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===Career fluctuations (2012–2019)=== [[File:Labor Day 03 (9766118365).jpg|thumb|upright|Winslet attending the premiere of ''[[Labor Day (film)|Labor Day]]'' at the [[2013 Toronto International Film Festival]]]] Winslet said her workload in 2011 helped her overcome heartbreak from her divorce, and after completing work on ''Carnage'' she took a break from acting to focus on her children.<ref name="bedtime" /><ref name="vogue11" /> A short part that she had filmed four years prior for the anthology film ''[[Movie 43]]'' was her sole screen appearance of 2012, and it received the worst reviews of her career.<ref>{{cite news |last = Sherwell |first = Phillip |title = Movie 43: How Kate Winslet and Hugh Jackman lured all-star cast to 'the worst film ever' |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9844090/Movie-43-How-Kate-Winslet-and-Hugh-Jackman-lured-all-star-cast-to-the-worst-film-ever.html |work = The Daily Telegraph |access-date = 2 February 2013 |date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130203042239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9844090/Movie-43-How-Kate-Winslet-and-Hugh-Jackman-lured-all-star-cast-to-the-worst-film-ever.html |archive-date = 3 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Roeper |first = Richard |title = There's awful and then there's 'Movie 43' |url = http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/17804431-421/theres-awful-and-then-theres-movie-43.html |work = Chicago Sun-Times |access-date = 26 January 2013 |date = 25 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140214142846/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/17804431-421/theres-awful-and-then-theres-movie-43.html |archive-date = 14 February 2014}}</ref> Winslet also performed an audiobook recording of [[Émile Zola]]'s novel ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-audible-books-20120314,0,1816688.story |title = Audiobooks are going Hollywood |work = Los Angeles Times |date = 14 March 2012 |access-date = 14 March 2012 |first = Jessica |last = Gelt |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120314144327/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-audible-books-20120314,0,1816688.story |archive-date = 14 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/dbsearch/showreview.cfm?Num=72843 |title = Audiobook Review: Thérèse Raquin |work = [[AudioFile (magazine)|AudioFile]] |date = 5 May 2012 |access-date = 5 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121030080252/http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/dbsearch/showreview.cfm?Num=72843 |archive-date = 30 October 2012}}</ref> She was reluctant to accept [[Jason Reitman]]'s offer to star in his 2013 [[Labor Day (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Joyce Maynard]]'s novel ''[[Labor Day (novel)|Labor Day]]'', but agreed after Reitman postponed the production for a year to accommodate Winslet's commitment to her children.<ref name="bedtime" /> Set over a Labor Day weekend, it tells the story of Adele (Winslet), an [[Agoraphobia|agoraphobic]] single mother who falls in love with an escaped convict. Describing Adele's characterisation as having "more vulnerability than strength", Winslet found her a departure from the strong-willed women she typically played.<ref name="bedtime" /> A scene in the film required her to make a pie, for which she drew on her baking experience from ''Mildred Pierce''.<ref>{{cite web |last = Hammond |first = Pete |url = https://deadline.com/2013/12/oscars-kate-winslet-labor-day-interview-654101/ |title = Oscars Q&A: Kate Winslet On 'Labor Day' |website = [[Deadline Hollywood]] |date = 22 December 2013 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170621093639/http://deadline.com/2013/12/oscars-kate-winslet-labor-day-interview-654101/ |archive-date = 21 June 2017}}</ref> Reviews of the film were negative; [[Chris Nashawaty]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' dismissed it as "mawkish and melodramatic" but credited Winslet for adding layers to her passive role.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/labor_day_2013 |title = Labor Day (2014) |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes |access-date = 8 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140208013555/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/labor_day_2013/ |archive-date = 8 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last = Nashwaty |first = Chris |url = https://ew.com/article/2014/02/11/labor-day-movie/ |title = Labor Day Movie |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |date = 11 February 2014 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173759/http://ew.com/article/2014/02/11/labor-day-movie/ |archive-date = 29 October 2017}}</ref> She received her tenth Golden Globe nomination.