Cate Blanchett was honored last night at the Princess Anne Theatre in London by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) with a slideshow presentation, “A Life in Pictures.” Here’s a re-cap of why Cate was honored with a major Academy event:

Since graduating from Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, Cate Blanchett has worked extensively in the theatre, television and film, winning a host of global awards and critical acclaim.

She will soon be seen in Notes on a Scandal with Dame Judi Dench; in Babel opposite Brad Pitt, and in The Good German, opposite George Clooney.

She is currently in production on The Golden Age, the sequel to Elizabeth, for which she won her first BAFTA for Actress in a Leading Role in 1998. She was also nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role in The Talented Mr Ripley and won a second BAFTA for her role as Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator.

Future projects include Todd Haynes‘ I’m Not There, in which she portrays a Young Bob Dylan, and David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, in which she appears with her Babel co-star, Brad Pitt.

Other pictures include: Notes on a Scandal screening at Cinema 1 N.Y.C. on Monday, Dec. 18 and a NOAS screening after-arty at Osteria del Circo in NYC on Sunday, Dec. 3.

George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire made their way out for the premiere of their upcoming film The Good German at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood last night. Cate looks absolutely stunning in that dress! Check out the 50+ The Good German stills here. The Good German opens in theaters this Friday.

During the premiere, People’s Sexiest Man shed a few tears for Max, his 300-lb. pet pot-bellied pig who recently went to hog heaven. George shared his feelings: “I’m good. I just got home this morning, or this afternoon, so it’s strange not having him sitting on the carpet in the house, but, you know… sad, actually.” What was his best memory of Max? “Oh, there are plenty of them. He got me in a lot of trouble that pig, in general, (and) scared the hell out of a lot of delivery people, too.” George won’t be getting another pig: “I think Max covered all my pig needs.”

“It was great to have Brad there, to have that buoyancy. Brad’s open and funny, and he makes me laugh. He makes me think about the style of a film in a way I hadn’t thought about it before. He asks questions about the script that I wouldn’t even conceive of asking. He’s a very aesthetic being, and I’m probably quite an emotional being. So for me, selfishly, he brings that out in me.” — Cate Blanchett on working with Brad Pitt on their film Babel

48+ new The Good German stills have arrived! Starring: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire. Risky Biz Blog breaks down all of the Casablanca-esque similarities including the The Good German movie poster reproducing the same elements of the Casablanca movie poster. The Good German is out in theaters Dec. 8. Check out 40+ more pictures in the gallery!

2006’s The Good German draws upon 1942’s Casablanca

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon, The Good German takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar (George Clooney) becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett), a former lover who is trying to escape her past in the aftermath of the war. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get out of Berlin. Tully (Tobey Maguire), a soldier in the American army motor pool assigned to drive Jake around the city, has black market connections that may be Lena’s way out – or lead them all into even darker territory.

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Wahoo!! Oscars all around!! I present to you the inside photo spread of Babel’s Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchett inside this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly November 3, 2006 issue. Here’s an excerpt from the article (full article after the jump):

Cate Blanchett was marinating in a puddle of blood on a dirt floor somewhere near the southern edge of the Sahara. Brad Pitt sat nearby, slumped over on a rock, sweat pouring off him. The temperature hovered near 112 degrees in the tiny Moroccan village that had become home to the cast and crew of Babel, the politically charged four-part epic from Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams). This place was seriously primitive, beyond the reach of electricity and, for the most part, running water. Air conditioning? Not a chance. Indoor toilet? There’s only one: See the village elder.

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Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are on the cover for the November 3, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly. Sex, drugs, guns, and terrorism. How Babel became this year’s dark-hose Oscar contender! On newsstands nationwide tomorrow…

Also, take a trip down Brad Pitt memory lane with stills from his many movies including Thelma & Louise (1991), A River Runs Through It (1992), Interview With the Vampire (1994), Legends of the Fall (1994), Seven (1995), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Devil’s Own (1997), Fight Club (1999), Snatch (2000), The Mexican (2001), Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Troy (2004), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005), and Babel (2006). Check out stills from all of Brad’s movies in the gallery!

Caught a screening of Babel last night. How did Brad Pitt measure up? Even ex Gwyneth Paltrow told NYDN that he’ll take home an Oscar: “It’s the best performance Brad’s ever given. [Babel] makes you want to take good care of your children.” Here’s how it went down…

3 different countries. 4 groups of people. Lives forever changed. A man in Morocco is sold a rifle that he gives to his two sons to protect their goats from jackals. While practicing their shooting, the younger son accidentally shoots an American woman, (Cate Blanchett) who is vacationing with her husband (Brad Pitt) aboard a tour bus. The movie establishes the characters that are further connected to the American couple, the children who are with their Mexican nanny back in the States and the original owner of the rifle, a Japanese businessman whose daughter is deaf-mute.

GALLERY :: Click here for HQ movie stills of Babel!

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Cate Blanchett balances 5 movie roles, 2 children, 1 intimate marriage, and a 10,000 mile journey home. Cate, 37, dishes in the November 2006 issue of Vogue. “How you set out on an adventure will pretty much dictate how you continue,” she said. Says writer / producer / director Wes Anderson, “Cate can visualize her entire performance in her mind before she ever says a word.” More pictures (one of the weirdest photoshoots I’ve seen in a long time) in the gallery!