Winslet "Working"
by Graham Davies

All Kate's usual magic presentational ingredients were there: the hyper-ventilation, the flapping arms and typical lack of professional composure...all shown off nicely by the peculiar gown that she couldn't get her left arm through properly.

There was the embarassing wave-and-whistle routine with her dad and perhaps just a hint of clever thought when she acknowledged "none of us can quite believe we are in the same category as Meryl Streep".

But this time she had something different to...well, play with. She had the acting profession's Ultimate Aid to Self-Stimulation. An actual Oscar.

She seemed to have no idea of the level of physical excitement she was betraying as her heavy breathing reached new heights while she pumped the statuette up and down with her right wrist.

Truly a a whole new type of Gushing Acceptance Speech. There was hardly a dry seat in the house.