<ref>{{cite news |title = Making Sense of This Morning's Golden Globe Nominations and Snubs (Analysis) |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/golden-globes-making-sense-mornings-665260 |access-date = 1 January 2014 |work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = 12 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131216095715/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/golden-globes-making-sense-mornings-665260 |archive-date = 16 December 2013}}</ref> The novelty of playing a villain drew Winslet to the part of Jeanine Matthews in the science fiction film ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]'' (2014).<ref name="divergent">{{cite news |last = Alexander |first = Bryan |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/07/16/divergent-kate-winslet-pregnant/2507183/ |title = On set of 'Divergent', Kate Winslet is pregnant and mean |work = USA Today |date = 6 July 2013 |access-date = 17 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140218062408/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/07/16/divergent-kate-winslet-pregnant/2507183/ |archive-date = 18 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="jeanine">{{cite magazine |last = Feeney |first = Nolan |url = https://time.com/3738175/kate-winslet-insurgent-shailene-woodley/ |title = Kate Winslet on Insurgent: I Wanted More Fight Scenes With Shailene Woodley |magazine = Time |date = 17 March 2015 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160724041156/http://time.com/3738175/kate-winslet-insurgent-shailene-woodley/ |archive-date = 24 July 2016}}</ref> Set in a dystopian future, the adaptation of [[Veronica Roth]]'s young adult [[Divergent (novel)|novel]] stars [[Shailene Woodley]] as a heroine fighting an oppressive regime headed by Winslet's character. She was pregnant with her third child during production, and her tight-fitting costumes had to be altered to accommodate the pregnancy.<ref name="jeanine" /> To maintain her character's intimidating persona, she remained aloof from her co-stars for much of the filming.<ref name="divergent" /> [[Richard Lawson (writer)|Richard Lawson]] of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' compared the film unfavourably to the [[The Hunger Games (film series)|''Hunger Games'' series]], and found Winslet to be underutilised in it.<ref>{{cite magazine |last = Lawson |first = Richard |url = https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/divergent-review |title = The Generic Dystopia of Divergent |magazine = Vanity Fair |date = 20 March 2014 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160413021936/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/divergent-review |archive-date = 13 April 2016}}</ref> The film grossed $288 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=divergent.htm |title = Divergent (2014) |publisher = Box Office Mojo |date = 21 March 2014 |access-date = 2 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141001031608/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=divergent.htm |archive-date = 1 October 2014}}</ref> ''[[A Little Chaos]]'' marked her return to the period film genre.<ref name="chaos">{{cite news |last = Kilcooley-O'Halloran |first = Scarlett |url = http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/kate-winslet-interview-a-little-chaos |title = Kate's Occasional Chaos |work = Vogue |date = 15 April 2015 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170625182401/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/kate-winslet-interview-a-little-chaos |archive-date = 25 June 2017}}</ref> Directed by [[Alan Rickman]], it is about a rivalry among gardeners commissioned to create a fountain at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. Winslet's role was that of fictional architect Sabine de Barra, a character she believed had overcome extreme grief and hardship like herself.<ref name="chaos" /> Catherine Shoard of ''The Guardian'' took note of the "emotional honesty" Winslet brought to her part, but criticised the implausibility of her role.<ref>{{cite news |last = Shoard |first = Catherine |title = A Little Chaos review – Louis XIV gardening romp borders on ridiculous |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/10/a-little-chaos-alan-rickman-kate-winslet-louis-xiv-film |work = The Guardian |date = 10 September 2014 |access-date = 10 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140911010143/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/10/a-little-chaos-alan-rickman-kate-winslet-louis-xiv-film |archive-date = 11 September 2014}}</ref> Also that year, she read audiobooks of [[Roald Dahl]]'s children's novels ''[[Matilda (novel)|Matilda]]'' and ''[[The Magic Finger]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title = Matilda by Roald Dahl |date = 11 September 2014 |url = https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/58699/matilda/9780141349213/ |publisher = [[Penguin Random House]] |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030104133/https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/58699/matilda/9780141349213/ |archive-date = 30 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl |url = https://www.penguin.co.uk/puffin/books/58692/the-magic-finger/9780141349565/ |publisher = Penguin Random House |date = 11 September 2014 |access-date = 14 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171114133700/https://www.penguin.co.uk/puffin/books/58692/the-magic-finger/9780141349565/ |archive-date = 14 November 2017}}</ref> [[File:Kate Winslet March 18, 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Winslet at the premiere of ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]'' in 2014|alt=A close-up shot of Kate Winslet's face.]] In 2015, Winslet reprised the role of Jeanine Matthews in the second instalment of the [[The Divergent Series|''Divergent'' series]], subtitled ''[[The Divergent Series: Insurgent|Insurgent]]'', which despite negative reviews grossed $297 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/insurgent/ |title = Insurgent |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes |access-date = 20 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225133/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/insurgent |archive-date = 17 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=insurgent.htm |title = Insurgent (2015) |publisher = Box Office Mojo |access-date = 19 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150419032159/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=insurgent.htm |archive-date = 19 April 2015}}</ref> Her next film, an [[The Dressmaker (2015 film)|adaptation]] of the Australian gothic novel ''[[The Dressmaker (Ham novel)|The Dressmaker]]'', was described by the director [[Jocelyn Moorhouse]] as being reminiscent of the western ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992).<ref name="dressmaker">{{cite news |last = Yuan |first = Jada |url = https://www.vulture.com/2015/09/winslet-on-the-dressmaker-liam-hemsworths-abs.html |title = Kate Winslet Discusses the Many Reasons The Dressmaker Will Make You Jealous of Her |work = New York |date = 15 September 2015 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170630232743/http://www.vulture.com/2015/09/winslet-on-the-dressmaker-liam-hemsworths-abs.html |archive-date = 30 June 2017}}</ref> Winslet starred as the [[femme fatale]] Tilly Dunnage, a seamstress who returns to her hometown years after she was accused of murder. She learnt to sew for the part and designed some of her own costumes.<ref name="dressmaker" /> The project was filmed in the Australian desert and she found it difficult to wear couture dresses in the harsh weather.<ref>{{cite news |last = Schonfield |first = Zach |url = http://www.newsweek.com/kate-winslet-dressmaker-steve-jobs-interview-503971 |title = Kate Winslet: The Newsweek Interview |work = Newsweek |date = 3 October 2016 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170819110715/http://www.newsweek.com/kate-winslet-dressmaker-steve-jobs-interview-503971 |archive-date = 19 August 2017}}</ref> Despite disliking the film, Robert Abele of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' credited Winslet for underplaying her over-the-top part.<ref>{{cite news |last = Abele |first = Robert |url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dressmaker-review-20160919-snap-story.html |title = Review: Australian drama 'The Dressmaker' has hearty energy but quickly wears out its welcome |work = Los Angeles Times |date = 21 September 2016 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043923/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-dressmaker-review-20160919-snap-story.html |archive-date = 24 October 2017}}</ref> The film emerged as one of the [[Cinema of Australia#Highest-grossing Australian films|highest-grossing Australian films]] of all time, but earned little elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news |last = Bodey |first = Michael |url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/film/the-dressmaker-set-to-enter-top-10-at-box-office/news-story/545bbba608634b250b90fe9c744d46d6 |title = The Dressmaker set to enter top 10 at box office |work = [[The Australian]] |date = 23 December 2015 |access-date = 29 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=thedressmaker.htm |title = The Dressmaker (2016) |publisher = Box Office Mojo |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173626/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=thedressmaker.htm |archive-date = 29 October 2017}}</ref> Winslet won the [[AACTA Award]] for [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite news |last = Frater |first = Patrick |title = 'Mad Max,' 'Dressmaker' Split Australian Academy Awards |url = https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/mad-max-dressmaker-share-australian-academy-awards-1201657144/ |work = Variety |date = 9 December 2015 |access-date = 28 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211053729/http://variety.com/2015/film/asia/mad-max-dressmaker-share-australian-academy-awards-1201657144/ |archive-date = 11 December 2015}}</ref> While filming ''The Dressmaker'', Winslet became aware of a forthcoming [[Steve Jobs]] biopic written by [[Aaron Sorkin]] and directed by [[Danny Boyle]]. Keen to play Jobs's marketing chief and confidante [[Joanna Hoffman]], she sent a picture of herself dressed as Hoffman to the film's producer.