Variety Extended Edition: Emmys Best Actress Race⁠ ⁠ In this issue, we spotlight Cate Blanchett, who is no stranger to playing complicated and misunderstood women, in Apple TV ’s “Disclaimer,” where she took on what she calls “the antithesis” of the usual lead role. “I, as an actor and as a character, was put inside a very small box that was slowly having the air squeezed out of it until I finally got to speak,” she says.⁠ ⁠ Blanchett, who filmed her climactic 40-page monologue in one take, says the role confronted her own immediate judgments of characters’ motivations. She’s “absolutely” open to more television and recently made a secret cameo in the final scene of Netflix’s “Squid Game”: “I am wildly open to anything." ⁠ ⁠ Read the full story at the link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ (by @maxomatic)⁠ ⁠ #Emmys #Emmys2025 #Disclaimer #CateBlanchett⁠