Cate Blanchett makes her Broadway debut in The Present this season. She won Academy Awards in 2007 and 2014 for her performances in The Aviator and Blue Jasmine, respectively. She received additional nods for Carol, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, I’m Not There, Notes on a Scandal and Elizabeth. Her other screen credits include The Lord of the Rings and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She has performed onstage in London and New York, appearing in The Maids, Big and Small, Uncle Vanya and A Streetcar Named Desire.