Blue Jasmine – Own it TODAY – Cate Blanchett’s Top Film Roles
Cate Blanchett has been critically praised for her portal of damaged New York socialite Jasmine in Woody Allen's latest film Blue Jasmine, as her character goes from the luxurious Upper East-side to living with her sister in San Francisco.
To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of Blue Jasmine, out to own now, we are taking a look at Cate Blanchett's dazzling career from Elizabeth to The Hobbit Trilogy and The Aviator...
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| It was Shekhar Kapur’s “Elizabeth” that first brought Cate Blanchett into film audience’s consciousness. Her stunning portrayal of a young Queen Elizabeth won her a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1998. Also starring Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston and Richard Attenborough, the film portrays Elizabeth’s trials and tribulations at the beginning of her reign as Queen of England. |
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| The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy In the battle to save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron, Cate Blanchett plays the Lady Galadriel, a powerful elf, in J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy The Lord Of The Rings, directed by Peter Jackson. In The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Galadriel and her husband Celeborn give the fellowship sanctuary after their escape from Moria. Galadriel is one of the few characters in the trilogy who refuses the power of the One Ring when offered to her by a desperate Frodo. Cate Blanchett is currently reprising her role as Galadriel in The Hobbit trilogy, also directed by Jackson. |
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| Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portal of the iconic Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator. Starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in this 2004 biopic of Howard Hughes, the film looks at Howard's early life from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's golden year as a film producer to aviation magnate. The film also stars a host of Hollywood’s finest actors, including Kate Beckinsale, Ian Holm, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law and Willem Dafoe. |
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| I'm Not There is the 1997 biopic which chronicles the life of Bob Dylan directed by Todd Haynes. Bob Dylan is played by six different actors: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw, all illustrating different parts and personas in the musician's life. Cate plays the Jude Quin persona, which depicts Dylan’s life in 1965–1966. Cate Blanchett won awards her performance at the Venice Film Festival, Independent Spirit Awards and Golden Globe Award as well as earning nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Award, The BAFTAs and the Academy Award. |
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