What is the best Cate Blanchett movie of all time?

From Oscar bait to art-house experiments, her filmography spans decades of fearless, shape-shifting roles. Which performance is her greatest?

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A 2022 psychological drama where Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a renowned conductor whose career implodes amid accusations of abuse of power.

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Carol

A 1950s-set romantic drama where Blanchett plays a glamorous married woman who falls for a young aspiring photographer played by Rooney Mara.

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Blue Jasmine

A 2013 Woody Allen drama in which Blanchett delivers an Oscar-winning performance as a wealthy socialite who descends into crisis after her husband's financial ruin.

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Elizabeth

Blanchett's 1998 breakthrough as the young Queen Elizabeth I navigating treacherous political intrigues to consolidate power over England.

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The Aviator

Martin Scorsese's 2004 biopic where Blanchett won an Oscar playing Katharine Hepburn opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Howard Hughes.

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Notes on a Scandal

A 2006 psychological thriller in which Blanchett plays a teacher whose affair with a student is weaponized by a dangerously obsessive colleague played by Judi Dench.

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Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro's 2021 neo-noir where Blanchett plays a seductive psychiatrist entangled with a charismatic con man played by Bradley Cooper.

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I'm Not There

Todd Haynes's 2007 experimental biopic where Blanchett is widely considered the standout among six actors each playing a different facet of Bob Dylan.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Peter Jackson's 2001 fantasy epic where Blanchett plays Galadriel, the ethereal elven queen who guides the Fellowship at a pivotal moment.

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

A 1999 thriller where Blanchett plays Meredith, an heiress swept into the duplicitous orbit of Tom Ripley alongside Matt Damon and Jude Law.

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Babel

Alejandro González Iñárritu's 2006 multi-strand drama where Blanchett plays an American tourist critically injured in Morocco in a story spanning four continents.

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Thor: Ragnarok

Taika Waititi's 2017 Marvel blockbuster where Blanchett gleefully plays Hela, the goddess of death and Thor's long-lost sister.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

The 2007 sequel in which Blanchett reprises her role as Elizabeth I, now facing the Spanish Armada and the fate of Mary Queen of Scots.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

David Fincher's 2008 fantasy romance where Blanchett plays Daisy, the lifelong love of a man born elderly who ages backwards.

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Cinderella

Kenneth Branagh's 2015 live-action fairy tale where Blanchett plays an imperious, vindictive stepmother opposite Lily James in the title role.

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