Best: Notes On A Scandal (2006) The Lord Of The Rings franchise is obviously the best overall project on her CV, but Blanchett's best individual performance came in Notes On A Scandal, and not as an ethereal whispering elf with her contrast turned up too high. Blanchett was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress,opposite fellow Oscar nominee Judi Dench (obviously) and it was largely down to the two central roles that the adaptation was so successful. Worst: Charlotte Gray (2001) Proof that not all adaptations from best-selling and acclaimed authors work out perfectly, Charlotte Gray is a picture of boredom, despite the fact that it's supposed to be about a deep cover spy during World War II. A brilliant mix, with bountiful potential, which is almost completely ignored, as even Blanchett struggled with the material. The most enjoyable part of the entire thing is the accidentally (and immaturely) hilarious acronym for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry organisation that Gray joins during the war - better known as FANY.
