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125-651: Over the years, SBIFF has invited numerous 'potential award-winning celebrities', including Cate Blanchett , Guillermo Del Toro , Laura Dern , Leonardo DiCaprio , Angelina Jolie , Jennifer Lawrence , Heath Ledger , Eddie Redmayne , Martin Scorsese , Michelle Yeoh and Kate Winslet . In 2006, a third of the festival's slots were dedicated to films by Hispanic filmmakers. Programming categories at that time included Nature films, "surf flicks" and adventure-sports films. In addition to its annual festival in February,

250-660: A Drama Desk Award nomination, and a Drama League Award nomination for the Distinguished Performance Award. In 2017, Blanchett also appeared in Terrence Malick's Song to Song , shot back-to-back with Knight of Cups in 2012, and portrayed the goddess of death Hela in the Marvel Studios film Thor: Ragnarok , directed by Taika Waititi . Thor: Ragnarok was both a critical and financial success, earning $ 854 million at

375-602: A box-office bomb . She then headlined the Apple TV+ psychological thriller miniseries Disclaimer , written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón , and co-starring Kevin Kline , Sacha Baron Cohen and Louis Partridge . It premiered in October to a mostly positive critical reception. Blanchett will next produce and star in A Manual for Cleaning Women , based on Lucia Berlin 's 43-part collection of short stories. Blanchett

500-513: A 2022 readers' poll by Empire magazine, Blanchett was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time. Commenting on her appeal as a screen actor in Vulture , Will Leitch and Tim Grierson stated that her greatest skill was "her ability to combine relatability and elusiveness: She is always completely present and yet just out of grasp. She has been forever daring, uncompromising and perpetually, resolutely, herself." Blanchett's performance in

625-826: A Companion of the Order of Australia in 2017. In 2012, she was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. In 2015, she was honoured by the Museum of Modern Art and received the British Film Institute Fellowship . Blanchett has received honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from the University of New South Wales , University of Sydney and Macquarie University . Time named her one of its 100 most influential people in

750-551: A Tony. The name stuck." Nevertheless, the awards were sometimes referred to as the "Perry Awards" in their early years. The 1st Tony Awards was held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. The first prizes were "a scroll, cigarette lighter and articles of jewelry such as 14-carat gold compacts and bracelets for the women, and money clips for the men". ATW co-founder Louise Heims Beck

875-454: A better performance of this role in my lifetime." Jane Fonda , who attended a New York show, deemed it "perhaps the greatest stage performance I have ever seen", and Meryl Streep declared, "That performance was as naked, as raw and extraordinary and astonishing and surprising and scary as anything I've ever seen ... I thought I'd seen that play, I thought I knew all the lines by heart, because I've seen it so many times, but I'd never seen

1000-468: A bit more significant... By adding height, now someone can grip the Tony, raise it over their head in triumph and not worry about keeping their grip. Believe me, you can tell the difference. For the specific Tony Awards presented to a Broadway production, awards are given to the author and up to two of the producers free of charge. All other members of the above-the-title producing team are eligible to purchase

1125-476: A chance to win the important awards of Best Play or Best Musical (or Best Score or Best Book for musicals). On the other hand, some people feel that allowing plays and musicals that have been frequently produced to be eligible as "new" gives them an unfair advantage because they will have benefited from additional development time as well as additional familiarity with the Tony voters. The Tony Awards Administration Committee has twenty-four members: ten designated by

1250-830: A compilation of thematically related short stories. The short was written and directed by her husband, Andrew Upton , and produced by Blanchett and Upton. She also appeared in the Mike Newell comedy Pushing Tin (1999), with her performance singled out by critics, and the critically acclaimed and financially successful film The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), alongside Matt Damon , Gwyneth Paltrow , Jude Law , and Philip Seymour Hoffman . She received her second BAFTA nomination for her performance as Meredith Logue in The Talented Mr. Ripley . Blanchett appeared in Peter Jackson 's blockbuster trilogy, The Lord of

1375-526: A female version of the python Kaa in Andy Serkis ' adaptation of The Jungle Book titled Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018). Serkis utilised a mixture of motion capture , CG animation and live-action in the film, and the role of Kaa was written to be much closer to the original character in the short stories by the author Rudyard Kipling , which is as a mentor-like figure for Mowgli . The film

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1500-525: A film about the Killian documents controversy . Blanchett's production company was a producing partner for the film. She then starred in Manifesto , Julian Rosefeldt 's multi-screen video installation, in which 12 artist manifestos are depicted by 13 different characters all played by Blanchett. The project, and Blanchett, received critical acclaim, with Roberta Smith of The New York Times stating: "If

1625-552: A game performance from the incandescent Cate Blanchett, who clearly is the best reason to see this movie." She received her tenth Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the film. Also that year, she reprised her role as Valka in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World , which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards . In 2020, Blanchett's Dirty Films production company

1750-465: A hauteur that chills as it amuses; the performance is grand without skirting parody." She then starred opposite Rooney Mara in Carol , the film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith 's The Price of Salt , reuniting her with director Todd Haynes . Blanchett, who also served as an executive producer of the film, drew rave reviews for her performance as the titular character, which was widely cited as one of

1875-514: A lifetime honor to all above-the-title producers, to ones who had been active in the previous 10 years. This action disenfranchised scores of Tony voters, including Gail Berman , Harve Brosten , Dick Button , Tony Lo Bianco , and Raymond Serra ). To be eligible for Tony Award consideration, a production must have officially opened on Broadway by the eligibility date that the Management Committee establishes each year. For example,

2000-474: A local resident as a "blatant attempt to erode an environmentally important piece of land by stealth and incorporate it". The architects developing the site denied that anyone has been inconvenienced by the noise. Like you, I have heard the gut-wrenching accounts. Stories of grave torture, of women brutally violated, people who have had their loved ones killed before their eyes. Children who have seen their grandparents locked in houses that were set alight. I am

