Cate's Oscar chances damaged Feb 20, 2008
The paper said the 38-year-old's double nomination and previous win in the category three years ago for playing Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator was likely to damage her chances with voters ... "She also just won a supporting actress Oscar for The Aviator and voters rarely give out two acting prizes in quick succession. "Front-runners do serve one purpose - they set the stage for upsets. (Courier Mail)
Blanchetts Oscar hopes blowin in the wind? Feb 7, 2008
Statistics are on Blanchetts side to take home a second supporting actress trophy (she previously won for The Aviator), but this is still the category where anything can happen. Ruby Dee. (MSNBC -- News)
Blanchett at centre of Prince Philip gaffe Feb 1, 2008
Blanchett won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the 2004 film, The Aviator. She has been nominated for a best actress Oscar this year for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, the sequel to the 1998 release, Elizabeth. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Julie Christie, your Oscar statuette is calling Feb 1, 2008
In the meantime, Blanchett did manage to take home an Oscar for her portrayal of Kate Hepburn in The Aviator. Even if she doesnt snag a best actress trophy this year and it seems pretty definite that she wont Blanchetts nomination has made her one for the Oscar record books: Shes the first woman to receive two nominations for playing the same character (putting her in the company of Bing Crosby, Peter OToole and Al Pacino), and shes on the short list of performers... (MSNBC -- News)
Continuereading Jan 24, 2008
Cate Blanchett has picked up two nominations for Best Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, as well as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Bob Dylan in I'm Not There--a category in which she won her first Academy Award for The Aviator in 2005. Organizers are currently making plans as usual for the ceremony, which is due to take place on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the legendary Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, but there are fears that the glittering event will fall victim to the current Hollywood... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
'No Country,' 'Blood' tie for Oscar lead Jan 23, 2008
Actress Cate Blanchett poses with the Oscar she won for best supporting actress for her work in "The Aviator" at the 77th Academy Awards in this Sunday, Feb. 27, (Reed Saxon / AP). Actress Kathy Bates, left, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announce the nominees for best director as they reveal the nominations for (Chris Pizzello / AP). (Albany Times Union)
We've got the nominees -- what about the show? Jan 23, 2008
It's not as if the now five-time nominee, who won for her bold take on Katharine Hepburn in 2004's The Aviator, hasn't gone through the "I'm so grateful" routine before. But there was plenty of hoopla as well as some surprise over her two acting nominations, one as the lead in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and the other as a supporting player in I'm Not There. (USA Today -- Life)
Return Tues. morning for Oscar nominations! Jan 22, 2008
Actress Cate Blanchett poses with the Oscar she won for best supporting actress for her work in 'The Aviator' at the 77th Academy Awards in this Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005 file photo, in Los Angeles. Rolling out the list of nominees normally sets the stage for a month of hugs and kisses leading up to the Oscars on Feb. 24, 2008 as Hollywood's elite congratulate themselves on a job well done. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Multiple personalities Jan 18, 2008
We don't even need to mention the wayward art teacher in "Notes on a Scandal," the femme fatale in "The Good German" or Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator" (the Academy Award voters already did). Queen Latifah -- In March, this actress played an HIV-positive wife and mother in "Life Support," a role that would earn her a Golden Globe as best actress in a TV movie or miniseries. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Woman sought in DiCaprio attack behind bars in TO Jan 5, 2008
DiCaprio, the star of such films as "Titanic'' and "The Aviator,'' needed seven stitches to his neck and 10 to his left ear after he was struck with a "blue glass,'' said Ramirez. An arrest warrant was issued for Wilson the following month but police were unable to locate her until The Los Angeles Times, acting on a tip, reported this week that she was being held in Canada, he added. The Los Angeles district attorney's office said now that Wilson has been found, it's up to DiCaprio to decide... (CTV.ca)
Blanchett up for two Critics' Choice awards Dec 13, 2007
But Blanchett has been snubbed by the Globes before, missing out on a gong for her role in The Aviator, which snared her an Oscar in 2005. Nicole Kidman, who received Golden Globe nominations every year between 2002 and 2005, may be in with a chance this year for her twisted sister performance in Margot at the Wedding. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
