Cate Blanchett's Brilliant Oscar Nominated Performance | Elizabeth

Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) preposes the idea of religious uniformity under the Church of England
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Academy Award® winners Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Richard Attenborough lead a distinguished cast in Elizabeth-the critically acclaimed epic of the queen's turbulent and treacherous rise to power. Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals and denying her own desires for the good of her country.

[@Vacartu]

I adore, I genuinely love the rehearsals. People think that leaders are naturally able to just give great speeches. It’s great to see all the preparation that goes behind the scenes to get their point across. Great job.

[@freemason4979]

Too bad it's mostly lied. Elizabeth's treatment of the sailors who defeated the spanish armada was nothing short of criminal. She, as every aristocrat, had nothing but contempt for the common people

[@bottlethrower1544]

It was up there with DeNiros scene in Taxi Driver. Raw

[@bottlethrower1544]

​@@freemason4979Haters going to hate

[@annacoeptis]

Yeah that was great. Her uncertainty, anxiety, and emotion while rehearsing. And then she carried through beautifully with conviction and humor to win them over.

[@OsirisIxchel]

@@freemason4979 English royalty had been a mess since the death of Henry VIII, as close to an absolute monarch as the English could tolerate. Chaos, mostly religiously inspired, ensued. Until Elizabeth ascended the throne. She brought domestic tranquility to a people long stressed by conflict so allowing their natural acquisitive instincts to flourish. All she demanded was love and her share of the new prosperity. Little wonder that great poets wrote their masterpieces praising her, that great sailors circumnavigated the world for her glory, that great soldiers bled and died to protect her. Perhaps the secret understanding was that by her remaining single, the country could avoid foreign entanglements in the deadly wars of religion ravaging the Continent. You didn't have to be a London Intellectual to realize that Elizabeth created relative peace, the conditions for prosperity, and, in her lifetime, a relative absence of domestic disturbance.

[@queenesther09]

"Now Your Majesty does make fun of the sanctity of marriage." "I do not think YOU should lecture me on that, my lord. Since you yourself have been TWICE divorced, and are now upon your third wife." Ha! Elizabeth had him there and they both knew it! And the oohs and laughing from the rest of Parliament were an added bonus! 🤣

[@RoseRedd-k4b]

that was my favorite part of the movie

[@toddhamo4763]

Would her comment actually have been met with loud laughter in real life? Seriously?

[@ymirfrostgiant]

@@toddhamo4763 Aside from the reaction, I didn't think divorce existed in Tudor times so I would think "annulment" would be the correct word. But I guess the writers weren't too worried about the details :|

[@toddhamo4763]

@@ymirfrostgiant Interesting. Actually, from what I've read, if we go all the way back to Old Testament times in the Bible, a man could divorce his wife without declaring any reason. In other words, if he wanted to divorce his wife, the situation would have been "no questions asked". So, even way back then, divorce regulations were on the liberal side of things.

[@SweetSininen09]

@@ymirfrostgiant It did. Her father, King Henry VIII, literally divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, so he could marry Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's mother.

[@almiragulch9975]

She should have won the Oscar for this role.

[@copster_]

I agree. Shakespeare in Love was undeserving.

[@jillcnc]

@@copster_ Harvey Weinstein bought the Oscars for "Shakespeare in Love."

[@760donna]

Agreed. Cate was robbed of an Oscar for this role.

[@hpharridan]

​@760donna it would have helped if it had been written better.

[@copster_]

@@jillcncthat makes me big mad.

[@ellenchavez2043]

Elizabeth I crafted the modern nation and government. The more I read of her, the more in awe of her intelligence, strength and logic. She didn't give into her emotions, and was a step ahead of the men around her. The smartest thing she did was remain single.

[@maxalberts2003]

That's the smartest thing ANYONE can do.

[@queenesther09]

She did have a bit of a temper, I believe, but that's understandable since I'm pretty sure she'd have gotten that from both her parents. I like how something she says here plays into that whole marriage situation: "Some say France, others Spain, and some cannot abide foreigners at all. So I'm not sure how best to please you unless I married one of each."