<ref name="steve jobs">{{cite news |last = Lipsky-Karasz |first = Elisa |url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/kate-winslet-stars-in-the-highly-anticipated-film-steve-jobs-1443621106 |title = Director's Darling: Kate Winslet Stars in the Highly Anticipated Film 'Steve Jobs' |work = The Wall Street Journal |date = 30 September 2015 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170909025658/https://www.wsj.com/articles/kate-winslet-stars-in-the-highly-anticipated-film-steve-jobs-1443621106 |archive-date = 9 September 2017}}</ref> ''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]'', starring [[Michael Fassbender]] in the title role, is told in three acts, each depicting a key milestone in Jobs's career. In preparation, Winslet spent time with Hoffman, and worked with a dialect coach to speak in Hoffman's accent, a mixture of Armenian and Polish, which she considered to be the most difficult of her career.<ref name="steve jobs" /> The cast rehearsed each act like a play and filmed it in sequence. Winslet collaborated closely with Fassbender, and their off-screen relationship mirrored the collegial dynamic between Jobs and Hoffman.<ref name="steve jobs" /> The film earned her some of the best reviews of her career, though it was a box-office flop.<ref name="rt" /><ref>{{cite news |last = Lang |first = Brent |title = 'Steve Jobs' Bombs: What Went Wrong With the Apple Drama |url = https://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/steve-jobs-flops-1201626243/ |work = Variety |date = 25 October 2015 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170614124843/http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/steve-jobs-flops-1201626243/ |archive-date = 14 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wandas-legendary-lost-500-million-894103 |title = Wanda's Legendary Lost $500 Million in 2015, Chinese Filing Reveals |work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = 14 May 2016 |access-date = 9 November 2017 |last = Brzeski |first = Patrick |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114507/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wandas-legendary-lost-500-million-894103 |archive-date = 10 November 2017}}</ref> Peter Howell of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' commended Winslet for finding "strength and grace" in her part, and Gregory Ellwood of [[HitFix]] thought she improved on Hoffman's characterisation.<ref>{{cite news |last = Howell |first = Peter |url = https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/10/16/steve-jobs-a-man-as-imperfect-and-insanely-great-as-his-machines-review.html |title = Steve Jobs a man as imperfect and 'insanely great' as his machines: review |access-date = 16 October 2015 |date = 29 October 2017 |work = Toronto Star |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151018070851/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/10/16/steve-jobs-a-man-as-imperfect-and-insanely-great-as-his-machines-review.html |archive-date = 18 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/review-aaron-sorkin-dominates-the-ambitious-three-act-drama-that-is-steve-jobs |title = Review: Aaron Sorkin dominates the ambitious three-act drama that is 'Steve Jobs' |access-date = 6 September 2015 |date = 6 September 2015 |work = HitFix |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150908220412/http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/review-aaron-sorkin-dominates-the-ambitious-three-act-drama-that-is-steve-jobs |archive-date = 8 September 2015}}</ref> She won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actress, and received her seventh Oscar nomination.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Ellis-Petersen |first1 = Hannah |last2 = Lee |first2 = Benjamin |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/14/kate-winslet-bafta-2016-best-supporting-actress-steve-jobs |title = Kate Winslet: I was told to 'settle for the fat girl parts' |access-date = 29 October 2017 |date = 14 February 2016 |work = The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171007172508/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/14/kate-winslet-bafta-2016-best-supporting-actress-steve-jobs |archive-date = 7 October 2017}}<br />{{cite news |last = Konerman |first = Jennifer |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-kate-winslet-wins-853125 |title = Golden Globes: Kate Winslet Wins Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |access-date = 29 October 2017 |date = 10 January 2016 |work = The Hollywood Reporter |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160511233511/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-kate-winslet-wins-853125 |archive-date = 11 May 2016}}<br />{{cite news |last = Piccalo |first = Gina |url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-kate-winslet-steve-jobs-20160121-story.html |title = The Envelope: Oscars 2016: How a wig helped Kate Winslet snag her nominated 'Steve Jobs' role |access-date = 29 October 2017 |date = 21 January 2016 |work = Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043929/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-kate-winslet-steve-jobs-20160121-story.html |archive-date = 24 October 2017 }}</ref> [[File:Mountain Between Us 08 (36835900520) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|220px|Winslet attending an event for ''[[The Mountain Between Us (film)|The Mountain Between Us]]'' at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]]]] [[John Hillcoat]]'s ensemble crime-thriller ''[[Triple 9]]'' (2016) featured Winslet as Irina Vlaslov, a ruthless Russian-Israeli gangster.