FrameThrower · Actors · Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
25 films · 1,635 frames · top-billed in 18 · 1998–2025
Born 14 May 1969 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Catherine Elise Blanchett is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage, taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 25 films · 1,635 frames · top-billed in 18 · 1998–2025
- Academy Award for Best Actress2014
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2005
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama2023
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama1999
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2023
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2014
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role2005
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role1999
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role2014
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role2005
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress2022
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress2007
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,635 frames from the 25 films we hold. This is the look of the work Cate takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 25 films we hold, 44% of their frames are day, 41% natural — the look of the work Cate takes.
Time of day
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Black Bag
2025 · Kathryn St. Jean
The New Boy
2023 · Sister Eileen
Tár
2022 · Lydia Tár
Where’d You Go Bernadette
2019 · Bernadette
Cinderella
2015 · Stepmother, Lady Tremaine
Knight of Cups
2015 · Nancy
Carol
2015 · Carol Aird
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Valka (voice)
Hanna
2011 · Marissa
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
2008 · Daisy Fuller
I’m Not There
2007 · Jude
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · Elizabeth I, Queen of England
The Aviator
2004 · Katharine Hepburn
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
2004 · Jane Winslett-Richardson
Bandits
2001 · Kate Wheeler
The Man Who Cried
2000 · Lola
Elizabeth
1998 · Elizabeth I
The Good German
· Lena Brandt
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
2022 · Spazzatura (voice)
Don't Look Up
2021 · Brie Evantee
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Valka (voice)
Song to Song
2017 · Amanda
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Hela
Babel
2006 · Susan Jones
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 · Meredith Logue
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,635 frames from Cate Blanchett's 25 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.