[@ShaneKilpatrick-i4t]

If you believe the legend, it was to emulate the Holy Mother, who all men hold dear.

[@ellenchavez2043]

@ShaneKilpatrick-i4t Having watched the scramble that her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots faced in finding a husband, marrying and trying to maintain status as a monarch even as the religion and state had women as subservient, Elizabeth was not about to do that. She had a tenuous claim on the throne to start with. Also, sh was a Protestant. There isn't a cult of Mary for Protestants as there is for Catholics.

[@Atilla-m9i]

Somebody suggest a book and/or movie where group influencers are not a thing.

[@jenlambie14]

I've always loved Geoffrey Rush's Walsingham's subtle look of admiration for his Queen.

[@kimloy8019]

I love how Walsingham trolls that Bishop at the end of the scene, lol.

[@lefish5277]

Same here!!! Everybody absolutely killed it in this movie. Top notch cast

[@thisisajang]

Walsingham and the Queen was the same age, they born in the same year so he understood what the Queen was thinking.

[@katie7748]

Watch Quills and you'll never see him the same way again lol

[@disavowalf3351]

It still annoys me that he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Shakespeare in Love and not this, don’t get me wrong SiL is not dreadful but it is a painfully British comedy & not a patch on Elizabeth! It does make one wonder how many ficuses Weinstein f*cked in order to promote SiL over this superlative film…they are equally historically inaccurate but Elizabeth is exquisite, almost on a par with La Reine Margot!

[@danielwklee]

I have never forgiven the Academy for giving the Oscar to Paltrow over Blanchett.

[@SS4Luxray]

It wasn’t given away, it was bought

[@TheGarynorman]

Same here.

[@marywenzel3199]

1998 was the last time I watched the Oscars.

[@dominos6576]

@@marywenzel3199 Yeah, they are still getting things wrong today.

[@dbyers3897]

And the Academy continues to grieve over the loss of your favor. Keep in mind the Academy Awards are not actually a popularity contest. It is professionals judging their fellow professionals. Their decisions may seem harsh at times.

[@sm-bh2cs]

Blanchett was absolutely ROBBED of this Oscar! She...was...MAGNIFICENT

[@ongjanette]

who won ?

[@dominos6576]

@@ongjanette Gwyneth Paltrow

[@ongjanette]

@@dominos6576 oh, thanks for the reply. But I loved Paltrow's Shakespeare in Love as well! It must have been a tight race.

[@rumblefish9]

@@ongjanette Paltrow's performance wasn't Oscar-worthy. Paltrow won because NEPOTISM.

[@dosman3458]

@@rumblefish9 Paltrow won because Harvey Weinstein bullied the academy awards judges. there's a whole documentary about it. Paltrow was not that good in Shakespeare in love

[@tdb7992]

She represented a new breed of Australian actresses at the time who would go on to achieve greatness. Elizabeth was Cate Blanchett's first big role, and she nailed it. Her and her husband are directors of the Sydney Theatre Company and their work there has been magnificent.

[@Blasphemism]

"She" and her husband, my friend.

[@JingleJangleJam]

It's a shame Australia that acting classes are unaffordable, she stated she'd never have been able to be the benefactor of a degree to start her career today.

[@morbius109]

Elizabeth I Regina is, in my mind, one of THE definitive examples of a truly great monarch. She mastered the art of the regal display. She was commanding and dignified, elegant and glorious, and indisputably in command. Few monarchs harnessed the power and prestige of their crown to the level she did. She listened to the counsel of her ministers but was not dominated by them. She had her father’s fire and her grandfather’s calculating guile. And for her efforts, she is now a legend, a titan of history, and rightfully so.

[@harmoniabalanza]

she was no saint, though. Many good things, but also...

[@WinstonSmith-mu7ku]

I totally agree - the sign of a great leader is the quality of individuals they inspire to follow and be loyal to them - Walsingham, Raleigh, Drake etc were all very impressive individuals in their own right. I also think Elizabeth II - although a very different personality in a different age and constitution - had a similar love for and sense of duty to the people.

