Cate Blanchett bagged the Best Supporting Actress award for playing Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.
In 1999, she had been nominated for Best Actress for essaying another formidable woman, Elizabeth, Shekhar Kapur's breakthrough film.
The Aviator bagged five Oscar from its 11 nominations. But it was shut out of the major Awards, including Best Director.