Talk:Cate Blanchett/Archive 2

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American citizenship

Regarding these edits. I looked this up and it appears she is one, according to Woman's Weekly (New Zealand). Lapadite (talk) 23:43, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

I see another Natalie Portman-type consensus-based WP:BLP argument coming. It was just the wrong wording, and wasn't sourced outright in the article. I'm sure something can be worked out. 4TheWynne^{(talk)(contribs)} 23:47, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Saw the Stephen Colbert interview, and Blanchett said she was an American citizen 5:07. There are several ways of noting this in the lead and/or infobox, if it should be. I'm going to post this on WP:WPBIO and WP:ACTOR for more input. Lapadite (talk) 00:20, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia listings seem to be all over the place when it comes to nationality v citizenship, and how/where to list dual citizenship. Some list nationality in the lead and then note other citizenship under personal life (Emily Blunt), some don't mention dual citizenship at all (Helen Mirren), some say "from" the country of nationality in lead, then list other citizenship under personal life (Liam Neeson), some list nationality first in lead then dual citizenship later on in lead (Nicole Kidman). At the moment it seems like most entries list the citizeship that's also considered nationality in lead and further citizenship under personal life info ... but consenus would be nice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.2.233.179 (talk) 09:37, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Her American citizenship is an accident of birth and otherwise irrelevant to her life. She was born, raised and gained her notability in Australia. Most of her work is as an Australian but she moves around a lot and also has significant ties to the UK. She is well-known as an Australian actress. She admits to having American citizenship but that was even a passing mention not given as being significant to her. What goes in the intro sentence of the lead per WP:BLPLEAD as context is where she gained notability, resided and what she is know as. Geraldo Perez (talk) 16:06, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

NEEDS EDITING

Someone has gotten onto this page and put a bunch of ridiculous idiocy throughout. Someone with more time than me needs to fix it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.235.88.146 (talk) 11:58, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

 Done The vandalism has been reverted. General Ization ^Talk 12:03, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Cate Blanchett/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: LM150 (talk · contribs) 20:02, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Happy to review this. Article looks quite strong.. great work! Have to say, I did enjoy Blanchett's performance in Notes on a Scandal. I haven't seen it in years, so I'll need a revisit! Comments will be added below. LM150 20:02, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

• Lede section - could we try reducing the number of film credits here? The lede doesn't need to list this many. For example, this sentence: "Her other Oscar-nominated roles are in the dramas xyz", could just list two of them?
• "The trilogy was a major critical and financial success, earning $2.981 billion at the box office worldwide and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential film series ever made." - the box office part needs a source. And "greatest and most influential" doesn't sound neutral. I know the trilogy is in List of films considered the best, but this is based on polls. I would either remove it, or rephrase as "In an audience poll by xyz, viewers rated it as the most popular.." followed by a source.
• "Lord of the Rings film trilogy (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture)" - source needed about Best Picture
• "for which she received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination" - source needed
• "Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, which received seven Academy Award nominations" - source needed
• "Also in 2008, Blanchett and her husband became co-CEOs" - should we mention the husband's name here?
• "A Streetcar Named Desire production traveled from Sydney..." - I thought this paragraph was quite quote heavy. Is there a way we can reduce the large quotes and/or paraphrase some?
• "In 2010, Blanchett starred as Lady Marion opposite Russell Crowe's titular hero in Ridley Scott's epic Robin Hood. The film received mixed reviews" - mixed reviews part needs source
• Activism - humanitarian section - the second quote box is overlapping into the next section on my large screen. Could we make one these quotes an inline quote so that it sits in between the paragraphs?
• "She has also been deemed a chameleon who has a mastery over a wide array of accents.." - how about "She has also been deemed a mastery of accents..."? The 'chameleon' bit sounds odd.