[@DeniseBond-cc9ce]

​@@harmoniabalanzashe was human yes very

[@chad1682]

@@harmoniabalanza true but I'm also not sure that could have been avoided. the late 16th century was still a barbaric time and cruelty garnered respect from others.

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

It's hard to imagine Cate Blanchett living an ordinary human existence outside of her movie roles. She has played benevolently commanding characters, malevolently commanding characters, manipulators, dopes who try to manipulate, and in every role, we're on her side.

[@achunaryan3418]

Everyone with millions or billions don't live ordinary lives outside their roles.

[@comradeleppi2000]

​@@achunaryan3418 what do you mean

[@TrulyMadlyShallowly]

Her voice, her voice. It so excellent and she commands it wholly. This is my favourite scene in one of my favourite movies, by my favourite actress

[@cherilynlarsen8104]

I always thought she was robbed of the oscar for this role.

[@henrikgustav2294]

Oscar is a joke

[@cherilynlarsen8104]

@henrikgustav2294 Completely agree!

[@mariajukejax9649]

It went to Gwyneth Paltrow. Unbelievable. Paltrow is way inferior to Blanchett IMO.

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

I like the movie. Never watched award shows.

[@Vindaya_]

She's too good for oscar

[@callmeswivelhips]

I must admit, this is one of the scenes that solidified Cate Blanchett in my mind as a wonderful actress. The movie itself may be on the melodramatic side, flowing through certain details for the benefit of Hollywood. But nonetheless, Cate Blanchett is one superb actress.

[@heartheart5543]

Then you might wanna see Cate in TAR. Amazing acting!

[@callmeswivelhips]

@@heartheart5543 TAR???

[@rics1883]

Watch her in Tar, insane performance probably the greatest performance by an actress

[@callmeswivelhips]

@@rics1883 Heard that

[@Toofield]

Apparently that scene wasn't in the script. Shekhar Kapur sprung the idea on Blanchett the day before it was filmed and she spent the evening reading up on the Act of Uniformity and then ab lib it.

[@NJCUJan]

Saw this when I was I think 11 and it’s the first time I figured out what great acting is.

[@vanessajazp6341]

Cate Blanchett is one of my favorite actors of all. She is excellent no matter what she does.

[@Nunov103]

This scene alone should have given her the Oscar ✌️

[@wilsonwilson8496]

One my favourite films. She should have won that damn Oscar! Cate Blanchett is scarily brilliant and insanely beautiful!

[@rachelannsmart3710]

What I love most is that this actually took place.

[@chickadeeacres3864]

Give or take some theatrical license

[@notsoancientpelican]

"I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but the heart and stomach of a King, and a King of England too..." --Elizabeth I

[@overman2306]

She was a lesbian.

[@dbyers3897]

Well, according to Will Shakespeare anyway.

[@DeniseBond-cc9ce]

​@@dbyers3897no she spoke tjat speach .....history real fact

[@cameronperrier7622]

She's reading the divas in this scene. A true queen!

[@tmackie1694]

Cate was robbed of the Oscar for this role! I still havent gotten over it

[@rgrndu]

😂

[@yaimamartinez9576]

Who won?

[@GoldenPenLitHaven]

Gwyneth made a deal with that awful Weinstein

[@achunaryan3418]

So what did you do until now? Plot failed revenge attempts for more than 25 years, and now you are mad because you are a failure to even think you should get over such trivial matters? Sad.

[@elizabethwilmot556]

I was angry when she did not win the Oscar for this BRILLIANT performance! She should have won! She is amazing in this film!

[@classicalaid1]

The two Elizabeth films are among the finest cinematic experiences in my life.

[@Jonnie_Rich]

I was obsessed with this movie and was a fan of her early on. I think she is a brilliant actor she just makes her characters so believable which is probably part of the definition of acting but still she is a master at it. I loved the baroque music in this film too. Do you recall the scene when her ladies in waiting are snipping her hair and applying thick white makeup over her skin? The hauntingly beautiful melody of Mozart's requiem introitus in the background while she is essentially de-feminizing herself to become a monarch still gives me chills. She sacrificed all that made her a woman and made her Elizabeth to become the representation of a single Monarch.

