From the royalty of Elizabeth I to the betrayal of Hela, Australian sensation Cate Blanchett is one of the most revered performers of her generation with some of the most compelling twists in modern cinema.
The variety ranks his 13 best performances of his career (to date).
Beloved by critics, audiences and awards bodies, Blanchett has displayed a career aspiring actors dream of. From the start of her career, we knew we were in the presence of one of cinema’s most gifted actresses. She debuted in smaller indie projects such as Cherie Nowlan’s ‘The Wedding Party’ and Gillian Armstrong’s ‘Oscar and Lucinda’, it was her masterful turn in Shekhar Kapur’s ‘Elizabeth’ that wowed the cinematic world. , earning him the first of many Oscars. nominations she would receive.
After playing a different kind of queen, Katharine Hepburn, the Oscar queen, in Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator,” she won her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. With more memorable and breathtaking performances that would earn her nominations, such as her work in Richard Eyre’s “Notes on a Scandal”, Todd Haynes’ “I’m Not There” and Kapur’s sequel “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”, she would win an undeniable Best Actress Oscar in 2014’s Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine.” Mara equally invigorating. This covers works that the Academy recognized, not those they missed (i.e., “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Veronica Guerin”).
His most recent works have still brought the star some of the best reviews of his career, including Guillermo del Toro’s dark take on “Nightmare Alley” (2021) and fictional composer Lydia Tár’s splendor in Todd’s “Tár.” Field (2022).
She also exhibited extraordinary work in films that went unrecognized. We will nevertheless note his work in the television sector with limited series such as “Bordertown” with Hugo Weaving, “Stateless” with Yvonne Strahovski, and more recently, “Mrs. America”, which earned him two nominations for the Emmy Awards for Producer and Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Read The varietyList Blanchett’s 13 best movie performances below and watch the best scene from each selection.
Honorable mentions: “Babel” (2006), “Bandits” (2001); “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008); “Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004); “The Disappeared” (2003)