The Oscar-winning actress has been recognised with Australia’s highest screen honour by the AACTA.

Two-time Oscar-winning Actress Cate Blanchett is predicted to be a shoe-in for another Academy Award nomination when they are announced on January 14 next year for her performance in the Todd Haynes lesbian romance, Carol. But if there were any doubt as to Blanchett’s incomparable place among Australia’s greatest actors, she is to be recognised tomorrow evening with the highest screen honour Down Under: the Longford Lyell Award.

The prestigious laurel, bestowed by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to Australian cinema. The award will be presented by Richard Roxburgh and Hugo Weaving at the AACTA Awards taking place in Sydney on Wednesday evening. Previous winners include director Peter Weir, actor Geoffrey Rush and film critic David Stratton.

Blanchett is one of Australia’s most decorated film stars: in addition to her two previous Oscar wins for The Aviator (2004) and Blue Jasmine (2014), she also boasts no less than four other Oscar nominations, as well as having won three Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and five Australian Film Institute and Australian Academy awards.