Cate Blanchett is an Australian actor. Known for her diverse roles on stage and screen, she has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, three Independent Spirit Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She was honored with British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015 and an Honorary César in 2022.
Blanchett received two Academy Awards, for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator (2004) and for Best Actress for playing a troubled socialite in Blue Jasmine (2013). She was Oscar-nominated for her performances as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), a young idealistic teacher in Notes on a Scandal (2006), a fictionalized version of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There (2007), a sophisticated woman looking for love in Carol (2015), and a renowned yet flawed conductor in Tár (2022).
She has also received awards from the numerous critics associations including the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, and Venice Film Festival. Her performance as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator, made her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor. Blanchett is only the third female actor, after Meryl Streep and Jessica Lange, to win Best Actress after winning Best Supporting Actress. She is the only female actor (and one of only six actors) in Academy Award history to be nominated twice for portraying the same role in two films (Elizabeth I in Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age) and one of 12 actors to receive two acting nominations in the same year. She is also the only Australian to win two acting Oscars.
Blanchett received Premiere magazine's Icon Award in 2006. the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Modern Master Award in 2008, and was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in 2008. She received Women in Film and Television International's Crystal Award for excellence in the entertainment industry in 2014. She was honoured at the Museum of Modern Art's Film Benefit in 2015, the AACTA Longford Lyell Award in 2015, and the Costume Designers Guild Lacoste Spotlight Award in 2016.
Blanchett was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture in 2012, and was named a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2017, for services to the performing arts and as a supporter of humanitarian and environmental causes, which entitles her to use the post-nominal letters "AC" after her name. She was awarded the Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society by the Australian government. She has been presented with a Doctor of Letters from University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, and Macquarie University, in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to the arts, philanthropy, and the community.
In 2026, Blanchett was awarded the Praemium Imperiale in the category Film/Theatre.
Major associations
Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1999 Best Actress Elizabeth 2005 Best Supporting Actress The Aviator 2007 Notes on a Scandal 2008 I'm Not There Best Actress Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2014 Blue Jasmine 2016 Carol 2023 Tár
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1999 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role Elizabeth 2002 Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role Bandits Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2005 Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role The Aviator Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2007 Babel Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role Notes on a Scandal 2008 I'm Not There Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2009 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2014 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role Blue Jasmine 2016 Carol 2021 Outstanding Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Mrs. America 2022 Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nightmare Alley Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Don't Look Up 2023 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading RoleTár 2025 Outstanding Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieDisclaimer
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 1999 Best Actress in a Leading Role Elizabeth 2000 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Talented Mr. Ripley 2005 The Aviator 2008 I'm Not There Best Actress in a Leading Role Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2014 Blue Jasmine 2016 Carol 2023 Tár
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 Best Actress Elizabeth 2003 Best Acting Ensemble The cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2004 The cast of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Best Supporting Actress The Aviator 2006 Notes on a Scandal Best Acting Ensemble The cast of Babel 2007 Best Supporting Actress I'm Not There Best Actress Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Acting Ensemble The cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2013 Best Actress Blue Jasmine 2015 Carol 2021 Best Acting Ensemble The cast of Don't Look Up 2022 Best Actress Tár Critics' Choice Television Awards 2021 Best Limited Series (as executive producer)Mrs. America Best Actress in a Limited Series Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Don't Look Up
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Limited Series Mrs. America Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie 2025 Disclaimer
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1999 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Elizabeth 2002 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Bandits 2004 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Veronica Guerin 2005Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Aviator 2007 Notes on a Scandal 2008 I'm Not There Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaElizabeth: The Golden Age 2014 Blue Jasmine 2016 Carol 2020 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Where'd You Go, Bernadette 2021Best Actress – Limited Series or Television FilmMrs. America 2023Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaTár 2025Best Actress – Limited Series or Television FilmDisclaimer
Laurence Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2026 Best Actress in a Play The Seagull
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Best Actress in a Play The Present
Miscellaneous accolades