2125-741: A mercurial fluidity, the immediacy of feeling she conveys in "Heaven" is astonishing." 2003 saw Blanchett again playing a wide range of roles: Galadriel in the third and final instalment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture ); the Ron Howard -directed western thriller The Missing ; Jim Jarmusch 's Coffee and Cigarettes , playing two roles (both against herself), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination; and

2250-703: A mother, and I saw my children in the eyes of every single refugee child I met. I saw myself in every parent. How can any mother endure seeing her child thrown into a fire? – Part of Blanchett's address to the United Nations Security Council about the Rohingya refugee crisis in August 2018. Blanchett has been working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 2015. In May 2016,

2375-455: A neurotic former socialite in the comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Blanchett's other Oscar-nominated roles were in Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Carol (2015), and Tár (2022), making her the most-nominated Australian . Her biggest commercial successes include The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Indiana Jones and

2500-691: A nod to her screen persona when playing her." That year, Blanchett also won the Australian Film Institute Best Actress Award for her performance as Tracy Heart, a former heroin addict, in the Australian film Little Fish (2005), co-produced by her and her husband's production company, Dirty Films. Though lesser known globally than some of her other films, the sober and sensitive Little Fish received great critical acclaim in Blanchett's native Australia and

2625-528: A nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . She has also produced and starred in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020), in which she portrayed Phyllis Schlafly , and Disclaimer (2024); the former earned her two Emmy Award nominations. Blanchett is the recipient of several honorary awards. The Australian government awarded her the Centenary Medal in 2001, and she was appointed

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2750-579: A number that changes slightly from year to year. The number was decreased in 2009 when the first-night critics were excluded as voters. That decision was changed, and members of the New York Drama Critics' Circle were invited to be Tony voters beginning in the 2010–2011 season. The eligible Tony voters include the board of directors and designated members of the advisory committee of the American Theatre Wing, members of

2875-666: A petition to governments to expand asylum to provide further shelter, integrating job opportunities, and education. Blanchett has undertaken missions with the UNHCR to Jordan in 2015, Lebanon in 2016 and Bangladesh in 2018 to meet with and highlight the issues faced by both Syrian and Rohingya refugees in those areas. In January 2018, she was awarded the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum to honour her advocacy for refugees and displaced people around

3000-588: A portrait of Blanchett and her family painted by McLean Edwards was a finalist for the Art Gallery of New South Wales ' Archibald Prize . Another portrait of Blanchett was a finalist for the Archibald Prize in 2014. Blanchett appeared in a series of commemorative postage stamps called Australian Legends in 2009, in recognition of the outstanding contribution made to Australian entertainment and culture. In 2015, Madame Tussauds Hollywood unveiled

3125-746: A range of roles in the dramas Charlotte Gray and The Shipping News and the American crime-comedy Bandits , for which she earned a second Golden Globe and SAG Award nomination. Bandits marked Blanchett's first notable foray into the comedy genre, with Ben Falk of the BBC declaring her and co-star Billy Bob Thornton "a real find as comedians" and calling her performance as an unsatisfied housewife caught between two escaped convicts, "unhinged, though undeniably sexy". In 2002, Blanchett starred opposite Giovanni Ribisi in Tom Tykwer -directed Heaven ,

3250-489: A role originally intended for Judy Davis , is bound to become a major star". She earned her first AFI Award nomination as Best Leading Actress for Oscar and Lucinda . She won the AFI Best Actress Award in the same year for her starring role as Lizzie in the romantic comedy Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997), co-starring Richard Roxburgh and Frances O'Connor . Blanchett's played a young Elizabeth I in

3375-593: A second time, playing the title character's love interest, Daisy Fuller. In the same year, Blanchett voiced the character of Granmamare for the English language version of Hayao Miyazaki 's Ponyo , released in July 2008. Also in 2008, Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton became co-CEOs and artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company . Blanchett returned to acting in the theatre in 2009 with

3500-847: A supporting role as an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese Army during World War II , in Bruce Beresford 's film Paradise Road (1997), which co-starred Glenn Close and Frances McDormand . The film made just over $ 2 million at the box office on a budget of $ 19 million and received mixed reviews from critics. Her first leading role came later that year as eccentric heiress Lucinda Leplastrier in Gillian Armstrong 's romantic drama Oscar and Lucinda (1997), opposite Ralph Fiennes . Blanchett received wide acclaim for her performance, with Emanuel Levy of Variety declaring, "luminous newcomer Blanchett, in

3625-523: A sustainable market for solar lights in Africa. From 2008 to 2011, the Sydney Theatre Company under the leadership of Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton , initiated a comprehensive large scale environmental program called Greening the Wharf , which invested in solar energy , rainwater harvesting , energy efficiency measures and best practice waste management. The program won a Green Globe Award which

3750-531: A vacuous role", and Alicia Potter writing for the Boston Phoenix stated that, "In the end, Kapur's crown jewel is a tale of twin transformations, that of Elizabeth into one of history's most enigmatic and powerful women, and that of Blanchett into, well, a bona fide screen queen." The following year, Blanchett appeared in Bangers (1999), an Australian short film and part of Stories of Lost Souls ,

3875-525: A wax statue of Blanchett draped in a recreation of the yellow Valentino dress she wore to the 77th Academy Awards in 2005. In 2019, Blanchett was among the "10 inspirational women honored with a larger-than-life bronze sculpture" as part of the Statues for Equality project, which "aims to balance gender representation in public art and honor women's contributions to society". The bronze statues were unveiled on Women's Equality Day: 26 August 2019 on Avenue of

