The Australian actress, 53, plays conductor Lydia Tar, who is a complicated genius who faces accusations in the psychological drama. She thanked the producers for “holding their nerve” in making the film. Cate Blanchett wins the BAFTA award for Leading Actress for her work on Tár @tarmovie @focusfeatures #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/J9lzhuUI8b — BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 19, 2023Blanchett told the Baftas ceremony on Sunday she “didn’t prepare anything” for her “extraordinary” win. She also thanked Universal Pictures-based Focus Features “for being such extraordinary partners (as) this was a very dangerous and career ending, potentially, undertaking, and so thanks for holding the nerve”. Blanchett previously told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that she had the “utmost respect” for the “trailblazer of a musician and a conductor”.
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