Oscars' unlucky lady Winslet has her 'losing face' prepared

Oscar nominee Kate Winslet is prepared to miss out on another Academy Award at this month's (Feb09) ceremony - she's missed out so many times in the past she has her "losing face" perfected.

The actress last month (Jan09) picked up her sixth Oscar nomination, in the Best Actress category, for her role in The Reader.

If she fails to win, she'll become one of the biggest losers in Academy Award history, joining the likes of Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter, who also missed out six times - and second only to Peter O'Toole, who managed eight unsuccessful nominations.

Winslet is a hot favourite to win this year (09) - having picked up prizes at the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards - but she's not so confident.

The star says, "I have this history of losing. I lose all the time so I've perfected this losing face. It's sort of calm.

"I've always known in the past that I was indeed going to lose, which is maybe an English thing."

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