From Oscar bait to art-house experiments, her filmography spans decades of fearless, shape-shifting roles. Which performance is her greatest?
1TÁRA 2022 psychological drama where Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a renowned conductor whose career implodes amid accusations of abuse of power.
2CarolA 1950s-set romantic drama where Blanchett plays a glamorous married woman who falls for a young aspiring photographer played by Rooney Mara.
3Blue JasmineA 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.
4ElizabethBlanchett's 1998 breakthrough as the young Queen Elizabeth I navigating treacherous political intrigues to consolidate power over England.
5The AviatorMartin Scorsese's 2004 biopic where Blanchett won an Oscar playing Katharine Hepburn opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Howard Hughes.
6Notes on a ScandalA 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.
7Nightmare AlleyGuillermo del Toro's 2021 neo-noir where Blanchett plays a seductive psychiatrist entangled with a charismatic con man played by Bradley Cooper.
8I'm Not ThereTodd Haynes's 2007 experimental biopic where Blanchett is widely considered the standout among six actors each playing a different facet of Bob Dylan.
9The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingPeter Jackson's 2001 fantasy epic where Blanchett plays Galadriel, the ethereal elven queen who guides the Fellowship at a pivotal moment.
10The Talented Mr. RipleyA 1999 thriller where Blanchett plays Meredith, an heiress swept into the duplicitous orbit of Tom Ripley alongside Matt Damon and Jude Law.
11BabelAlejandro González Iñárritu's 2006 multi-strand drama where Blanchett plays an American tourist critically injured in Morocco in a story spanning four continents.
12Thor: RagnarokTaika Waititi's 2017 Marvel blockbuster where Blanchett gleefully plays Hela, the goddess of death and Thor's long-lost sister.
13Elizabeth: The Golden AgeThe 2007 sequel in which Blanchett reprises her role as Elizabeth I, now facing the Spanish Armada and the fate of Mary Queen of Scots.
14The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDavid Fincher's 2008 fantasy romance where Blanchett plays Daisy, the lifelong love of a man born elderly who ages backwards.
15CinderellaKenneth 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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Blanchett has two acting Academy Awards, neither for Middle-earth, and Galadriel amounts to a handful of scenes across nine hours: https://youpick.best/articles/lord-of-the-rings-ranked-many-ways
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