Washington, Feb 18 : British actress Kate Winslet credits her toned physique to "a wing and a prayer", insisting she's "too busy" to even think about exercising.

The Oscar nominee, who has struggled with weight since she was a teenager, insists she hasn''t been slimming down for the big ceremony.

When asked if she was dieting, Winslet said, "N. O. (I) absolutely do not. I''m very sort of relaxed and vocal about these things. I have not done a stitch of exercise since October. I literally have not had the time."

Washington, February 16 : A renowned journalist and author has slammed Kate Winslet's film `The Reader' as "the worst Holocaust film ever made".

Ron Rosenbaum, whose acclaimed 1998 book `Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil' gathered much critical success, has called upon the BAFTA- and Golden Globe Award-winning drama to be overlooked at the Academy Awards ceremony on February 22.

"This is a film whose essential metaphorical thrust is to exculpate Nazi-era Germans from knowing complicity in the Final Solution," Contactmusic quoted Ron as writing in online magazine Slate.

New York, Feb 16: English actress Kate Winslet has revealed that while studying illiterate people for her role as a Nazi in the film `The Reader', she realised that they were ashamed of themselves and could not maintain a relationship.

Winslet revealed that the people she studied were so mortified by their weaknesses that they were not able to have emotions.

"None of the people I worked with were married," the New York Daily News quoted her as saying.

New Delhi, February 16: Kate Winslet shares a `secret language' with her close friend Leonardo DiCaprio to help them deliver taxing film scenes.

The stunning actress revealed that the comfort level between the two since their first onscreen team up in `Titanic' helped them translate the most challenging moments without much difficulty, reports the China Daily.

She said: "When we filmed difficult scenes we developed our own secret language of our own. With our history we could do anything without feeling stupid."

Washington, Feb 13 : Even if she doesn''t scoop gold on the Oscar night, Kate Winslet is planning on marking her sixth Oscar nomination with a bash for friends and family.

The 33-year-old is nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in post-war drama `The Reader' and will fight it out with Anne Hathaway, Angelina Jolie, Melissa Leo and Meryl Streep.

The actress is hoping for glory at the upcoming Academy Awards - but will celebrate with a party even if she doesn''t walk away with a trophy.

London, Feb 13: Hollywood actress Kate Winslet is getting some styling tips for this year's Oscars from her daughter Mia.

The 33-year-old star is tipped to win the Best actress gong for her role in The Reader at the Academy awards.

And her eight-year-old daughter Mia will help the actress choose her Oscar dress.