Cate Blanchett first appeared in the Episode: "The Loaded Boy" of the Australian television series ‘Police Rescue’ in 1993. She continued to appear in television series like ‘Heartland’ (1994), ‘G.P.’ (1994), and ‘Bordertown’ (1995), before making her big-screen debut in the 1997 Australian war film ‘Paradise Road’ directed by Bruce Beresford. The film received a mixed response from critics. That same year, she also played the role of ‘Lucinda Leplastrier’ in the Gillian Armstrong-directed British-Australian romantic drama film ‘Oscar and Lucinda.’ The film was met with positive reviews upon release. In 1998, she portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in the British biographical period drama film ‘Elizabeth’ directed by Shekhar Kapur. The film earned praise from critics and grossed over $82 million on a budget of $30 million. Blanchett became a recipient of the ‘BAFTA Award’ and the ‘Golden Globe Award’ along with an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the film. She went on to star in films like ‘An Ideal Husband’ (1999), ‘Pushing Tin’ (1999), ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ (1999), ‘The Gift’ (2000), ‘Charlotte Gray’ (2001), ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001), ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ (2002), ‘Veronica Guerin’ (2003), ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (2003), and ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ (2004).
Blanchett won the ‘Academy Award’ for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the 2004 American epic biographical drama film ‘The Aviator’ directed by Martin Scorsese. The film garnered positive reviews from critics and grossed over $213.7 million on a $110 million budget. The following year, she starred as ‘Tracy Heart’ in the Rowan Woods-directed Australian film ‘Little Fish.’ The film received a positive response from critics. She continued to star in films like ‘Babel’ (2006), ‘The Good German’ (2006), ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’ (2007), ‘I'm Not There’ (2007), ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ (2008), ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ (2008), ‘Robin Hood’ (2010), ‘Hanna’ (2011), and ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ (2012). She received her second ‘Academy Award,’ along with the ‘Golden Globe Award’ and ‘BAFTA Award’ for her performance as Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis in the 2013 American comedy-drama film ‘Blue Jasmine’ directed by Woody Allen. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and performed well at the box office, grossing over $99.1 million on a budget of $18 million.
She was next seen in films like ‘The Monuments Men’ (2014), ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ (2014), ‘Knight of Cups’ (2015), ‘Cinderella’ (2015), ‘Truth’ (2015), ‘Voyage of Time’ (2016), ‘Song to Song’ (2017), ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017), ‘Ocean's 8’ (2018), ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ (2018), ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ (2018), and ‘Don't Look Up’ (2021). She was last seen in the 2021 American neo-noir psychological thriller film ‘Nightmare Alley’ directed by Guillermo del Toro. Despite opening to positive reviews, the film tanked at the box office.