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4000-681: Is a wonder of acting." Blanchett next appeared in Steven Spielberg 's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), as the villainous KGB agent Col. Dr. Irina Spalko . The film received mixed reviews from critics and audiences but was a major box office success, grossing over $ 790 million worldwide. In David Fincher 's Oscar-nominated The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , she co-starred with Brad Pitt for

4125-630: Is devastating. This is Blanchett triumphant, and not to be missed." The performance won her more than 40 industry and critics' awards, including the LAFCA Award , NYFCC Award , NSFC Award , Critics' Choice Award, Santa Barbara International Film Festival Outstanding Performance of the Year Award, SAG Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Independent Film Spirit Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. Blanchett's win made her just

4250-815: Is happening. Every time Blanchett's Schlafly glides perfectly into the frame, there is simply nowhere else to look." At the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards , she received nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series , as well as nominations for the Golden Globe Award , the Screen Actors Guild Award (both for her performance), and the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama . Blanchett also served as an executive producer on

4375-496: Is named after Antoinette Perry , nicknamed Tony, an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who died in 1946. As her official biography at the Tony Awards website states, "At [ Warner Bros. story editor] Jacob Wilk's suggestion, [Pemberton] proposed an award in her honor for distinguished stage acting and technical achievement. At the initial event in 1947, as he handed out an award, he called it

4500-420: Is named for the historic venue where all the fest’s annual tributes timed to Oscar season take place. The award honors "an artist who is greatly admired and who has demonstrated an incomparable commitment to film and its craft". One feature of the film festival is the 10-10-10 competition. Students enrolled at Santa Barbara area high schools and colleges are invited to submit either a 10-page sample of writing for

4625-668: Is not "determined… to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire", as determined by the Administration Committee (per Section (2g) of the Rules and Regulations). The rule about "classic" productions was instituted by the Tony Award Administration Committee in 2002, and stated (in summary) "A play or musical that is determined ... to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire shall not be eligible for an award in

4750-477: Is recognized for her versatile work across independent films , blockbusters , and the stage. Blanchett has received numerous accolades , including two Academy Awards , four British Academy Film Awards , and four Golden Globe Awards , in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award . A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art , Blanchett began her career on

4875-485: Is regarded as one of the finest and most versatile actors of her generation. She is noted for her ability to play characters from many different walks of life, and for headlining and being an ensemble player in a wide range of film genres and production scales, from low-budget independent films to high-profile blockbusters. She has also been praised for her mastery over a wide array of diverse accents, including English, Irish, French, and various regional American accents. In

5000-623: Is selected by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Nominators serve three-year terms and are asked to see every new Broadway production. The Nominating Committee for the 2012–13 Broadway season (named in June 2012) had 42 members; the Nominating Committee for the 2014–2015 season has 50 members and was appointed in June 2014. There are approximately 868 eligible Tony Award voters (as of 2014),

5125-672: Is usually held in June. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre . Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a Special Tony Award , the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre , and the Isabelle Stevenson Award . The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton and are named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry , an actress, producer and theatre director who

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5250-855: The 4th AACTA Awards with Deborah Mailman . In 2015, Blanchett starred in five films. She portrayed Nancy in Terrence Malick 's Knight Of Cups , which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival . IndieWire named Blanchett's performance in Knight of Cups one of the 15 best performances in Terrence Malick films. She starred as the villainous Lady Tremaine in Disney's Kenneth Branagh -directed live-action adaptation of Cinderella , to critical acclaim. Writing for Time magazine, Richard Corliss declared that "Blanchett [earns top billing], radiating

5375-484: The 80th Academy Awards , Blanchett received two nominations – Best Actress for Elizabeth: the Golden Age and Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There – becoming the first actress to receive a second nomination with the reprisal of a role. Of her achievement that year, Roger Ebert said, "That Blanchett could appear in the same Toronto International Film Festival playing Elizabeth and Bob Dylan, both splendidly,

5500-458: The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . Blanchett's first stage role was opposite Geoffrey Rush , in the 1992 David Mamet play Oleanna for the Sydney Theatre Company . That year, she was also cast as Clytemnestra in a production of Sophocles' Electra . A couple of weeks after rehearsals, the actress playing the title role pulled out, and director Lindy Davies cast Blanchett in

5625-549: The film adaptation of The House with a Clock in Its Walls directed by Eli Roth and narrated Shannon Ashlyn 's award-winning Australian historical fantasy film Sweet Tooth . Blanchett was appointed the president of the jury of the 71st Cannes Film Festival , which took place in May 2018. That year, Forbes listed her as one of world's highest-paid actresses with annual earnings of $ 12.5 million. Blanchett portrayed

5750-591: The season two episode "What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings?" of the Marvel series What If...? . She also co-produced the Apple TV+ science fiction romantic drama film Fingernails . The following year, Blanchett reunited with Eli Roth to portray Lilith in the Borderlands , a live action film adaptation of the video games of the same name . The film premiered to negative reviews from critics and became

5875-502: The sound design awards in 2014. In 2014, a petition calling for the return of the Sound Design categories received more than 30,000 signatures. Addressing their previous concerns over Tony voters in the category, it was announced that upon the awards' return for the 2017–2018 season, they would be decided by a subset of voters based on their expertise. Some advocates of gender equality and non-binary people have criticized

6000-555: The American Theatre Wing, ten by The Broadway League, and one each by the Dramatists Guild, Actors' Equity Association, United Scenic Artists and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. This committee, among other duties, determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories. The Tony Awards Nominating Committee makes the nominations for the various categories. This rotating group of theatre professionals