DiCaprio declines to gamble Dec 13, 2007
DiCaprio and Scorsese have worked together on a number of films including 'The Departed', 'Gangs of New York' and 'The Aviator. . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Blanchett up for two Critics' Choice awards Dec 12, 2007
But Blanchett has been snubbed by the Globes before, missing out even on a nomination for her role in The Aviator, which snared her an Oscar in 2005. Nicole Kidman, who received Golden Globe nominations every year between 2002 and 2005, may be in with a chance this year for her twisted sister performance in Margot at the Wedding. (Sydney Morning Herald)
This was a wordier script: Cate Nov 26, 2007
Since then she has earned numerous plaudits for her role as Galadriel, the elf queen, in The Lord of the Rings , and for her performance as Katherine Hepburn in Martin Scorseses The Aviator , the latter earning her an Oscar. She has earned high praise for a string of recent successes, including Notes on a Scandal and Babel. (Times of India)
Aviator and Vera take Bafta glory Nov 20, 2007
Hollywood blockbuster The Aviator and low-budget British movie Vera Drake have shared the main honours at the 2005 Bafta film awards. The Aviator was declared best film, and its star Cate Blanchett won best supporting actress ... The Aviator: 4 Vera Drake: 3 Eternal Sunshine: 2 Motorcycle Diaries: 2 Ray: 2 Sideways: 1 Closer: 1. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Oblique 'I'm Not There' wanders through myths of Dylan Nov 20, 2007
She's much better as Dylan than as Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator." At times, the resemblance is eerie. She nails Dylan's cadences and his enigmatic persona. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Cate Blanchetts most memorable films Nov 17, 2007
The Aviator (2004)For her spot-on impersonation of Hollywood icon Katherine Hepburn in this Martin Scorsese-directed biopic, Blanchett received an Oscar one of her three nominations since 1999. While the film is full of subtle brilliance were you expecting less from Scorsese. (MSNBC -- News)
Lead actress cheat sheet Nov 17, 2007
( "Elizabeth: The Golden Age ) Has won an Oscar (The Aviator), Golden Globe (Elizabeth) and two SAG Awards (The Aviator, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) out of a combined 17 nominations. In addition to playing Queen Elizabeth twice, shes also portrayed Bob Dylan, Katharine Hepburn, slain Irish journalist Veronica Guerin and even her own cousin (Coffee and Cigarettes). She is the only thesp to win an Academy Award for playing a former Oscar winner (Katharine Hepburn).... (Variety)
Tom Cruise's Runaway Mom 'Dead' to Friends Nov 12, 2007
Leo is looking more and more like a young Clark Gable, or is it Howard Hughes from "The Aviator". As many of us know, Cinemax equals naked women. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
The Big Little Guys Nov 11, 2007
(Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal" is another recent example, although the actress gets a pass - she has logged in more than enough character-actor time in movies such as "The Aviator" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Cate Blanchett pregnant Nov 5, 2007
Blanchett won an Oscar in 2005 for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in 'The Aviator. AFP. (iAfrica.com)
Blanchett pregnant with third child Nov 5, 2007
She went on to clinch an Oscar in 2005 for Best Supporting Actress, awarded for her role as Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator.". (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Blanchett defends director role Nov 3, 2007
Blanchett won an Oscar for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator. Actress Cate Blanchett has said she hopes the Sydney Theatre Company "flourishes" when she and husband Andrew Upton take over as directors. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cate sparks bitter debate Oct 31, 2007
It said it stood by earlier remarks from its general manager Rob Brookman that it had full confidence in Blanchett, who won an Academy Award in 2004 for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in 'The Aviator. "Cate and Andrew will do a wonderful job," Brookman said. (iAfrica.com)
From Elizabeth to Dylan why Cate Blanchett is truly great Oct 26, 2007
This is the first time she has played a woman older than herself, and her performance reminded me of a mid-career Katharine Hepburn, an actress Blanchett played in The Aviator and whose spirit she has inherited. Her second new film is even more daring: she is one of seven actors playing different versions of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes's I'm Not There. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Award Season Launch Oct 26, 2007
"But voters all speak in emotional terms. ("It's what's moved me most, to tears, laughter, anger, introspection," says one.) And when it's head vs. heart, the latter always wins out. Bona cites 2004, when "The Aviator" stood as "a classic example of a film respected rather than liked. It was hard to care about Howard Hughes. (Variety)
'Pirate's Daughter': A fictional Flynn's Jamaica fling Oct 25, 2007
