Cate Blanchett

Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth continues with part two of his three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, which sees Bilbo, Gandalf and the posse of 13 dwarves reaching the mountain kingdom.

17 Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the novel The Turning by Tim Winton. Overlapping stories explore the turning points of ordinary people's lives in a portrait of a small coastal community. The cast includes Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving and Miranda Otto. Winton's 2005 novel has been previously adapted for the stage.

Woody Allen comedy/drama starring Cate Blanchett (who won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Best Actress Oscar for the role) as a fashionable New York socialite and housewife in the midst of an acute crisis after she loses her husband and fortune. Also stars Alec Baldwin, comedians Andrew Dice Clay and Louis C.K., Peter Sarsgaard and Sally Hawkins.

Social issue documentary that puts the spotlight on nine young women from around the world who rise above arranged marriages, child slavery, and other injustices. The film's narration is shared by star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Cate Blanchett.

Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with part one of his trilogy adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett and Andy Serkis' Gollum.

Action-thriller about a 14-year-old (The Lovely Bones' Saorise Ronan), raised by her father to be a cold-hearted killing machine. Also stars Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett.

Oscar-winner Russell Crowe and acclaimed director Ridley Scott, in their fifth collaboration, retell the Robin Hood legend.

A David Fincher film, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's story about Button (Brad Pitt), born a feeble old man, who ages backwards and eventually dies as a baby.

In 1957, Indy is thrown back into danger, racing against Russian soldiers to locate the mystical Crystal Skulls in Peru...

Reprising her role from 1998's Elizabeth is Cate Blanchett, as Queen Elizabeth I. This historical epic finds the Queen growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th Century Europe. Her rule is challenged by the Spanish army, led by King Philip II (Jordi Molla) - determined to restore England to Catholicism.

In a Moroccan desert, two boys fooling around with a gun take a pop at a passing bus...

The epic climax in the fantasy saga sees all races of Middle Earth, both good and evil, drawn into a war for domination...

In an intriguing departure from her usual, the brilliant Judi Dench plays Barbara - a bitter, creepy and iron-fisted teacher

Noir style thriller set in post war Berlin...

Cate Blanchett is an ex-junkie looking for a fresh break in this redemptive, working-class crime-drama, the second feature from Sydney filmmaker Rowan Woods (The Boys). Co-stars Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving and Martin Henderson.

Wes Anderson's Life Aqautic is a tour-de-force of Bill Murray's talents – only he could be a juvenile, ignorant, shallow, disenchanted sad-sack and still be a movie's hilarious hero, let alone top your imaginary dinner guest wish-list.

The third part of Peter Jackon's New Zealand-made fantasy trilogy.

The second part of Peter Jackon's New Zealand-made fantasy trilogy.

The struggle for the ring now comes from two directions - Saruman's tower in the west and the dark lord Sauron's in the east

The first part of Peter Jackon's New Zealand-made fantasy trilogy.

The first part of Peter Jackon's New Zealand-made fantasy trilogy.

Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow star in this psychological thriller fuelled by deception and obsession. Adapted from Patricia Highsmith's novel of the same name.

Cate Blanchett won the BAFTA and Golden Globe for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in this historical biopic, based on Elizabeth's rise to the throne and early reign in the mid-1500s. Also stars Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes and Richard Attenborough.

Martin Scorsese's multi-award-winning biopic depicting the eccentric, high-flying early years of American aviator, entrepreneur and film director Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio), from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. Cate Blanchett - in an Oscar and BAFTA-winning performance - is screen starlet and Hughes' love interest Katharine Hepburn. Also stars Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly and Alan Alda.