It has recently been announced that the Australian actress, Cate Blanchett, will be presented with the first International Goya award on 12th February during the 36th edition of the Goya ceremony, that is, the ceremony of the Spanish film awards. This new accolade is awarded by the Spanish Film Academy as recognition for those “personalities who contribute to the cinema as an art that unites cultures and viewers all over the world”. Cate Blanchett has been chosen for “playing unforgettable roles which are already part of our memory and our present”. The actress is also the recipient of two Oscar awards – one for best actress thanks to her role in Blue Jasmine and another one for best supporting actress in The Aviator, three Golden Globes and three Screen Actors Guild awards so she is one of the few actresses to have won the major film awards. In addition, this year she will receive the honorary César – the lifetime-achievement award – of the French Film Academy on 25th February.
Apart from her artistic achievements, it is worth mentioning that she is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN refugee agency and a member of the Australian Conservation Foundation, in other words, Australia´s national environmental organisation.
Cate Blanchett will also be the protagonist of A Manual for Cleaning Women, Pedro Almodóvar´s first film in the English language.