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Rubenstein |first = Holly |url = http://in.reuters.com/article/film-kate-winslet-brit/kate-winslet-says-playing-a-brit-would-be-ultimate-challenge-idINKCN0VQ1LI |title = Kate Winslet says playing a Brit "would be ultimate challenge" |date = 17 February 2016 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |publisher = Reuters |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030104147/http://in.reuters.com/article/film-kate-winslet-brit/kate-winslet-says-playing-a-brit-would-be-ultimate-challenge-idINKCN0VQ1LI |archive-date = 30 October 2017}}</ref> The critic [[Ann Hornaday]] of ''The Washington Post'' felt Winslet had failed to effectively portray her.<ref>{{cite news |first = Ann |last = Hornady |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/an-appealing-casey-affleck-plays-one-of-atlantas-finest-in-triple-9/2016/02/25/11c5e58e-da66-11e5-891a-4ed04f4213e8_story.html |title = An appealing Casey Affleck plays one of Atlanta's finest in 'Triple 9' |newspaper = The Washington Post |date = 25 February 2016 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171108151611/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/an-appealing-casey-affleck-plays-one-of-atlantas-finest-in-triple-9/2016/02/25/11c5e58e-da66-11e5-891a-4ed04f4213e8_story.html |archive-date = 8 November 2017}}</ref> Her next release of the year, ''[[Collateral Beauty]]'', about a man (played by [[Will Smith]]) struggling with the death of his daughter, was panned by critics.<ref>{{cite magazine |last = Jackson |first = Danielle |title = Collateral Beauty reviews: Will Smith movie slammed by critics |url = https://ew.com/article/2016/12/13/collateral-beauty-reviews-roundup/ |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |date = 13 December 2016 |access-date = 31 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170101165300/http://ew.com/article/2016/12/13/collateral-beauty-reviews-roundup/ |archive-date = 1 January 2017}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', Emily Yoshida dismissed the film as a vacuous remake of ''A Christmas Carol'' and added that Winslet had "never looked more painted and tired".<ref>{{cite news |first = Emily |last = Yoshida |url = https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/collateral-beauty-movie-review.html |title = ''Collateral Beauty'' Is a Cold and Crass ''Christmas Carol'' Remake That's Exactly As Bad As You've Heard |work = Vulture |date = 16 December 2016 |access-date = 17 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161216210906/http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/collateral-beauty-movie-review.html |archive-date = 16 December 2016}}</ref> It was a modest earner at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=collateralbeauty.htm |title = Collateral Beauty (2016) |publisher = Box Office Mojo |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170805181858/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=collateralbeauty.htm |archive-date = 5 August 2017}}</ref> Winslet agreed to the romantic disaster film ''[[The Mountain Between Us (film)|The Mountain Between Us]]'' (2017) to take on the challenge of a role requiring physical exertion.<ref>{{cite news |first = Emily |last = Zemler |url = http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a46080/kate-winslet-mountain-between-us-titanic/ |title = Kate Winslet Says Titanic Prepared Her for The Mountain Between Us |work = [[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |date = 19 June 2017 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030104148/http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a46080/kate-winslet-mountain-between-us-titanic/ |archive-date = 30 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="haunting">{{cite news |first = Melena |last = Ryzik |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/movies/kate-winslet-relives-two-haunting-film-experiences.html |title = Kate Winslet Relives Two Haunting Film Experiences |work = The New York Times |date = 6 September 2017 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170910113743/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/movies/kate-winslet-relives-two-haunting-film-experiences.html |archive-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref> It featured her and [[Idris Elba]] as two strangers who crash land on an icy and isolated mountain range. They filmed in the mountains of Western Canada at {{convert|10000|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level where the temperature was well below freezing.<ref name="haunting" /> Winslet performed her own stunts and described it as the most physically gruelling experience of her career.