Cate picks up top award

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

The Australian actress, who has won two Academy Awards, for her performances in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, was presented with the Fellowship prize by her former Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit co-star at the BFI London Film Festival Awards in London’s Banqueting House.

The honour tops Blanchett’s year at the 2015 festival, where two of her films — Carol and Truth — had gala screenings.