[@nathanielbrown4847]

Absolutely phenomenal movie! I had the opportunity to visit her tomb in 1999. 🙏🏾💙❤️🙏🏾

[@wsp912]

Stellar cast, all of them excellent! Attenborough, Blanchet, Geoffrey Rush, to mention a few. Different style to Shakespeare in Love, we get the best of different worlds ❤ my 3 pence worth 😂

[@bel-amimargoles1209]

One of the most brilliant performances I have ever seen. Film was so-so, but she was magnificent. Should have won the Oscar.

[@Tatortot318]

I just watched this, her performance blew me away.

[@AnnaKarkowskaVirtuoso]

This was an OSCAR performance and creation without any doubt for anyone who has eyes , ears and heart...In fact entire production is simply a MASTERPIECE!!! Thank YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jdstep97]

At least she won the Golden Globe - "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama."

[@unlikeavirgin]

The sequel was just as great. There was talk of a third and final film some time ago. I would love to see that come true. Cate is one of the best actresses ever!

[@lefish5277]

I can’t express enough my love for Cate Blanchett in these movies. She’s SO regal. The costumes are perfect and as someone obsessed with historical fashion, the Elizabeth movies were visually delectable. The movies sparked my interest in the Tudors and Elizabeth’s reign, and I ended up doing a ton of research projects about her in college. I’m so glad so many people love it as much as I do.

[@johnjim6793]

1997 was a fantastic year for movies. The Thin Red Line, Elizabeth, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, Life is Beautiful, The Truman Show and - totally overlooked at the Oscars - Run Lola Run ... Whatever you prefer over the others is a matter of personal taste. It can't be denied that Elizabeth is a masterpiece though. It is absolutely incredible what English cinema can put out when every now and then it assembles a perfect cast of world-class actors (I know some of them aren't British, but nevertheless). That's the power of theater tradition that started with the Age of Elizabeth.

[@jaltruff]

All those movies are from 1998

[@schplengie1]

5:08 "Also: Welcome.... to Jurassic Park"

[@Wurzelknecht]

My lords the house will divide...and in 48 hours I'll be accepting your apologies.

[@truegrit7697]

Cate Blanchett is so beautiful and talented. ❤

[@rasiaijauoren]

The oscar has been robbed by the worst-ever oscar actress nomination, Gwyneth Paltrow…

[@vinniemoran7362]

Paltrow was excellent in Shakespeare In Love. But Blanchett was ahead by a mile.

[@molamolalaaa2968]

Pure talent

[@Tuper41]

Goosebumps! the entire cast of that scene was incredible, they were all rising to her level of skill.

[@crystalk98]

Cate Blanchett & Toni Colette are the 2 best aussie actresses 👌

[@jcortese3300]

Toni Colette is the best actor working today, in any country and of either sex.

[@crystalk98]

@jcortese3300 she's brilliant for sure

[@churchio9242]

I would like to add Anna Torv, under appreciated.

[@tomosborne3437]

Stephen Gardiner had in fact died some 3 years before Elizabeth ascended the throne. That doesn’t take away anything from Blanchett’s superb performance.

[@maestroclassico5801]

Her performance was Oscar worthy....even if the historically inaccurate screenplay was not

[@colinlavelle7806]

Correct and bishops did not wear black Mitres

[@johns.9819]

she is so unrated i saw how good she was from the beginning a gentle giant

[@teniola9304]

This scene here was brilliant and strategically made... All the men wore black behind their black clothes were their insecurities, infidelities, hidden vendetta, toxic masculinities, overzealot, etcetera while she wore red behind the red gown were her strength, pain, love, control, independence, and intelligence, making her untouchable red jewelry ♥️ ✨️.

