and very consistent." |
But she added: "Sally is Queen of the Shallots, she's won it often enough so I suppose she's earned the title." | But she added: "Sally is Queen of the Shallots, she's won it often enough so I suppose she's earned the title." |
Carolyn Mayling, one of the owners of Red Roofs Theatre School, where Kate was a student, told BBC Berkshire that the actress had been a sensible and "down-to-earth pupil". | Carolyn Mayling, one of the owners of Red Roofs Theatre School, where Kate was a student, told BBC Berkshire that the actress had been a sensible and "down-to-earth pupil". |
She said: "She was actually our head girl, she was at Red Roofs Theatre School for six years. | She said: "She was actually our head girl, she was at Red Roofs Theatre School for six years. |
Bournemouth graduate Simon Beaufoy with his oscar | Bournemouth graduate Simon Beaufoy with his oscar |
"She was great with the little ones as well, we always thought she would make a great teacher actually." | "She was great with the little ones as well, we always thought she would make a great teacher actually." |
Hit British film Slumdog Millionaire won the top prize at the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars including best director and best picture. | Hit British film Slumdog Millionaire won the top prize at the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars including best director and best picture. |
Also, Bournemouth Arts Institute graduate Simon Beaufoy won the Oscar for the best adapted screenplay award for Slumdog Millionaire. | Also, Bournemouth Arts Institute graduate Simon Beaufoy won the Oscar for the best adapted screenplay award for Slumdog Millionaire. |
Arriving in Southampton for a Cabinet away day, Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to the Oscar winners saying: "I am incredibly proud of the Oscar success of Slumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet, and I congratulate everybody who has contributed to the success." | Arriving in Southampton for a Cabinet away day, Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to the Oscar winners saying: "I am incredibly proud of the Oscar success of Slumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet, and I congratulate everybody who has contributed to the success." |
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