Cate ignores hype

Cate Blanchett. Photo / Reuters

Cate Blanchett is playing down the Oscar hype surrounding her latest portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I.

Speaking at the London premiere of Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Blanchett put Academy Awards talk regarding her reprisal of the role which won her a Best Actress nomination in 1998 down to the "time of year".

"Oscar who?" Blanchett said in a red-carpet interview with Sky News.

When pressed on the film's chances at the awards next year, Blanchett said: "I don't know. Who knows? When you reprise a role, you just hope the film is going to stand on its own two feet, which I think this does."