Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards
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Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards for her captivating performance in TÁR
Cate Blanchett won Best Actress at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday for her portrayal of disgraced songwriter Lydia Tár in Todd Field’s TÁR.
The 53-year-old Australian actress beat out Michelle Williams, Viola Davis, Danielle Deadwyler, Margot Robbie and Michelle Yeoh in the category.
“It’s extremely arbitrary considering how many extraordinary performances there have been by women,” Cate said as she accepted her award.
Cate Blanchett (pictured) won Best Actress at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards for her captivating performance in TÁR
I can’t believe it’s up here. This is ridiculous… I would love to change this whole damn structure. It’s like what this patriarchal pyramid is where someone stands here.
He continued: “Why don’t we just say that there were a lot of female performances that are in concert and in dialogue with each other?”
And it ends with the televised horse race. Because I can tell you, all the women with TV commercials, movies, commercials, tampons, you name it, they are doing amazing work that continually inspires me. So thanks. I share this with all of you.
The 53-year-old Australian actress beat out Michelle Williams, Viola Davis, Danielle Deadwyler, Margot Robbie and Michelle Yeoh in the category
Cate is enjoying a spectacular start to awards season after winning a Golden Globe for her role as Tár last week.
In the film, she plays the troubled, high-profile composter Lydia Tár, who is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career.
After one of her former students commits suicide, Lydia is accused of having inappropriate relationships with her female protégés and her world begins to fall apart.
“It’s extremely arbitrary considering the number of extraordinary performances by women,” Cate said as she accepted her award.
Meanwhile, Cate is expected to win her second Best Actress Oscar for the role.
TÁR was written and directed by Todd Field, 58, and was his first film in 16 years.
The star won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2004 for Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator.
In the film, Cate plays troubled, high-profile composter Lydia Tár (pictured), who is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career.