Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett joined the BFI Fellowship as she picked up the top accolade from actor Ian McKellen.

Acclaimed Australian actress Cate Blanchett could be about to play entertainer Lucille Ball in a major biopic, scripted by none other than Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Steve Jobs).

Some of Hollywood’s biggest names including Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett are expected to jet out to the Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival.

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LILY JAMES can’t believe the furore over the size of her waist in the new cinematic retelling of Disney’s Cinderella.

IF ACTRESS Cate Blanchett, model Crystal Renn, and comedian Sarah Millican were to meet for coffee, they would probably have a common gripe.

Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise joked Lady Luck has been on his side as he accepted a lifetime achievement award.

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara were involved in a car accident on the set of 'Carol'.

A host of Hollywood stars turned out for the private funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman today.

Cate Blanchett and Justin Theroux have visited Philip Seymour Hoffman's family.

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The cast of the 1970s crime caper American Hustle grooved its way to the top prize from the Screen Actors Guild in a key test of the film’s Oscar mettle six weeks ahead of a likely competitive race for Academy Awards.

12 Years a Slave, Cate Blanchett, and Matthew McConaughey were among big winners at the Critics Choice Movie Awards, taking honours for best picture, actress, and actor.

Woody Allen’s recent run of amiable comedies comes to an abrupt halt with Blue Jasmine (15), which stars Cate Blanchett as the very blue — as in, deeply depressed — eponymous heroine.

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Woody Allen has won four Oscars for his direction and writing, and been nominated for a further 19 golden statuettes.

The Duke of Cambridge attended the UK premiere of the new Hobbit film on his own tonight, saying his pregnant wife Kate “would have loved to have been here if she could”.

Cate Blanchett has revealed she does not plan to have any plastic surgery as she gets older.

Natalie Portman has signed up for two new Terrence Malick movies.

Australia’s leader faces her toughest political test to date as she tries to sell the nation on a carbon tax that would lead to higher power prices while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Cate Blanchett doesn't worry about her children liking her, preferring to concentrate on being their parent rather than being their friend.

Cate Blanchett has not yet read a script for ‘The Hobbit’.

Cate Blanchett has signed on for ‘The Hobbit’.

Ben Stiller is to star in new movie 'While We're Young'.

The classic English tale features Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett in a story of love and politics in the 12th century.

He’s been a long-time Hollywood favourite so it’s no great surprise to see Robin Hood back in his familiar Sherwood Forest robbing the rich to help the poor and righting wrongs.

The 63rd Cannes Film Festival got under way today with a Hollywood action movie which draws parallels with current political events.

A Hollywood movie which was set to lift the lid on the final days of Britain's colonial rule of India, starring Cate Blanchett, is reported to have been put on hold.

Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett received a head wound when she was hit by a stage prop during a theatre performance in Sydney, Australia.

Cate Blanchett has suffered a head wound after being hit by a prop on stage during a performance in Sydney.

Madonna wants Cate Blanchett to star in her new musical.

A retired US police chief said he was robbed by “probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania” at a police officers’ convention attended by 300 narcotics officers.

The much-anticipated – and award/nomination festooned – film based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story finally arrives in a cinema near you … and absolutely nothing about it will disappoint.

Cate Blanchett is delighted to be included in her country's national day celebrations - the Australian star will see her face printed on a set of postage stamps.

Cate Blanchett has hinted that she disapproves of cosmetic surgery.

Cate Blanchett is more than thrilled with the location of her new Hollywood Walk of Fame star - because the modest Aussie feared it would be miles away from the heart of Tinseltown.

Aussie beauty Cate Blanchett is to be honoured with the 2,376th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Brad Pitt was left squirming during a recent taping of Oprah Winfrey's talk show when a fan insisted on chatting to him about his tattoos.

Pamela Anderson has written a stern letter to Aussie actress Cate Blanchett, urging the Oscar-winner to stop wearing Armani clothes.

The fine details of the plot of 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' have been kept a closely-guarded secret but in some ways it hardly matters since the joy lies in the telling.

Actress Cate Blanchett has vowed never to go under the knife - because she is convinced wrinkles reflect a person's life experiences.

THE stars turned out in force last night for the premiere of Un Conte De Noel (A Christmas Tale), a tragic but comic tale of love, death, family strife and forgiveness.

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett left hospital with her baby son Ignatius Upton on Wednesday.

Actress Cate Blanchett is set to attend a two-day Australian conference - just six days after giving birth to her third child.