6125-409: The Americas in New York City. Blanchett's statue is "a creation based on a single image from the 2003 photoshoot by Matt Jones for Movieline's Hollywood Life magazine." Blanchett has been a long term proponent of individual and collective action on climate change and other environmental issues. In 2006, she joined former US Vice-president Al Gore 's Climate Project. In 2007, Blanchett became

6250-438: The Australian stage. Making her feature film debut in 1997, she came to international prominence for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama Elizabeth (1998), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the biopic The Aviator (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing

6375-440: The Best Play or Best Musical Category but may be eligible in that appropriate Best Revival category." Shows transferred from Off-Broadway or the West End are eligible as "new", as are productions based closely on films. This rule has been the subject of some controversy, as some shows, such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Violet , have been ruled ineligible for the "new" category, meaning that their authors did not have

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6500-429: The Broadway theatre community..." The producers "accept the situation ... because just as much as actually winning a Tony, a performance that lands well with the viewing public can translate into big box-office sales." Producer Robyn Goodman noted that, if the presentation at the ceremony shows well and the show wins a Tony, "you're going to spike at the box office". The awards met further criticism when they eliminated

6625-400: The Greek film Apples (2020), directed by Christos Nikou. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival to critical praise, and was selected to be the country's submission to the Academy Awards as their Best Foreign Language Film . In 2021, Blanchett starred alongside Bradley Cooper in Guillermo del Toro 's film adaptation of the novel Nightmare Alley , which

6750-485: The Kennedy Center and the New York City Center as part of the Lincoln Center Festival. The production and Blanchett received critical acclaim, with The New York Times ' Ben Brantley declaring, "I consider the three hours I spent on Saturday night watching [the characters] complain about how bored they are among the happiest of my theatregoing life ... This Uncle Vanya gets under your skin like no other I have seen ... [Blanchett] confirms her status as one of

6875-597: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Cinderella (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). Blanchett has performed in over twenty stage productions. She and her husband, Andrew Upton , were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company from 2008 to 2013. Some of her stage roles during this period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire , Uncle Vanya , Big and Little and The Maids . She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present , for which she received

7000-593: The New York theatre industry's equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, the Grammy Awards for music, and the Academy Awards (Oscars) for film, and a person who has won all four is said to have won the EGOT . The Tony Awards are the U.S. equivalent of the United Kingdom 's Laurence Olivier Awards and France 's Molière Awards . Kimberly Akimbo Previous Best Play Leopoldstadt The Outsiders Best Play Stereophonic As of 2014 , there were 26 categories of awards, in addition to several special awards. Starting with 11 awards in 1947,

7125-438: The Rings , playing the role of elf leader Galadriel in all three films. The trilogy was a major critical and financial success, earning $ 2.981 billion at the box office worldwide, and all three films were later ranked within the top 10 greatest fantasy movies of all time in a poll conducted by American magazine Wired in 2012. In addition to The Lord of the Rings , 2001 also saw Blanchett diversify her portfolio with

7250-424: The Rings series, filmed in New Zealand. While less critically acclaimed than The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy was nonetheless a major box office success, earning nearly $ 3 billion worldwide. The character of Galadriel does not appear in J.R.R. Tolkien 's original novel, but the story was amended by co-writer Guillermo del Toro and director Peter Jackson so that Blanchett could appear in

7375-470: The SBIFF "Cinema Society" hosts programming year round at the Riviera Theater in Santa Barbara. Sources The annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film has been awarded since 2006 to a lifelong contributor to cinema through their work in film industry. The inaugural award of 2006 was awarded to Kirk Douglas himself in Santa Barbara International Film Festival's fundraiser ceremony at Goleta, California . The award, first named as Modern Master Award

7500-560: The Screenwriting portion of the competition, or a five-minute sample of their best filmmaking efforts for the directing portion. Ten writers are selected to write one 10-minute script each; the scripts are then matched with the ten filmmakers. Those students then have ten days to shoot and edit the completed ten-minute short film, during the ten days of the festival. Films are screened and winners are announced on closing night. A selection committee consisting of representatives from each school, Industry professionals and SBIFF representatives select

7625-418: The Sydney Theatre Company production of Tennessee Williams ' A Streetcar Named Desire , directed by Liv Ullmann . She starred as Blanche DuBois alongside Joel Edgerton as Stanley Kowalski . Ullmann and Blanchett had been meaning to collaborate on a project since Ullman's intended film adaption of A Doll's House fell by the wayside. Blanchett proposed embarking on Streetcar to Ullmann, who jumped at

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7750-423: The Tony Awards to be the Oscars of live theatre, critics have suggested that the Tony Awards are primarily a promotional vehicle for a small number of large production companies and theatre owners in New York City . In a 2014 Playbill article, Robert Simonson wrote that "Who gets to perform on the Tony Awards broadcast, what they get to perform, and for how long, have long been politically charged questions in

7875-459: The Tony show sold almost all its advertising slots shortly after CBS announced it would present the three hours. 'It draws upscale premium viewers who are attractive to upscale premium advertisers,' Mr. Sussman said..." The viewership has declined from the early years of its broadcast history (for example, the number of viewers in 1974 was 20 million; in 1999, 9.2 million) but has settled into between six and eight million viewers for most of

8000-416: The UNHCR announced her appointment as a global Goodwill Ambassador. Blanchett, along with other celebrities, featured in a video from the UNHCR to help raise awareness to the global refugee crisis. The video, titled "What They Took With Them", has the actors reading a poem written by Jenifer Toksvig and inspired by primary accounts of refugees, and is part of UNHCR's "WithRefugees" campaign, which also includes

8125-451: The ambassador for the Australian Conservation Foundation . She was made an honorary life member of the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2012, in recognition of her support for environmental issues. At the beginning of 2011, Blanchett lent her support for a carbon tax . She received some criticism for this, particularly from conservatives. Blanchett is a patron of the international development charity SolarAid , which works to create

