Kate Winslet Says The Holiday Is The Christmas Movie Fans Can’t Stop Rewatching 19 Years Later
Nineteen years on, Kate Winslet says The Holiday still rules the season. Appearing on The View with Toni Collette and Andrea Riseborough to promote Goodbye June, she explained why Nancy Meyers’ 2006 rom-com keeps winning winter.
If you want proof a cozy rom-com can outlast a ship the size of the Titanic, ask Kate Winslet. Nineteen years after The Holiday hit theaters, she says it still owns December.
Kate on why The Holiday keeps playing every December
Winslet stopped by The View on Wednesday with her Goodbye June co-stars Toni Collette and Andrea Riseborough, and the conversation (naturally) drifted to The Holiday. She told Whoopi Goldberg and the panel that the movie has basically turned into a seasonal tradition people plan their nights around.
"At this time of year, we have our girls night, and we sit down and watch The Holiday." She added that there is "something very beautiful" about that ritual so many mothers, daughters, and groups of girlfriends share.
And honestly, it tracks. For all the big epics she has made (yes, Titanic looms large), it’s the Nancy Meyers comfort-food classic that people keep rewinding every winter.
Quick refresher: what The Holiday does so well
Nancy Meyers didn’t just direct the 2006 rom-com — she wrote and produced it too. The setup is peak Meyers: two women swap homes to dodge holiday heartbreak, English cottage for Los Angeles luxury, and they end up finding themselves and, of course, romance. It’s part culture-clash comedy, part warm-and-fuzzy love story, wrapped in twinkle lights. That combination is exactly why it sticks.
- Kate Winslet plays Iris, who swaps her English home with Amanda, played by Cameron Diaz.
- Jack Black is Miles, the sweet score-composer Iris meets in L.A.
- Jude Law is Graham, the charming surprise waiting for Amanda in the English countryside.
Winslet’s next: Goodbye June
While she was there, Winslet also talked up her new project, Goodbye June — and this one is personal. She not only stars but directs, with Collette and Riseborough alongside her. The film centers on four adult siblings navigating family landmines as their mother’s health declines over the holidays. Winslet said the story draws on her own experiences with loss, which probably tells you the tone: heartfelt, messy, honest.
Goodbye June premieres on Netflix on Friday, with a U.K. release set for Christmas Eve.