After five nominations, Kate Winslet may get the Oscar she deserves, doubling down with back-to-back tours de force in The Reader and Revolutionary Road. For the December issue, the 33-year-old Brit invoked France’s cinematic queen, Catherine Deneuve, in her shoot with Steven Meisel. Here, a look back at Winslet’s V.F. appearances.

April 1997: From left, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Renée Zellweger, Minnie Driver (reclining), Alison Elliott, Jada Pinkett, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, and Fairuza Balk. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz; styled by Kim Meehan.

April 1998: Kate Winslet re-envisions her Titanic role, with a little help from Annie Leibovitz. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz; styled by Kim Meehan.

March 2005: From left, Uma Thurman, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes (reclining), Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Ziyi Zhang, Kerry Washington, Kate Bosworth, and Sienna Miller. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz; styled by George Cortina.

March 2007: From left, Ed Norton, Kate Winslet, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Connelly, Helen Mirren, and Julianne Moore. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz; styled by Michael Roberts.

December 2008: “Isn’t She Deneuvely.” Photograph by Steven Meisel; styled by Jessica Diehl.