Hollywood star Kate Winslet believes that women should tell themselves every day how wonderful they are.

The 48-year-old British actress said at the European premiere of her new film "Lee" at the Munich Film Festival: "In the future, do not waste any more of your precious energy feeling ashamed of your body... Do not doubt your appearance; you are all amazing."

Amid the presence and applause of about 1,500 guests, Winslet received the festival's honorary award, the "Cinema Merit Award."

Winslet's commitment to supporting women doesn't come from nowhere; in 1997, she became a global star after starring in the film "Titanic" alongside American Leonardo DiCaprio.

In an industry largely dominated by men, the British actress managed to prove her worth and carefully choose her artistic projects and the people she collaborates with.

Many strong women worked on her new film "Lee," both in front of and behind the camera.

The film was produced by Kate Solomon, who shared an apartment with Winslet during filming.

Winslet played the lead character Lee Miller (1907-1977), who reached the front lines during World War II as a war correspondent for the British "Vogue" magazine, despite the fact that only men were allowed to go there. Her images became documentation of that era, which also included photographs of the liberation of the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau.

Ellie Kuras was chosen to direct the film, whom Winslet greatly appreciates for her historical storytelling style, and they have known each other for 20 years through collaborative work when Kuras was still a photographer.

Winslet remarked that having women work on film shoots was rare at that time.

She added: "We simply became close friends because we were the only two girls on set."

There was a reunion for Winslet with German actor David Kross, who delivered a tribute speech for the Hollywood star during the honorary award presentation at the festival.

Kross starred with Winslet in the 2008 film "The Reader," for which Winslet won an Oscar. Kross played a teenager who had a sexual relationship with a woman twenty years older than him, played by Winslet.

The role was not easy for Kross, who was 17 at the time, but he received support from Winslet through her openness and understanding.

Kross said in the tribute speech: "I am extremely grateful for how you helped me feel comfortable in these very intimate scenes... You created a safe space for me and helped me understand the process patiently, and above all, with a lot of humor."