Hi LM150, thanks for reviewing! I'm the nominator for this article and have worked quite extensively on it recently. It was sadly lacking for an actor as notable as Ms. Blanchett, but I'm trying my best to get it up to GA article standards. I've gone through each one of your points so far and done a fairly extensive edit to deal with all of them. Sources have been added where requested. I've re-worded some of the lede section to remove the unnecessary list of films, just leaving it as a handful of her most well known works. I've also cut down the quote heavy paragraph regarding the Streetcar Named Desire production as much as seems appropriate, but let me know if you think it's still too bulky. The second quote box under the Activism - Humanitarian section has been removed and turned into an inline quote, and finally I've changed to wording under the Legacy section and removed the chameleon reference. Hopefully it reads better now. --Finarfiniel (talk) 05:07, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Great, here's some additional feedback: LM150 13:54, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

• "On 5 December 2008, Blanchett was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.." - this is already mentioned in the Accolades section, so perhaps remove it from here

Y Done. Removed Walk of Fame mention from the 2008-2011 section.

• "Blanchett portrayed in voice and motion capture a female version of the python Kaa in Andy Serkis' adaptation of The Jungle Book titled Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, in which he mixes motion capture, CG animation, and live-action, and wherein the character's role is much closer..." - this sentence could be broken up into two. Add wikilinks to motion capture and CG animation, and remove one instance of motion capture (as shown in strikethrough)

Y Done. I've split this into two separate sentences as suggested and re-worked the wording slightly, hopefully it's less awkward now. Also added wikilinks to motion capture and CG animation.

• Accolades section - this first sentence needs a source (might be sufficient to link to her awards and nominations article)

Y Done. I've added a link to her awards and nominations page and also sourced her IMDb awards page for good measure, I don't know of anywhere else that has a complete list of her awards and nominations, so hopefully that's sufficient.

• Reference 3, 243 and 244. Are there alternative sources than YouTube videos? And a more reliable source than PageSix.com?

Y Done. Replaced the Page Six source with one from the much more reliable Hollywood Reporter and replaced the YouTube sources too. The DOB one was a little difficult, it's definitely correct but it's difficult to find a reliable written source for it. I ended up going with the Encyclopedia Britannica, is that okay?

• "the Independent Spirit and Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress Award for her portrayal of Jude Quinn.[58] - I didn't see these awards in the source at the end.

Y Done.

Thanks again LM150, let me know what you think. Finarfiniel (talk) 19:26, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Finarfiniel, Thanks, almost there! Sorry you will have to replace the IMDB source, as it's considered unreliable on Wikipedia (see this useful table of sources). Encyclopaedia Britannica is acceptable, although there is no consensus on it's reliability. LM150 20:06, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

LM150, I've removed the IMDb source (thanks for linking me to that table by the way, that's really helpful) but with nothing to replace it with, is a link to her awards and nominations page alone sufficient? Every win and nomination on that page has been individually sourced. If not, let me know and I'll remove that sentence entirely and see if there's a better way to open the Accolades section. I've left the Encyclopedia Britannica source as is for now, but will continue looking for a better one to replace it with, if one exists. Finarfiniel (talk) 20:59, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

In that case for the Accolades section, I would list only the most prominent awards. I would write: "Among her numerous accolades for her acting work, Blanchett has won two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and ten Australian Academy Awards." These can sourced from reusing your sources, or finding a source which can list them all for each org. For instance, this one lists all 3 Golden Globes: https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/cate-blanchett . I think all the critics awards can be removed as these are in the separate article. What do you think? LM150 22:15, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Sounds good, thanks! That's what I've done, kept the major awards and sourced them and removed the critics awards which, as you say, are detailed fully on her separate awards page anyway. Unfortunately I couldn't locate a reliable source that listed all her 10 AACTA wins in one list and didn't want to clutter up the page with 10 separate citations so I've removed the reference to her AACTA wins too. Finarfiniel (talk) 23:59, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, the article meets GA standard now. Congrats! LM150 12:32, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

That's brilliant, thanks for your hard work, LM150! It's been a pleasure working with you. Finarfiniel (talk) 17:32, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

This reference does not verify text

• "Cate Blanchett Regrets Not Taking Wedding Photos". Celebrity Bride Guide. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 09:54, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

I declare!