He was played by Jude Law in 2004's The Aviator and helped inspire the drunk portrayed by Peter O'Toole in 1982's My Favorite Year. In real life, Flynn helped make Jamaica a tourist destination after his sailboat washed ashore in a hurricane in 1946. (USA Today -- Life)
Queen Cate dismisses Oscar hype Oct 24, 2007
However, Blanchett, who won the 2005 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator, escaped criticism, with most reviews praising her performance. And Shekhar Kapur, who directed both Elizabeth films, described Blanchett as "absolutely incredible". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Scorsese and DiCaprio reunite for crime thriller Oct 23, 2007
The film follows the pair's previous collaborations on Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed. Based on a novel by Denis Lehane, the movie will see the Titanic star play a federal agent investigating the disappearance of a female killer from a prison-hospital set on an island off the coast of Boston. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Bradshaw's top festival picks Oct 17, 2007
British documentarist David Sington interviews all the surviving Apollo crew members and moonwalkers, and tries to recapture that sublime sense that we had, in the words of Ronald Reagan (quoting the aviator poet John Magee), "slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God". Oct 18, 6. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Regal beauty Oct 16, 2007
(She later won for best supporting actress for 2004's The Aviator. . (AZCentral -- Style)
Cate's golden touch Oct 13, 2007
In between, she snagged an Oscar for playing Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator. The early reaction to Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which so far has been released only in the US, has been less giddy than it was for the original. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Queen of accents Oct 13, 2007
Cate Blanchett, who today reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (see review on page E4), has not only played House of Tudor, but also Irish in Veronica Guerin, German in The Good German and Kate Hepburn New England in The Aviator ... Oscars won: one, in 2004 ( The Aviator ) ... New England (as Katharine Hepburn): The Aviator (2004). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Elizabeth' less than golden; weak sequel piled high with goodies Oct 13, 2007
After playing Kate Hepburn so well in The Aviator, Blanchett even adds a tinge of Kate to the Tudor hauteur and snap diction of Elizabeth a part Hepburn never played, though she was Mary of Scotland in 1936. A Universal Pictures release. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Blanchett, Dench chat Oct 11, 2007
The 1998 film earned a best-actress Academy Award nomination for Blanchett, who later won the supporting-actress prize for "The Aviator." Dench won the supporting-actress Oscar for playing the queen in "Shakespeare in Love," released the same year "Elizabeth" came out. Blanchett recalled that while she initially had been reluctant to revisit the character, "Elizabeth" director Shekhar Kapur always seemed to have a second film in mind. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Consistent Cate Oct 11, 2007
The Lord of the Rings trilogy took several years and several hundred millions to make, and more than made it back; Martin Scorsese s The Aviator, in which she gave her Academy Award-winning performance as Katherine Hepburn, was a box office hit. Having found success in such films she is currently filming action-adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Harrison Ford Blanchett still chooses many independent and smaller-scale projects destined for limited release, among... (Suite101.com)
Blanchett, Dench swap Queen Elizabeth stories Oct 11, 2007
The 1998 film earned a best-actress Academy Award nomination for Blanchett, who later won the supporting-actress prize for The Aviator. Dench won the supporting-actress Oscar for playing the queen in Shakespeare in Love, released the same year Elizabeth came out. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Cate Blanchett back on the throne Oct 11, 2007
Since that first best actress nod in 1999, there have been two more in the supporting actress category, most recently this year for her role as a teacher who has an affair with a student in "Notes on a Scandal." She took home the statuette in 2005 when she played another royal figure (albeit of the Hollywood variety), Katharine Hepburn, in Martin Scorsese's Howard Hughes biopic "The Aviator.". Blanchett appears to be a shoo-in for another nomination in 2008, maybe two. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Blanchett returns to 'Elizabeth' Oct 10, 2007
A supporting-actress win followed for her turn as Hepburn in 2004's "The Aviator," and Blanchett received a third nomination for last year's "Notes on a Scandal," in which she co-starred with Judi Dench - who won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth in "Shakespeare in Love" the same year "Elizabeth" came out. Though actresses as esteemed as Bette Davis and Glenda Jackson both had played Elizabeth two times, Blanchett was hesitant to return to the role at first. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Being a queen comes easily to Cate Blanchett Oct 10, 2007