<ref>{{cite news |first = Helen |last = Whitaker |url = http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/kate-winslet-cover-october-2018 |title = Kate Winslet: "Me and Leo? We quote the odd Titanic line to each other." |work = [[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |date = 27 September 2017 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171030104147/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/kate-winslet-cover-october-2018 |archive-date = 30 October 2017}}</ref> Moira Macdonald of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' opined that the duo's charisma and chemistry enhanced a mediocre film.<ref>{{cite news |first = Moira |last = Macdonald |url = https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/idris-elba-and-kate-winslet-crash-on-a-mountain-find-love-and-theres-a-dog/ |title = 'The Mountain Between Us' review: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet keep film aloft |work = The Seattle Times |date = 3 October 2017 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171006185956/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/idris-elba-and-kate-winslet-crash-on-a-mountain-find-love-and-theres-a-dog/ |archive-date = 6 October 2017}}</ref> Woody Allen's ''[[Wonder Wheel (film)|Wonder Wheel]]'', a drama set in 1950s [[Coney Island]], was Winslet's final release of 2017. She played Ginny, a temperamental housewife having an affair with a lifeguard (played by [[Justin Timberlake]]). She described Ginny as permanently dissatisfied and uneasy, and playing her proved difficult for Winslet, who experienced anxiety.<ref name="haunting" /><ref name="variety17">{{cite news |first = Ramin |last = Setoodeh |url = https://variety.com/2017/film/features/kate-winslet-wonder-wheel-woody-allen-1202595654/ |title = Kate Winslet on Woody Allen, 'Wonder Wheel' and the 20th Anniversary of 'Titanic' |work = Variety |date = October 2017 |access-date = 29 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024210044/http://variety.com/2017/film/features/kate-winslet-wonder-wheel-woody-allen-1202595654/ |archive-date = 24 October 2017}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''The New York Times'' disliked Allen's writing but credited Winslet for filling her "shabby character with feverish life".<ref>{{cite news |last = Dargis |first = Manohla |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/movies/woody-allen-wonder-wheel-kate-winslet-review.html |title = Review: 'Wonder Wheel,' Woody Allen's Coney Island Memory Palace |work = The New York Times |date = 30 November 2017 |access-date = 8 December 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171208004057/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/movies/woody-allen-wonder-wheel-kate-winslet-review.html |archive-date = 8 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> When asked during the film's promotion about her decision to work with Allen despite an [[Woody Allen sexual abuse allegation|allegation of child sexual abuse]] against him, Winslet chose not to comment on the filmmaker's personal life but said she was pleased with the collaboration.<ref name="haunting" /> She would later go on to express regret over working with both Allen and Roman Polanski.<ref name="vf20">{{cite magazine |last = Miller |first = Julie |url = https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/kate-winslet-on-her-career |title = Kate Winslet, Unfiltered: 'Because Life Is F–king Short' |magazine = Vanity Fair |date = 10 September 2020 |access-date = 11 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001043634/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/kate-winslet-on-her-career|archive-date=1 October 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Winslet provided her voice to ''[[Moominvalley (TV series)|Moominvalley]]'', an animated television series about the [[Moomins]], and took on a leading role alongside [[Susan Sarandon]] and [[Mia Wasikowska]] in ''[[Blackbird (2019 film)|Blackbird]]'', a remake of the Danish film ''[[Silent Heart]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite news |last = Golby |first = Joel |url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/13/moominvalley-sky-tv-rosamund-pike-kate-winslet |title = Why are Rosamund Pike and Kate Winslet stuck in the CGI Moominvalley? |work = The Guardian |date = 13 April 2019 |access-date = 16 April 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190416073654/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/13/moominvalley-sky-tv-rosamund-pike-kate-winslet |archive-date = 16 April 2019 |url-status = live }}</ref> Benjamin Lee of ''The Guardian'' dismissed it as "less of a film and more of an actors' workshop" and found Winslet miscast.<ref>{{cite news |last = Lee |first = Benjamin |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/07/blackbird-review-sarandon-and-winslets-lifeless-death-drama |title = Blackbird review – Sarandon and Winslet's lifeless death drama |work = The Guardian |date = 7 September 2019 |access-date = 10 September 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190908193058/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/07/blackbird-review-sarandon-and-winslets-lifeless-death-drama |archive-date = 8 September 2019 |url-status = live }}</ref>
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