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Cate Blanchett made some waves on Sunday, April 12, while attending the 2026 Olivier Awards in London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The Oscar winner was seen giving the middle finger to someone while walking the red carpet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Blanchett was attending the ceremony as a nominee for best actress for her work in the London Barbican Theatre’s production of The Seagull<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCate Blanchett<\/a> isn’t letting anyone boss her around on the red carpet.<\/p>\nThe Oscar-winning actress, 56, made some waves on Sunday, April 12, while attending the 2026 Olivier Awards in London.<\/p>\n
Video footage of the carpet showed Blanchett giving the middle finger to someone just off-screen. Moments before, she can be seen holding her palm up to the person, who is not visible in the video, and saying, “Stop it.”<\/p>\n
Blanchett was attending the ceremony as a best actress nominee for her work in the London Barbican Theatre’s production of The Seagull.<\/em><\/p>\nIt was not immediately clear if the person she was speaking to \u2014 and gesturing toward \u2014 was a red carpet reporter.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nCate Blanchett attends The Olivier Awards 2026.
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As for her red carpet look, Blanchett appeared at the awards ceremony in a black gown by Lanvin with shoulder cutouts and a criss-cross cutout that showed off her midriff.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Deadline<\/a> reported that Blanchett’s London production of The Seagull<\/em> \u2014 which also features Tom Burke and The Crown <\/em>alum Emma Corrin<\/a> \u2014 is looking to transfer to New York later this year.<\/p>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n![\"Blanchett](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3AEagpOcfsa3KPkO5rH4XQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NzI7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/3e6cd0fbe19078005c4b392063ac5eb8\"\/)
<\/div>\nBlanchett in 2023.
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In 2025, Blanchett spoke to the Radio Times<\/em><\/a>, opening up about some of her least favorite aspects of fame \u2013 and how she could see herself living a life away from the big screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n“My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it: I am serious about giving up acting,\u201d Blanchett said. “[There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.”<\/p>\n
While the actress didn’t give a specific time frame of when she’d leave acting, she explained how she dislikes seeing headlines following interviews or being photographed.<\/p>\n
“When you go on a talk show, or even here now, and then you see soundbites of things you\u2019ve said, pulled out and italicized, they sound really loud. I\u2019m not that person,” Blanchett said. “I make more sense in motion \u2014 it\u2019s been a long time to remotely get comfortable with the idea of being photographed.”<\/p>\n
Cate Blanchett made some waves on Sunday, April 12, while attending the 2026 Olivier Awards in London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The Oscar winner was seen giving the middle finger to someone while walking the red carpet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Blanchett was attending the ceremony as a nominee for best actress for her work in the London Barbican Theatre’s production of The Seagull<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Cate Blanchett<\/a> isn’t letting anyone boss her around on the red carpet.<\/p>\n The Oscar-winning actress, 56, made some waves on Sunday, April 12, while attending the 2026 Olivier Awards in London.<\/p>\n Video footage of the carpet showed Blanchett giving the middle finger to someone just off-screen. Moments before, she can be seen holding her palm up to the person, who is not visible in the video, and saying, “Stop it.”<\/p>\n Blanchett was attending the ceremony as a best actress nominee for her work in the London Barbican Theatre’s production of The Seagull.<\/em><\/p>\n It was not immediately clear if the person she was speaking to \u2014 and gesturing toward \u2014 was a red carpet reporter.<\/p>\n Cate Blanchett attends The Olivier Awards 2026. As for her red carpet look, Blanchett appeared at the awards ceremony in a black gown by Lanvin with shoulder cutouts and a criss-cross cutout that showed off her midriff.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Deadline<\/a> reported that Blanchett’s London production of The Seagull<\/em> \u2014 which also features Tom Burke and The Crown <\/em>alum Emma Corrin<\/a> \u2014 is looking to transfer to New York later this year.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Blanchett in 2023. In 2025, Blanchett spoke to the Radio Times<\/em><\/a>, opening up about some of her least favorite aspects of fame \u2013 and how she could see herself living a life away from the big screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n “My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it: I am serious about giving up acting,\u201d Blanchett said. “[There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.”<\/p>\n While the actress didn’t give a specific time frame of when she’d leave acting, she explained how she dislikes seeing headlines following interviews or being photographed.<\/p>\n “When you go on a talk show, or even here now, and then you see soundbites of things you\u2019ve said, pulled out and italicized, they sound really loud. I\u2019m not that person,” Blanchett said. “I make more sense in motion \u2014 it\u2019s been a long time to remotely get comfortable with the idea of being photographed.”<\/p>\n
Credit: Neil Mockford\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>
Credit: Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n