Perhaps its because she already has the one that she won for her supporting role playing Katharine Hepburn in 2003s The Aviator. Additionally, Blanchett has received two other nominations, a supporting nod for last years Notes on A Scandal, and a best actress nomination for the original Elizabeth. (MSNBC -- News)
Her reign continues| Oct 10, 2007
Blanchett, who won an Academy Award in 2005 for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator', is already attracting Oscar buzz for her performance as Dylan in Todd Haynes' 'I'm Not There', which earned her a best actress prize at the Venice film festival last month. The prospect of playing a man was impossible to turn down, Blanchett revealed. (iAfrica.com)
CATE'S FULL SLATE Oct 10, 2007
The very same Australian actress earned an Oscar nomination defining Katherine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. Her two other Academy Award nods underscore her chameleon-like flexibility: One was for her uptight, contemporary schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal, the other for her tour-de-force portrayal of the titular English monarch in Elizabeth. (National Post)
Cate Blanchett Calls 'Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull' A 'Big Bar Of Chocolate' Oct 9, 2007
MTV: Do you approach a role like this where you're not exactly playing Dylan, per se differently than you did with Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator". Blanchett: It's about the context. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Australia approves Tasmanian pulp mill Oct 5, 2007
Blanchett, who won a best supporting actress Oscar in 2005 for "The Aviator," was among 120 people who added their names to a full-page newspaper advertisement in The Wentworth Courier newspaper Aug. 29. The ad was titled, "Is the Minister for the Environment or the Minister Against the Environment?". (International Herald Tribune)
Bar Refaeli Won't Bring Famous Pals to Israel After Leo... Oct 3, 2007
DiCaprio, 32, has received Oscar nominations for his roles in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "The Aviator" and "Blood Diamond.". He and Refaeli have been romantically linked for about 18 months, and Israeli newspapers regularly run updates on their relationship. (Fox News)
Beckinsale flies chocolate to US Oct 2, 2007
She said, "When anyone goes to England I ask them to bring me back as many bars of Cadbury's chocolate as they can carry. "I had to gain weight when I was filming 'The Aviator' and ate chocolate like it was going out of fashion. " Kate also revealed she makes Len, who she married in 2004, watch British TV drama 'Prime Suspect'. She told Brides magazine, "I force Len to watch 'Prime Suspect' and I always cry, 'Oh, I miss England. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Toronto Hits And Misses Sep 23, 2007
But Blanchett is more deserving as a supporting actress nominee for her gender-bending portrayal of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There." She captures his mannerisms in the same uncanny way she did Katharine Hepburn's in "The Aviator." Others who got a boost in this category in Toronto are Susan Sarandon for "Elah," Kelly Macdonald for "No Country" and Vanessa Redgrave and Romola Garai for "Atonement.". Fans of the novel probably already get the idea that director Joe Wright did right by "Atonement."... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Blanchett used stuffed sock to be a man Sep 22, 2007
The Aviator actress, who is tipped to win an Oscar for her performance as Dylan during his folk years, added that this wasn't the only change she had to make to her physical appearance for the role. She commented: "I had to strap those breasts down and just go for it!". (Digital Spy)
Cate Blanchett: Queen of the screen Sep 14, 2007
Of course, Blanchett gave a virtuoso if extraordinarily mannered performance as Hepburn opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Howard Hughes in Scorsese's The Aviator ... I interviewed her before The Aviator came out and made the mistake of mentioning her bath in Brighton ... Before The Aviator and The Lord of the Rings, Blanchett seemed to be on a run of flops. (Independent)
Award favouriteCate Blanchett's Venice win adds to her illustrious film career Sep 11, 2007
The 38-year-old Australian star is a previous Oscar winner, earning the golden statuette for her role as Katherine Hepburn in 2004's The Aviator. She has been nominated two further times - for her breakthrough appearance in the lead role in Elizabeth, and for playing an art teacher who has an affair with a 15-year-old pupil in Notes on a Scandal. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Leonardo DiCaprio's Eco Movie Bombs Sep 6, 2007
Luckily, DiCaprio is rich, rich, rich thanks to "Titanic" and a slew of other hits like "The Aviator," "The Departed" and "Catch Me If You Can." He won't feel a thing. My guess is that this was his last foray into the documentary world. (Fox News)
Blanchett scared of playing Dylan Sep 5, 2007
