Kate Winslet

AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: Actress
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: With two wrenching roles — as a discontented housewife in Revolutionary Road and an accused Nazi in The Reader — her Best Actress Oscar win this year was all but guaranteed. And though the "greatest actress of her generation" tag seems hyperbolic, can you name any other contenders?

CON: Her overly awestruck Golden Globes acceptance speech came off as insincere — a rare poor performance.

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