Kate Winslet is Back to Black

Kate Winslet opts for a black Helmut Lang dress as she attends the 2009 Oscar Nominees Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday.

The 33-year-old English actress is up for Best Actress for her performance in The Reader.

Speaking about her role in the film to her two kids, she said, “They got mightily fed up with me reading bedtime stories with a German accent! They said, ‘Mum, just be plain. Don’t do any funny stuff like voices. Just be regular!’”

Kate went on to say, “I had to say, ‘But, I’m not regular and I’m never going to be regular. When you’re a teenager you’re going to know that it’s cool!’”