Cate Blanchett
Age:
38
Role:
Jude Quinn in I'm Not There
Synopsis
‘I'm Not There’ is a biographical film reflecting the life of musician Bob Dylan. It depicts the iconic singer-songwriter through seven distinct stages of his life by using six different actors (Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, and Cate Blanchett), though all six characters have names other than Bob Dylan.
Previous Oscar Wins:
One - 2005 Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator
Previous Oscar Nominations
Two - 1998 Best Actress for Elizabeth, 2006 Best Supporting Actress for Notes on A Scandal.
Awards/Nominations for Role:
She scooped the Volpi Cup at 64th International Venice Film Festival for her role as Jude Quinn.
She has also won the Golden Globe for her performance as well as being nominated at the Bafta's, Screen Actors guild awards and the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
"The star of the show is undoubtedly Blanchett, who has great fun playing Dylan as a showboat who quite knowingly goes about creating his reputation for rebellious independence." (Hollywood Reporter)
'Most scene-stealing of all is Cate Blanchett, who gives a gender-bending performance as Jude, the Dylan who played the "Judas" tour of England and rejected unplugged folk for loud electric guitars. Only Blanchett and Bale do actual Dylan impersonations - and Blanchett's is better. In fact, it's brilliant.' (The Guardian)
'Yes, it’s an insane piece of casting. But Blanchett is superb.' (Times Online)
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
Other Best Supporting Actress Nominations