8250-646: The art world gave out Oscars, Cate Blanchett should win for her tour de force of starring roles in 'Manifesto'". In 2016, Blanchett narrated one of two versions of Terence Malick's documentary on Earth and the universe, Voyage of Time , which had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice Film Festival . Blanchett starred in the Sydney Theatre Company play The Present , Andrew Upton 's adaption of Anton Chekhov 's play Platonov , directed by John Crowley . The production debuted in Sydney in 2015, to critical acclaim, and transferred to Broadway in 2017, marking Blanchett's Broadway debut. Blanchett's performance during

8375-412: The awards. Audience size for the telecast is generally well below that of the Academy Awards shows, but the program reaches an affluent audience, which is prized by advertisers. According to a June 2003 article in The New York Times : "What the Tony broadcast does have, say CBS officials, is an all-important demographic: rich and smart. Jack Sussman, CBS's senior vice president in charge of specials, said

8500-435: The best and bravest actresses on the planet." The Washington Post ' s Peter Marks dubbed the production Washington, D.C.'s top theatrical event of 2011. Blanchett received the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production, and the Helpmann Award for Best Actress. Blanchett reprised her role as Galadriel in Peter Jackson's adaptations of The Hobbit (2012–2014), prequel to The Lord of

8625-468: The best dressed women in the world. In 2004, Blanchett was named the third most naturally beautiful woman of all time by a panel of beauty and fashion editors, make-up artists, model agencies and photographers, behind Audrey Hepburn and Liv Tyler . She was in Empire 's list of the "100 Sexiest Movie Stars of All-Time" in 2007 and 2013. In 2022, she was named in The Hollywood Reporter ' s listing of "Women in Entertainment Power 100". In 2006,

8750-500: The best of her career, alongside Elizabeth and Blue Jasmine . Justin Chang of Variety proclaimed, "As a study in the way beautiful surfaces can simultaneously conceal and expose deeper meanings, [Blanchett's] performance represents an all-too-fitting centerpiece for this magnificently realized movie." For Carol , Blanchett received again Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award nominations. Blanchett portrayed Mary Mapes opposite Robert Redford 's Dan Rather in Truth (2015),

8875-545: The best out of Dench and Blanchett and, with great shrewdness, elicits from these two actors all the little tensions and exasperations - as well as the genuine tenderness - in their tragically fraught relationship." In 2007, Blanchett was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World , and appeared on Forbes ' Celebrity 100 list. She made a cameo as Janine, forensic scientist and ex-girlfriend of Simon Pegg 's character, in Edgar Wright 's action comedy film Hot Fuzz (2007). The cameo

9000-606: The biographical Veronica Guerin , which earned her a Golden Globe Best Actress Drama nomination. In 2004, Blanchett portrayed a pregnant journalist chronicling an underwater voyage by an eccentric oceanographer in Wes Anderson 's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou . Blanchett won her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2005, for her highly acclaimed portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese 's The Aviator (2004). This made Blanchett

9125-503: The challenge like a peak-fitness runner facing a marathon, ploughing her way through 26 miles of emotional road pounding, with all the ups and downs, strains and tears, stomach turns and heartburns that that entails, a feat that occasionally leaves her (and us) gasping for breath." Peter Travers , reviewing the film for Rolling Stone , called Blanchett's performance, "miraculous", and went on to write, "The sight of Jasmine – lost, alone and unable to conjure magic out of unyielding reality –

9250-501: The cut-off date for eligibility the 2013–2014 season was April 24, 2014. The season for Tony Award eligibility is defined in the Rules and Regulations. In 2020, the 74th Annual Tony Awards were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 21, 2020, it was announced that the 74th Annual Tony Awards would take place digitally later in 2020. A Broadway theatre is defined as having 500 or more seats, among other requirements. While

9375-422: The decade of the 2000s. In contrast, the 2009 Oscar telecast had 36.3 million viewers. The Tony Award medallion was designed by art director Herman Rosse and is a mix of mostly brass and a little bronze , with a nickel plating on the outside; a black acrylic glass base, and the nickel-plated pewter swivel. The face of the medallion portrays an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks. Originally,

9500-444: The film Carol was ranked as the 2nd best movie performance of the decade by IndieWire in 2019. Writing of her performance in the film, Christian Zilko states, "The greatest performance in a career where almost every role feels like a legitimate contender, Cate Blanchett's take on Carol Aird is a veritable symphony of repressive silence." Blanchett has been cited in the press as being a style icon and has frequently topped lists of

9625-609: The film trilogy. She voiced the role of "Penelope" in the Family Guy episode " Mr. and Mrs. Stewie ", which aired on 29 April 2012, and Queen Elizabeth II in the episode " Family Guy Viewer Mail 2 ". Blanchett returned to Australian film with her appearance in The Turning (2013), an anthology film based on a collection of short stories by Tim Winton . She was head of jury of the 2012 and 2013 Dubai International Film Festival . The Sydney Theatre Company's 2013 season

9750-566: The first actor in history to win an Academy Award for portraying another Academy Award-winning actor. She lent her Oscar statuette to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image . In his review for Newsweek , David Ansen wrote that Blanchett portrayed Hepburn with "lip-smacking vivacity", and Roger Ebert lauded the performance, describing it as "delightful and yet touching; mannered and tomboyish". During her preparation for

9875-403: The first film in an unfinished trilogy by writer-director Krzysztof Kieślowski . Her performance in the film as a grieving woman who commits a desperate act of terrorism was highly praised, with Stephen Holden of The New York Times calling it, "the most compelling screen performance of her career" and going on to state, "Although Ms. Blanchett 's face has always registered emotion with

