The whole concept was parodied on '' American Dad ! '' in its episode , " Tearjerker " , in which Roger produces a film , '' Oscar Gold '' , depicting " an alcoholic mentally retarded Jewish boy and his cancer-ridden puppy set during The Holocaust , " in which he kills viewers by making them literally cry themselves to death . The tag line is " Go for '' Oscar Gold '' ! " In the British comedy series '' Extras '' , actress Kate Winslet plays a caricature of herself desperate for an Oscar . During the episode , Winslet tells the character Andy Millman ( portrayed by Ricky Gervais ) that she took the role in the unnamed Holocaust film , claiming that films such as '' Schindler 's List '' and '' The Pianist '' have " Oscars coming out of the arse " . Later in the episode , Winslet also muses that " playing a mental " also guarantees an Oscar win . Winslet would later win her first Academy Award , Best Actress , for her role as an illiterate former Nazi in '' The Reader '' ( 2008 )
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