Lady in Waiting – Kate Winslet in Vanity Fair

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.

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 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.

Kate Winslet re-envisions her Titanic role, with a little help from Annie Leibovitz. 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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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