10000-641: The governing boards of Actors' Equity Association, the Dramatists Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, United Scenic Artists, and the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, members of the Theatrical Council of the Casting Society of America and voting members of The Broadway League (in 2000, what was then The League of American Theaters and Producers changed membership eligibility and Tony voting status from

10125-435: The historical drama Elizabeth (1998), directed by Shekhar Kapur . The film catapulted her to international prominence, earning her the Golden Globe Award and British Academy Award (BAFTA), and her first Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In his review for Variety , critic David Rooney wrote of her performance, "Blanchett conveys with grace, poise and intelligence that Elizabeth

10250-525: The importance of preserving the environment. The ecohouse that Blanchett and Upton are having built in Mawgan Porth , Cornwall , on the site of a stone cottage they bought for £1.6 million and then demolished, has been the subject of controversy, as the noise from its construction is alleged to have "destroyed the family holidays" of a number of people in 2023. The couple's application to build an extension and space for parking had been described by

10375-564: The issue of sustainability in the fashion industry. In October of the same year, Blanchett was appointed by Prince William as a council member for the Earthshot Prize , which provides 50 environmental pioneers with the funds needed to further their work in tackling major problems impacting the environment. In 2022, Blanchett launched the Climate of Change podcast on Audible together with Danny Kennedy to discuss climate change and

10500-423: The latter's ensemble film, The Monuments Men , based on the true story of a crew of art historians and museum curators who recover renowned works of art stolen by Nazis . The French heroine Rose Valland was an inspiration for Blanchett's character of Claire Simone. The Monuments Men received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $ 155 million at the worldwide box office. That year, Blanchett also voiced

10625-472: The major critics awards trifecta ( NYFCC , LAFCA , NSFC ) for the second time and went on to receive her eighth Oscar nomination, tying for the fourth most Oscar-nominated actress. That year, Blanchett also voiced Spazzatura in the Netflix film adaptation Pinocchio , reuniting her with del Toro. In 2023, Blanchett co-starred in the Australian drama film The New Boy , and reprised the role of Hela in

10750-411: The names and number of categories have changed over the years. Some examples: the category Best Book of a Musical was originally called "Best Author (Musical)." The category of Best Costume Design was one of the original awards. For two years, in 1960 and 1961, this category was split into Best Costume Designer (Dramatic) and Best Costume Designer (Musical). It then went to a single category, but in 2005 it

10875-653: The opportunity after initial discussion. A Streetcar Named Desire production travelled from Sydney to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It was a critical and commercial success and Blanchett received acclaim for her performance as Blanche DuBois. The New York Times critic Ben Brantley said, "Ms. Ullmann and Ms. Blanchett have performed

11000-607: The part of Valka in the DreamWorks Animation film How to Train Your Dragon 2 . The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success. It went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . Blanchett guest starred on the Australian show Rake , as the onscreen female version of Richard Roxburgh's rogue protagonist, Cleaver. On 29 January 2015, she co-hosted

11125-399: The participants. The program was extended into a summer camp where area youths from schools and local Boys & Girls Clubs learned filmmaking skills. Cate Blanchett Catherine Élise Blanchett AC ( / ˈ b l æ n tʃ ɪ t / BLAN -chit ; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor and film producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she

11250-604: The performing arts. In her late teens and early twenties, she worked at a nursing home in Victoria. After high school, she began a Bachelor of business administration at the University of Melbourne . While in Egypt , Blanchett was asked to be an extra as an American cheerleader in the Egyptian boxing film Kaboria (1990); in need of money, she accepted the job. On returning to Australia, she moved to Sydney and enrolled at

11375-427: The physical award. Sums collected are designed to help defray the cost of the Tony Awards ceremony itself. An award cost $ 400 as of at least 2000, $ 750 as of at least 2009, and, as of 2013, had been $ 2,500 "for several years", according to Tony Award Productions. Source: Tony Awards Official Site, Rules For the purposes of the award, a new play or musical is one that has not previously been produced on Broadway and

11500-414: The play as if it had never been staged before, with the result that, as a friend of mine put it, 'you feel like you're hearing words you thought you knew pronounced correctly for the first time. ' " John Lahr of The New Yorker wrote of her portrayal, "with her alert mind, her informed heart, and her lithe, patrician silhouette, [Blanchett] gets it right from the first beat ... I don't expect to see

11625-659: The play until I saw that performance." Blanchett won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The production and Blanchett received Helen Hayes Awards , for Outstanding Non-Resident Production and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production award, respectively. In 2010, Blanchett starred as Lady Marion opposite Russell Crowe 's titular hero in Ridley Scott 's epic Robin Hood . The film received mixed reviews from critics but

11750-399: The play's Broadway run received acclaim. Ben Brantley of The New York Times remarked that "Blanchett knows how to hold a stage and, if necessary, hijack it ... Such commanding, try-anything charisma is useful if you're attempting to hold together a badly assembled party or, for that matter, play." For her work, Blanchett received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play ,

11875-843: The production travelled to London, Paris, the Vienna Festival and Ruhrfestspiele . Blanchett and the production received wide acclaim. Blanchett was nominated for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Best Actress, and won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Helpmann Award for Best Actress. She then played Yelena, opposite Hugo Weaving and Richard Roxburgh , in Andrew Upton's adaptation of Anton Chekhov 's Uncle Vanya , which travelled to

12000-562: The psychological thriller Notes on a Scandal opposite Dame Judi Dench . Blanchett received a third Academy Award nomination for her performance in the latter film, where she portrays a lonely teacher who embarks on an affair with a 15-year-old student and becomes the object of obsession for an older woman played by Dench. Both Blanchett's and Dench's performances were highly acclaimed, with Peter Bradshaw writing in The Guardian , "Director Richard Eyre , with unshowy authority, gets