[@calaf-sy5ib]

She is no doutably one of the top 5 great actresses in these day

[@Nine-Signs]

I am British yet some bloody how this film eluded me entirely. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

[@jdstep97]

I'm jealous. You get to view it for the first time. I've watched it about 10 times (specific scenes dozens of times). I still love it, though it's not like that first time.

[@Vandiver79]

I saw this for the first time last weekend -- her performance was wonderful :)

[@histman3133]

She was our Gloriana. Her reign marked the dawning of a new era. The beginning of England's greatness and that of the future British Empire. God Save the Queen!

[@knowz2367]

An Empire that has fast been forgotten by many. Now England is a third world country thanks to a another Elizabeth.

[@RoseRedd-k4b]

Elizabeth I must have been so nervous in front of people that want nothing but to see her fail and be a subservient wife and mother. I am glad I saw this movie, it made me admire Elizabeth I more and more. And how she roasted that guy that had 2 divorces, go girl! I really love this outfit too.

[@tachiebillano6244]

Elizabeth I had the skills of a top-notch orator, state prosecutor, PR / propaganda manager, and political tactician -- skills which were honed from childhood, especially during that insane time she was almost semi-secretly executed by powerful nobles and clergy who were trying to puppeteer her older sister Mary into approving her death at their hands. She learned to read people and discern the hidden decisions and reasons behind what they did or said. She learned to pay attention to even the smallest details that could change outcomes -- even little things like making people wait while she wrote long letters, to postpone her arrest or incarceration to yet another day, or dressing and talking a certain way, to generate positive word-of-mouth -- all that was what kept her from getting killed in a patriarchal society with men grasping for the throne. This movie may be a wildly inaccurate fictionalized version of her life, but I don't mind, LOL. It captures Elizabeth's wily nature and how skillfully she moved Parliament in this moment.

[@rics1883]

One of the greatest actors of all times

[@Alma-q6m]

Elizabeth the first. My most favourite queen. She achieved wonders!

[@amberklein1560]

😮TheDoctor!!! I couldn't help thinking the Doctor from "Doctor Who" was visiting Queen Elizabeth when I saw Christopher Ecclston in this. Lol.

[@aaronfire359]

"And though you have had, and may have, many mightier and wiser princes sitting in this seat, yet you never had, nor shall have any that will love you better." - Queen Elizabeth I of England

[@marynoonan6111]

After seeing her in this movie and being blown away by her per performance, and she didn’t win Oscar. I’ve never taken the Oscars seriously ever since.

[@fadikhoory5350]

Dear diary, I was today year's old when I realised that Doctor Who guest star, Donald Pelmear who got a large role in the Time Warrior was reduced in this scene to a background bishop in the cellar.

[@luqueteeees]

That year the Oscar winner for me was Fernanda Montenegro or Blanchett. Both great.....

[@MajSolo]

Blanchet is also a GOAT just as Meryl Streep-

[@MrBoopsyBoo]

"Greatest Of All Time"

[@kevindahlenburg2528]

One of my favorite films

[@jotjotzzz5357]

Wow she’s so amazing in this role!!!

[@cherylsmith4102]

One of very few great actresses!

[@PotterFreakable]

I love how after all these years the comments still agree that she should have won an Oscar for this

[@shinypipiatmoonlight6287]

this is her first BAFTA win ❤

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Glenda Jackson is still the definitive Elizabeth, but Cate is the runner-up.

[@vinniemoran7362]

Yes, people have forgotten Glenda Jackson's portrayal. She was thunderously good,.

[@kimbarnett619]

She’s my favorite actress ❤

[@tiffsaver]

In my opinion, this was the greatest single performance of her entire career, and that's saying a lot.

[@nataliaokropiridze]

Her voice is a work of art

[@mjhzen8313]

Blanchett was spectacular, as she often is. This excerpt from the film proves yet again what I "believe": how much simpler and safer the world would be without religion.

