Two-time Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett will be honored with this year’s Icon Award at the Camerimage film festival, which highlights the art of cinematography.
Blanchett will attend Camerimage in Toruń, Poland, to receive the honor at the festival’s closing gala. Camerimage 2025 runs Nov. 15–22.
Blanchett’s astounding 30+ year career on screen has been accompanied by some of cinema’s most stunning cinematography. Her breakthrough film, Elizabeth (1998), her first Academy Award nomination, earned cameraman Remi Adefarasin an Oscar nom (and a Golden Frog win at Camerimage). Ed Lachman’s lensing of Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There (2008) won the Bronze Frog at Camerimage, and his work on Hayne’s Carol (2015) received an Academy Award nomination. (Blanchett was Oscar-nominated for both films). Florian Hoffmeister took the top prize at Camerimage for the Blanchett-starrer Tár (2022) from Todd Field, a film that scored Blanchett her eighth Oscar nomination.
“There are artists who simply cannot be overlooked. With their sensitivity, charisma, and exceptional craft, they create unforgettable roles and bring a unique atmosphere wherever they appear. One such figure is the two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett,” said Camerimage festival director Marek Żydowicz, announcing the Icon award winner. “Cate is an extraordinary individual who treats every conversation as a singular event. It is this sensitivity and attentiveness to the world around her that make her performances unforgettable, inspiring audiences worldwide.”
Blanchett is no stranger to Camerimage. She chaired last year’s competition jury, handing the Golden Frog to Danish cinematographer Michal Dymek for his work on Magnus von Horn’s Danish period horror drama The Girl with the Needle. In 2023, Warwick Thornton won the festival’s top prize for his lensing of The New Boy, which he also directed, and which Blanchett produced through her production shingle Dirty Films.
