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Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett Happy to Be Licked – on Stamps

Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett Happy to Be Licked – on Stamps

Originally posted 02/04/2009 07:45AM

Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush all have Oscars in common – and now each member of the Australian quartet can boast another distinction: They all appear on special edition 55-cent (about 35 cents U.S.) postage stamps in their native country.


"Something like this – when you see your face on a stamp – says 'wow,' " Kidman, 41, is quoted as saying by the BBC.

She added that she is particularly delighted that her children will one day "lick a stamp, put it on an envelope and say, 'That's my mum.' "

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Cate Blanchett's Real-Life Love Story | Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett's Real-Life Love Story

Originally posted 12/29/2008 02:10PM

In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Cate Blanchett's love interest is aging in reverse – something her husband would hate to see her do.

In fact, after just a few weeks of dating, Andrew Upton proposed to Blanchett, now 39, and her reasons for saying "yes" speak volumes about their love affair.

"I couldn't not," she tells Vanity Fair in its February cover story. "We were in exactly the same place at exactly the same time. He turned to me after a few days and said, 'Cate … ,' and I thought, 'Oh, god, he's going to ask me to marry him – and I'm going to have to say yes!' He didn't, in fact; he asked me what I wanted for dinner or something like that. But I'd never had that thought before. I thought, This is extraordinary! I've never felt this before. What an adventure!"

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Cate Blanchett's Husband Enjoys the Spotlight

Cate Blanchett's Husband Enjoys the Spotlight

Originally posted 08/20/2008 02:20PM

Cate Blanchett's husband Andrew Upton doesn't mind the attention that comes with being married to an Oscar winner. "I quite enjoy it, actually," he says.

Although the Australian writer-director, 42, has been cropped out of his share of photos when posing with the Elizabeth actress, he has maintained a realistic outlook on his wife's A-list status.

"I'm never followed but Cate is. Her public identity is very associated with her work, which I think is good, right and proper because she's bloody good at it. When her work is coming into focus, people want to see a photo of her carrying shopping bags," Upton tells Britain's Independent newspaper. "I can understand it – people are interested and I'm glad they're interested otherwise they wouldn't come to see it."

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Angelina & Scarlett Cannes-Do French Fest | Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson

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Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson Cannes-Do French Fest

Originally posted 04/23/2008 01:30PM

The Cannes Film Festival will be rolling out a red-hot carpet next month with Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Madonna all expected to promote movies and causes.

The surprise addition of Clint Eastwood's The Changeling to the 61st edition of the South of France fest, May 14-25, sets the stage for a repeat of last year's flashbulb-popping appearances of Jolie and Brad Pitt. Jolie stars in the film along with Amy Ryan and John Malkovich.

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Cate Blanchett Debuts Newborn Son | Cate Blanchett

Good Deeds

Cate Blanchett Debuts Newborn Son

Originally posted 04/21/2008 02:15PM

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett introduced her 6-day-old son over the weekend at the Australia 2020 forum in Canberra.

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Cate Blanchett Welcomes Another Son | Cate Blanchett

Babies

Cate Blanchett Welcomes Another Son

Originally posted 04/14/2008 12:30AM

And baby makes five for Cate Blanchett and her writer-director husband, Andrew Upton.

Their third child, son Ignatius Martin, was born Sunday at a Sydney hospital, according to Australian magazine WHO. Just two days earlier Blanchett had attended her younger sister's university graduation.

The couple, who are based in Australia, already have two sons: Dashiell John, 5, and Roman Robert, 3.

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Cate Blanchett's Baby Slept Through Carpet  Chaos | Cate Blanchett

Oscars 2008

Cate Blanchett's Baby Slept Through Carpet Chaos

Originally posted 02/24/2008 09:45PM

Cate Blanchett, in flowing Dries Van Noten, was feeling "pregnant" Sunday on the Oscar red carpet, but says her baby wasn't feeling a thing.

Presenter and nominee for Best Actress, the expectant mom seemed to reveal her unborn baby's gender when she told PEOPLE, "He's actually asleep – believe it or not, which bodes well."

She took home a Film Independent's Spirit Awards Saturday, which she dedicated to her I'm Not There costar Heath Ledger.
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Ellen Page, Cate Blanchett Take Home Indie Spirits | Cate Blanchett, Ellen Page

Ellen Page, Cate Blanchett Take Home Indie Spirit Awards

Originally posted 02/23/2008 10:50PM

Ellen Page took top honors at the Film Independent's Spirit Awards, winning best actress for her role in Juno, but Angelina Jolie's baby bump was the show stopper.

Page was up against Jolie's A Mighty Heart performance and took everything in stride.

"I'm just trying to go along with it, staying with a friend, having fun," Page told PEOPLE of Oscar weekend. "Just trying to remove myself in a way, and remember it's about film ... These nominations are a huge honor. It's exciting."

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Revealed! New Indiana Jones Movie Trailer

Originally posted 02/14/2008 11:00AM



Happy Valentine's Day from Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf. As a (sort of) romantic treat, they've released the first teaser movie trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Enjoy!

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Cate Blanchett Pays Tribute to Heath Ledger

Tributes

Cate Blanchett Pays Tribute to Heath Ledger

Originally posted 01/27/2008 06:35PM

Though she didn't get a chance to know Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett acknowledged the late actor's thriving career while accepting the Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

"I'd like to pay special tribute to Heath Ledger who I think was an extraordinary actor and was well on his way to being a master himself" she said as the audience erupted in applause. "We will all miss you enormously."

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