[@radmilastefic4913]

GLEDALA SAM FILM.. BORBA ZA SVOJ NAROD I DRŽAVU, LEPO, LEPOTICA, PAMETNICA 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@oriesheppard8498]

Elizabeth I is remembered as an almost legendary figure because of the fact she never married, consolidated power, and kept it her entire life. She knew how to play the game and played it well. Had she married, I can guarantee we wouldn’t be talking about her today in the way that we do. She’d be a footnote is history like her elder sister. Elizabeth I and Queen Cleopatra VII are 2 of history’s smartest Queens and deserve the respect and admiration they still receive to this day.

[@kevin-e5h5t]

Eventually Queen Elizabeth I did not decide only on one church. Her father, Henry VIII had already created the Church of England, but LIz let both churches spin their webs, and thus stopped religious war in England.

[@davidpar2]

Cate Blanchett losing best actress oscar to Gwyneth Paltrow is possibly the biggest farce in the history of the academy

[@brandonarkell5357]

Jesus, she was magnificent. She is one of the best actors of our time.

[@NadjaKREUZ]

Absolutely breathtaking performance which is also important because it can awakens people interest in history

[@ANNASTESIA-s4o]

This is such a powerful impactful speech.

[@nicotorio8627]

Paltrow beating her for the Academy Award that year is Oscar politicizing at its finest.

[@pattya796]

Hollywood politics robbed her of the Oscar she so deserved.

[@onemondaynight]

I absolutely love that she chose to wear red, like a cardinal.

[@RevisitingHistoryChannel]

Now i want to watch - thanks!

[@stillherenow500]

This was back in the day when they made movies that required thought.

[@Alma-q6m]

She didn't care about religion. She just loved England. Fullstop.

[@maxwilkinson4378]

Just Brilliant, nothing more needs to be said.

[@buddhidev7877]

She should be the Oscar winner

[@clydesight]

This is such a good movie and the actors are superb!

[@georged7059]

The child of a second marriage talking down on someone for being married to his third wife, knowing full well that her own father doubled that number is funny to me😂

[@elss8717]

The two men you mentioned took decisions and actions regarding their marital status Elizabeth was merely being born in a dysfunctional family. How can you compare that? 6:10

[@jasminerochas-oq8jw]

Cate Blanchett is a queen of that role, and being a queen is more than getting a prize.

[@Ryantrev88]

How she did not win the Oscar which went to Gwyneth Paltrow is a mystery

[@c.2538]

lol it’s no mystery it’s politics baby

[@sunnyd4125]

Superb movie with fascinating history.

[@joymcguire]

one of my favorite films!

[@ThiagoMorgoth]

I love when she says "i am a woman". That smile is iconic.

[@wizach777]

"By five your grace, by five". That is sweet revenge for calling her "Bastard Queen". This is some serious acting.

[@shaleiigavesti4510]

Loved her versions of Queen Elizabeth - just enjoy Cate Blanchett's performances!!

[@user-Qu4533king]

She wanted catholic and protestant to be able to pray and she was right

[@JeMiero]

I've never seen this film, but I notice the great camera work... then I googled it and, yes, at least an Oscar for the cinematography. :-)

[@vinniemoran7362]

Made by a Bollywood director, no less. Watched this in the theater and was absolutely stunned by Blanchett.

[@horseradish4046]

Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep are the two greatest actresses alive

[@waynenorthspacebuoy3529]

God .... she is so good.

[@williamhicks7736]

I thought this was a fantastic film…. Every performance is wonderful but Blanchett truly shines….

[@rdvant.9179]

In her dream they meet her with bow and full respect but in real life on the contrary with a big quarrel. It's a hilarious contrast 😄

[@harmoniabalanza]

"your votes are nothing without my consent." Let's wrap our heads around that one, here and now.

[@lizzfrmhon]

I never understood them choosing Gwyneth Paltrow’s bland performance over this.

[@josephchan4767]

Common sense. This is English virtue. I like her for her wisdom 😂😂. No man can serve two masters n be faithful to both. Wisesayer truths from the bible.

[@user-hu4mb9fx6h]

She won....she has won 👑⚔️💖🎄

[@mygreatescape9617]

This is one of my favorite movies, I love all the actors, absolutely 💯 awesome.