12125-798: The record held by actress Olivia de Havilland of being the female actor with the most credited roles in Best Picture nominees. Blanchett then starred in the 2022 film Tár , directed by Todd Field . Her performance as Lydia Tár, a fictional renowned conductor, received widespread critical acclaim. The Hollywood Reporter ' s David Rooney wrote that Blanchett gives an "astonishing performance — flinty, commandingly self-possessed and ever so slowly splintering under pressure", adding that it "marks yet another career peak for Blanchett – many are likely to argue her greatest". For her performance, she won her second Volpi Cup for Best Actress, fourth Golden Globe Award, and fourth BAFTA Award. She also swept

12250-562: The reverse side had a relief profile of Antoinette Perry; this later was changed to contain the winner's name, award category, production and year. The medallion has been mounted on a black base since 1967. A larger base was introduced and first presented in the 2010 award ceremony. That base is slightly taller – 5 inches (13 cm), up from 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (8.3 cm) – and heavier – 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 pounds (1.6 kg), up from 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 pounds (680 grams). This change

12375-500: The role, and at the request of Scorsese, Blanchett reviewed 35-millimetre prints of all of Hepburn's first 15 screen performances to study and memorise her poise, mannerisms and speech pattern. Blanchett spoke of the responsibility of portraying such an iconic star, stating, "Representing Kate in the same medium, film, in which she existed was very daunting. But because she was so private and few people really knew her, we basically know Hepburn through her films. So of course you have to give

12500-694: The role. Her performance as Electra became one of her most acclaimed at NIDA. In 1993, Blanchett was awarded the Sydney Theatre Critics' Best Newcomer Award for her performance in Timothy Daly 's Kafka Dances and won Best Actress for her performance in Mamet's Oleanna , making her the first actor to win both categories in the same year. Blanchett played the role of Ophelia in a 1994–1995 Company B production of Hamlet directed by Neil Armfield , starring Rush and Richard Roxburgh , and

12625-414: The rules define a Broadway theatre in terms of its size, not its geographical location, the list of Broadway theatres is determined solely by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. As of the 2016–2017 season, the list consisted solely of 41 theaters: 40 located in the vicinity of Times Square in New York City and Lincoln Center 's Vivian Beaumont Theater . While the theatre-going public may consider

12750-620: The separation of male and female acting categories in the Tony Awards, Academy Awards, and Emmy Awards. Though some commentators worry that gender discrimination would cause men to dominate unsegregated categories, other categories are unsegregated. The Grammy Awards went gender-neutral in 2012, while the Daytime Emmy Awards introduced a single Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series category in 2019 to replace their two gender-specific younger actor and actress categories. In 2023, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell became

12875-885: The series. It aired on the Australian public broadcaster ABC , and premiered internationally on Netflix . Blanchett won two awards at the 10th AACTA Awards for Stateless : Best Guest or Supporting Actress for her performance, and Best Mini-Series for her role as executive producer. Blanchett also headlined and produced the FX / Hulu historical drama miniseries Mrs. America (2020), starring as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly . The nine-part series aired to widespread critical acclaim, with James Poniewozik writing in his review for The New York Times , "Her final scene, wordless and devastating, might as well end with Blanchett being handed an Emmy onscreen"; and Michael Idato for The Sydney Morning Herald proclaiming, "Blanchett's track record speaks for itself, but here something else

13000-510: The sixth actress to win an Oscar in both of the acting categories, the third to win Best Actress after Best Supporting Actress, and the first Australian to win more than one acting Oscar. Allen's adopted daughter Dylan Farrow has since criticised Blanchett and other actresses for working with Allen. Blanchett responded, "It's obviously been a long and painful situation for the family and I hope they find some resolution and peace." On

13125-595: The subject of the Me Too movement , Blanchett said she thinks that "social media is fantastic about raising awareness about issues, but it's not the judge and jury" and the cases "need to go into court, so if these abuses have happened, the person is prosecuted, so someone, who is not in the shiny industry that I am, can use that legal precedent to protect themselves. Always, in my industry or any other industry, they're preyed upon because they're vulnerable." In 2014, Blanchett co-starred with Matt Damon and George Clooney in

13250-603: The world in 2007. In 2018, she was ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. Catherine Élise Blanchett was born on 14 May 1969 in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe . Her Australian mother, June (née Gamble), was a property developer and teacher; and her American father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett Jr., a Texas native, was a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer who became an advertising executive. They met when Robert's ship broke down in Melbourne. When Blanchett

13375-722: The world, and in August 2018, she addressed the United Nations Security Council about the atrocities committed against the Rohingya people in Myanmar . Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre , more commonly known as a Tony Award , recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre . The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan . The ceremony

13500-493: The worldwide box office. In 2018, Blanchett starred in Ocean's 8 , the all-female spin-off of the Ocean's Eleven franchise , directed by Gary Ross , opposite Sandra Bullock , Anne Hathaway , Sarah Paulson , Mindy Kaling , Helena Bonham Carter , Rihanna and Awkwafina . The film garnered mainly mixed reviews but was a box office success, earning over $ 297 million worldwide. She also portrayed Florence Zimmerman in

13625-572: Was Blanchett's final one as co-CEO and artistic director. In 2013, Blanchett played Jasmine Francis, the lead role in Woody Allen 's Blue Jasmine , co-starring Alec Baldwin and Sally Hawkins . Her performance garnered widespread acclaim, with some critics considering it to be the finest of her career to that point (surpassing her performance in Elizabeth ). In his review for The Guardian , Mark Kermode proclaimed, "Blanchett takes on

