Top 10 Best Cate Blanchett Movies

As a celebrated but ruthless conductor confronted with accusations from her past, Blanchett delivers one of the most talked-about roles of recent years. The film rests almost entirely on her portrayal of a character who is both admirable and repellent.

In Woody Allen's drama, Blanchett plays a former New York socialite who loses everything after a financial scandal and moves in with her sister. The role won her the Oscar for Best Actress.

As a married woman who falls in love with a younger shop girl in the 1950s, Blanchett stars opposite Rooney Mara in this understated love story, praised for its precise, restrained emotion.

As actress Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's Howard Hughes biopic, Blanchett took on one of the hardest tasks of her career: playing a famous, beloved star without lapsing into caricature. The role won her an Oscar.

Opposite Brad Pitt, Blanchett plays a dancer whose life becomes intertwined for decades with a man who ages backward. The film follows their relationship over an unusually long span of time.

As the young English Queen Elizabeth I, learning to rule amid plots and power games, Blanchett delivered the role that made her an international star. The 2007 sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age continues the story.

As the elf queen Galadriel in Peter Jackson's trilogy, Blanchett plays one of the most recognizable supporting roles in fantasy cinema. Her brief but powerful scenes became a fixed point of reference.

As one of six actors portraying different aspects of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes' experimental biopic, Blanchett plays the most theatrical, provocative version of the singer from his electric period. The role earned her an Oscar nomination, despite playing a male character.

As a teacher who begins a forbidden relationship with a student and is manipulated by a jealous colleague, Blanchett stars opposite Judi Dench in this psychological drama driven by the power struggle between the two women.

As a calculating psychiatrist who manipulates a con man, Blanchett plays a femme fatale in Guillermo del Toro's noir drama, which combines carnival atmosphere with a classic crime story.

In Jim Jarmusch's film about family and human complexity, Blanchett takes a central role in one of the stories about adult siblings and their eccentric parents. Pure Jarmusch: idiosyncratic, deadpan and absurd in the best sense.