Kate Winslet didn't thank Harvey Weinstein when she won the Oscar; here's why
by Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times
Oct 15, 2017
3 minutes
NEW YORK - When Kate Winslet won the lead actress Oscar for "The Reader" in 2009, she thanked 19 people by name along with many others in general.
She did not mention Harvey Weinstein, whose company financed and distributed the movie.
"That was deliberate. That was absolutely deliberate," Winslet told the Los Angeles Times in an interview Saturday.
"I remember being told. 'Make sure you thank Harvey if you win.' And I remember turning around and
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