Blanchett, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator, plays Dylan at a time when he shocked folk followers by embracing amplified rock and struggled with the media which sought to define him as a folk protest singer. In her black-and-white sequences, Blanchett's hair is dark and frizzy, and she adopts some of the mannerisms of Dylan, although the performance is not meant as a direct mimic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007
TV Movies: August 26-September 1. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
NEW MOVIE SHOCK: Cate Blanchett Plays Bob Dylan In Drag! Aug 23, 2007
From her breakthrough role as Elizabeth I - through to her Oscar-winning turn as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator - she is as mesmerising playing historical figures as she is modern ones. However her next role will surely outdo all the others when her performance inspired by legendary folk singer Bob Dylan hits the big screen. (The Drudge Report)
Leonardo DiCaprio Aug 13, 2007
The Actor and Activist. A brief biography containing his film history and work for the environment. (Suite101.com)
All set for a sweet time Aug 12, 2007
As Jean Harlow in The Aviator, also starring Leonardo DiCarprio ... In fact, Stefani even portrayed one of these leading ladies Jean Harlow in the multiple-award-winning Martin Scorsese film, The Aviator, in 2004. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'I'm like every other woman. I'm super-vain. I have issues' Aug 5, 2007
Even her acting debut was in an epic, playing Jean Harlow in The Aviator, Martin Scorsese's biopic of Howard Hughes. I'm vain enough to want do a movie again,' she admits, but right now more roles 'are the last thing on my list. (Guardian Unlimited)
DiCaprio to play Hugh Hefner on screen? Jul 12, 2007
The Aviator actor has been friends with the notorious playboy for a number of years and has made frequent visits to his Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Leonardo has been thinking about playing the 81-year-old in a movie adaptation, but would like to do it while he is still alive and can watch the result for himself. (Digital Spy)
Getting to the promised phone Jun 22, 2007
Hey Bosch yeah, I loved the movie The Aviator. It really showed how thinking outside the box takes a lot of $$$ (and a lot of ridicule) to get new ideas off the ground, so to speak. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
From just a girl to music superstar Jun 16, 2007
She auditioned for Mr. & Mrs. Smith and appeared in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator playing Jean Harlow. Recently, Stefani has said she will return to No Doubt for a reunion album and that the band already has 10 songs ready to go. (Vancouver Sun)
Warner Home Video First to Break the 100K Sold Mark in High Definition Titles with ''The Departed'' May 24, 2007
The winner of four Academy Awards including Picture of the Year and Best Director (Martin Scorsese), "The Departed" features powerful performances from an all-star cast including three-time Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson ("A Few Good Men", "As Good As It Gets"), two-time Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio ("Blood Diamond", "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York"), Academy Award winner Matt Damon ("Good Will Hunting", "Ocean's Eleven", "Ocean's Twelve") and Mark Wahlberg ("The Italian... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A-W, Storm Lake students advance in National History Day competition May 20, 2007
Students from Northwest Iowa who qualified for the national competition include Christopher Reis, Storm Lake, individual documentary titled "Apollo 13: A Successful Failure"; Erica Kjar, Akron-Westfield, individual documentary titled "Howard Hughes the Aviator: A Lifetime of Triumph and Tragedy"; and Annie Kjar and Jesa Wolthuizen, Akron-Westfield, group performance titled "Triumph Over Troubles: Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, Bringing Peace to a Country Lost in Tragedy.". Selected as an... (Sioux City Journal)
'Iron Man,' 'Indy 4,' 'Dark Knight': Best Films Of Summer ... 2008 May 16, 2007
And no wonder: Creator Stan Lee says he patterned the character on Howard Hughes you know, the guy who by the end of "The Aviator" was urinating in milk jugs. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges, "Iron Man" will finally give the titular hero the big-screen origin story he deserves (see ). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Aviator and Vera take Bafta glory May 4, 2007
Hollywood blockbuster The Aviator and low-budget British movie Vera Drake have shared the main honours at the 2005 Bafta film awards. The Aviator was declared best film, and its star Cate Blanchett won best supporting actress ... The Aviator: 4 Vera Drake: 3 Eternal Sunshine: 2 Motorcycle Diaries: 2 Ray: 2 Sideways: 1 Closer: 1. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Leonardo DiCaprio: Private Dick : Teaming with Mann for Noir detective... May 3, 2007
Mann will produce via his Forward Pass shingle and direct from a screenplay by John Logan (The Aviator). The Miami Vice helmer reportedly hopes to make the currently untitled drama his next film. (IGN FilmForce)
