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My vote for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Woody Allen finally wrote a script I like in Blue Jasmine, the subtle parallel of the downfall of Ruth and Bernie Madoff. Blanchett plays a woman in deep denial and humiliation as she falls from Park Avenue grace and down the ladder because of her bilking-swindler husband, played by Alec Baldwin.

Cate Blanchett seems to have done it all and, I think, deserves it all recalling her roles as Blanche DuBois (A Street Car Named Desire), Queen Elizabeth, Katharine Hepburn in (The Aviator), and now a woman striving to shore up some dignity after being thrown under the bus.

She's a terrific character actor in leading roles with her high cheek bones, wide smile and handsome square face—even playing Bob Dylan. I'll offer this great interview with Leslie Stahl before the Oscars air on March 2. If you haven't seen this, and you're a fan of movies, enjoy and cast your own votes here.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cate-blanchett-talks-blue-jasmine-and-oscar-nominated-role-on-60-minutes/