Washington, February 25 : An anxiety-stricken Kate Winslet had a panic attack a month before the Academy Awards.

The 33-year-old finally won the gong, after five previous nominations, for her portrayal of a German woman with a secret Nazi past in the romantic drama "The Reader" this year.

The actress confessed making a desperate call to her sister after suffering the jitters.

Washington, February 25 : Jennifer Hudson is reportedly considering ditching her pop music roots to visit the gospel genre for second album.

The singer was said to be readying herself with the preparations to begin the project this spring.

"(Jennifer) has always wanted to explore different genres and she''s recorded gospel before, so it makes a lot of sense," Contactmusic quoted a source as telling MediaTakeOut. com.

The Oscar-winner rose to prominence on American Idol in 2004 and with her self-titled album, which won the best R&B album gong at the 51st annual Grammy Awards.

Washington, February 25 : Kate Winslet likened her Best Actress Oscar to her mum's victory in a pickling competition at a local pub in Britain.

After having been nominated five times earlier, the actress finally won the gong for her portrayal of a German woman with a secret Nazi past in the romantic drama "The Reader".

Speaking after the Academy Awards, the `Titanic' star added her win to her family's previous accolade at The Retreat in Reading that saw her mum taking home a bottle of vodka in place of a coveted statuette.

Washington, Feb 25 : While Kate Winslet liked the way she dressed for the Oscar ceremony, her 8-year-old daughter couldn't get over her mum's "asymmetric" evening gown.

In an interview on the Oprah Winfery show, the 33-year-old actress revealed while she couldn't get over her Oscar win, her daughter Mia was `mortified' over her Yves St. Laurent's gown.

Washington, Feb 25: American actor