13750-612: Was a financial success, earning $ 321 million at the worldwide box office. In 2011, she played the antagonist CIA agent Marissa Wiegler in Joe Wright 's action thriller film Hanna , co-starring with Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana . In 2011, Blanchett took part in two Sydney Theatre Company productions. She played Lotte Kotte in a new translation of Botho Strauß 's 1978 play Groß und klein ( Big and Small ) from Martin Crimp , directed by Benedict Andrews . After its Sydney run,

13875-426: Was a wily, decisive, advanced thinker, far too aware of her own exceptional nature to bow to any man. [She] builds the juicy character almost imperceptibly from a smart but wary young woman who may be in over her head into a powerful creature of her own invention." Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that Blanchett's performance "brings spirit, beauty and substance to what otherwise might have been turned into

14000-535: Was accepted by Blanchett and Upton. In January 2014, Blanchett took part in the Green Carpet Challenge, an initiative to raise the public profile of sustainable fashion , founded by Livia Firth of Eco-Age. In September 2020, as part of her role as Jury President of the 77th Venice International Film Festival , Blanchett vowed that during the festival she would only wear outfits that she had previously worn at public events in an effort to highlight

14125-415: Was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing. The trophy consists of a spinnable medallion, with faces portraying an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks, mounted on a black base with a pewter swivel. The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the official document "Rules and Regulations of The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards", which applies for that season only. The Tony Awards are

14250-512: Was divided again. For the category of Best Director of a Play, a single category was for directors of plays and musicals prior to 1960. A newly established non-competitive award, The Isabelle Stevenson Award , was given for the first time at the awards ceremony in 2009. The award is for an individual who has made a "substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations." The category of Best Special Theatrical Event

14375-955: Was established in 1995 to honor accomplishments of individuals in the motion picture industry for enriching culture. It was re-named the Maltin Modern Master Award in 2015 to recognize film critic, author and historian Leonard Maltin 's long association with the festival. Annette Bening was awarded the inaugural Montecito Award during the 20th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara on January 29, 2005. Sources Sources Sources Sources Sources 2025 2024 – 2023 – 2022 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015 – 2014 – 2013 – 2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – Sources : 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Sources : Inaugurated in 2024, it

14500-590: Was implemented to make the award "feel more substantial" and easier to handle at the moment the award is presented to the winners, according to Howard Sherman, the executive director of the American Theatre Wing: We know the physical scale of the Oscars , Emmys and Grammys . While we're not attempting to keep up with the Joneses , we felt this is a significant award, and it could feel and look

14625-886: Was nominated for 13 Australian Film Institute awards. In 2006, Blanchett portrayed Hedda Gabler at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the Sydney Theatre Company production of Hedda Gabler , directed by Robyn Nevin . She then starred opposite Brad Pitt in Alejandro González Iñárritu 's multi-lingual, multi-narrative drama Babel , as one half of a grieving couple who get caught up in an international incident in Morocco . Babel received seven Academy Award nominations. She also co-starred in Steven Soderbergh 's World War II -era drama The Good German with George Clooney , and

14750-516: Was nominated for a Green Room Award . Blanchett's first screen appearance was in the 1994 TV miniseries Heartland opposite Ernie Dingo , and she went on to appear in the miniseries Bordertown (1995) with Hugo Weaving , and in an episode of Police Rescue entitled "The Loaded Boy". She also appeared in the 50-minute drama short film Parklands (1996), which received an Australian Film Institute (AFI) nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Blanchett made her feature film debut with

14875-574: Was released on Netflix in 2019. In the same year, Blanchett starred in Where'd You Go, Bernadette , an adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name , which was directed by Richard Linklater . The film received mostly mixed reviews and made $ 10.4 million at the box office against a budget of $ 18 million, but Blanchett's performance as the titular character received praise, with Pete Hammond writing in his review for Deadline , "[The film] doesn't quite measure up to expectations, despite

15000-482: Was released to positive reviews and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. She also appeared alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in Adam McKay 's Don't Look Up , an apocalyptic political satire black comedy film for Netflix , which also received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. With Nightmare Alley and Don't Look Up ' s Best Picture Oscar nominations, Blanchett broke

15125-478: Was responsible for over seeing the organization of the first awards. It was not until the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first Tony medallion was given to award winners. Since 1967, the award ceremony has been broadcast on U.S. national television and includes songs from the nominated musicals, and occasionally has included video clips of, or presentations about, nominated plays. The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League jointly present and administer

15250-500: Was retired as of the 2009–2010 season. The categories of Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical were retired as of the 2014–2015 season. On April 24, 2017, the Tony Awards administration committee announced that the Sound Design Award would be reintroduced for the 2017–2018 season. The award was founded in 1947 by a committee of the American Theatre Wing (ATW) headed by Brock Pemberton. The award

15375-420: Was signed with New Republic Pictures for feature films and FX Networks for television. Blanchett returned to television by starring in two miniseries. She played a supporting role in the Australian drama series Stateless , inspired by the controversial mandatory detention case of Cornelia Rau . Stateless was funded by Screen Australia and Blanchett also served as co-creator and executive producer for

15500-715: Was ten, her father died of a heart attack, leaving her mother to raise the family. Blanchett is the second of three children, with an older brother and younger sister. Her ancestry includes English, some Scottish, and remote French roots. Blanchett has described herself as a "part extrovert, part wallflower" child. During her teenage years she had a penchant for dressing in traditionally masculine clothing, and went through goth and punk phases, at one point shaving her head. She attended primary school in Melbourne at Ivanhoe East Primary School; for her secondary education, she attended Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School and then Methodist Ladies' College , where she explored her passion for

15625-771: Was uncredited and she gave her fee to charity. She reprised her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the 2007 sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur , and portrayed Jude Quinn, one of six incarnations of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes ' experimental film I'm Not There . She won the Volpi Cup Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival , the Independent Spirit Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Jude Quinn. At

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