Cate Blanchett may not have won Best Actress at Cannes but she still wins our hearts. And now we're left wondering what Oscar will do with two lesbian dramas with obvious co-leads hitting them at once this year (Freeheld & Carol), will they double down on Category Fraud or finally reject it? Anyway, here's Jose to give Cate the Coveted Post Cannes Ceremony Celebration Post. - Nathaniel R
Our adventure begins around May 15, 2015 when a certain red carpet superstar had to make an emergency call...
...and once again, Cate Blanchett arrived to save the day.
At the red carpet for the premiere of Carol she came out in a stunning creation by Giles. If this is a name you don't hear very often, it's because his works are usually reserved for the most adventurous dressers (he made the punk dress Sarah Jessica Parker wore to the Met Gala in 2013). This haunting piece was made using velvet, silk organza and silk ghazaar, and the print is said to have been inspired by a fax machine. It's a looked that made jaws drop and gives Cate the Best Dressed award at the festival though she had to let the Best Actress prize go to her co-star Rooney Mara.
Knowing that it would take us ages to recover from the beauty of her Giles gown, she toned it down for her other - too few - public appearances during the festival.
To the left we have her in skin toned romantic McQueen, in the center she once donned McQueen but went for a rocker-chick look (this happened before the Giles, so she was teasing us...) and to the right, she appears in a simple Armani Privé. Rumor has it she wore the dress to appease her dear friend Giorgio, who expected her to wear something from his brand for the Carol premiere. We all can agree even Giorgio must have loved what Cate went for, right?
BONUS: Best Accessory - Rooney Mara
Cate's Carol co-star circled around her at every event like our planet does to the sun. The Oscar nominee did not stray from her goth-chic path and exclusively wore black and white. However she adorably reprised her performance from the movie by never letting go of a half lustful/half admiring look whenever she saw Cate. This is what the movie is about in a nutshell, Rooney's performance is at its most tender whenever we see her falling in love with Cate's character, and if the marketing team for Carol knows anything about anything, they will start taking advantage of this right this very second.
Have any Cate in Cannes feelings to share as we say 'au revoir' to the festival? What other actress would make a good accessory for the Blanchett?