After carefully removing a truckload of the over-the-top puffery from this article, User:Lapadite reverted nearly all of it. A consensus of editors at MOS:WTW have agreed that certain words and phrases--while not forbidden--should certainly be watched because of the overwhelming bias they posses. One of the specific words listed as MOS:PUFFERY is the word "acclaimed", and one of the specific words listed as a weasel word is "declare".

Below is a list of the unencyclopedic phrases I reworded in this not-the-Hollywoood-Reporter article, which User:Lapadite then re-inserted:

• "Her performance as Electra became one of her most acclaimed"
• "the role of Ophelia in an acclaimed 1994–1995..."
• "Blanchett received wide acclaim for her performance"
• "Emanuel Levy of Variety declaring..."
• "a young Elizabeth I of England in the critically acclaimed historical drama"
• "and the critically acclaimed and financially successful film"
• "Already an acclaimed actor, Blanchett received a host of new fans"
• "Ben Falk of the BBC declaring her and co-star"
• "the first film in an unfinished trilogy by acclaimed writer-director"
• "for her highly acclaimed portrayal of Katharine Hepburn"
• "Little Fish received great critical acclaim in Blanchett's native Australia"
• "and the acclaimed psychological thriller"
• "Both Blanchett's and Dench's performances were highly acclaimed"
• "It was a critical and commercial success and Blanchett received acclaim for her performance"
• "Meryl Streep declared, 'That performance was as naked, as raw...'"
• "Blanchett and the production received wide acclaim"
• "The production and Blanchett received critical acclaim"
• "Ben Brantley declaring, 'I consider the three hours I spent on Saturday night watching...'"
• "While less critically acclaimed than The Lord of the Rings trilogy"
• "Her performance garnered widespread acclaim, with some critics considering it to be the finest of her career to that point (surpassing her acclaimed performance in..."
• "The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success"
• "Cinderella, to critical acclaim"
• "Richard Corliss declared that 'Blanchett earns top billing'"
• "the highly acclaimed film adaptation of"
• "The project, and Blanchett, received critical acclaim"
• "The production debuted in Sydney in 2015, to critical acclaim"
• "the play's Broadway run received acclaim"
• "The nine-part series debuted in the US on 15 April 2020, to widespread critical acclaim"

Is "great critical acclaim" better or worse than "wide acclaim"? Also, is "widespread critical acclaim" totally bigger than "widespread acclaim"? Also, does this over-the-top puffery in any way improve the article for readers?

The input of others would be appreciated! Magnolia677 (talk) 16:28, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

The MoS in question does say to watch those "without attribution". If there are several reliable sources supporting the statements being said, I don't see a problem including them. Some of these are sourced and some others are not, but I wouldn't remove all of the instances. I wouldn't say it's over-the-top puffery, if it's sourced, then they are facts.

"Wide acclaim" > "great critical acclaim"

"Widespread acclaim" > "widespread critical acclaim" — Film Enthusiast^✉ 21:15, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

The edit you made is just unconstructive. Like I said, it is the wrong way to go about it. Context matters, which that MOS tells you. The fact that "acclaim" (or whatever synonym is used) is cited matters. I haven't been a regular editor of this article in a while, so I can't be sure now that every single mention of critical acclaim is sourced, but from a cursory look I'd say most it has been sourced on the article since my time as a significant contributor. Instead of indiscriminately removing all mention of the word, actually check the cited sources to see if the content is verified (which is WP policy). --Lapadite (talk) 21:39, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

I don't have time right now to check the other sentences you quoted here, but here's what the cited source says for the first sentence with "acclaim" you object to ("Her performance as Electra became one of her most acclaimed at NIDA"): Her most celebrated performance at NIDA was one for which she wasn’t originally cast. [referring to Electra; read the following sentences]. Again, please check the cited sources. --Lapadite (talk) 21:49, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

I think what I'm trying to say is, this is a terrible way to write an article. Just because the sources cited use these unencyclopedic buzzwords doesn't mean we should junk up Wikipedia with the same low-quality lingo. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:25, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Acclaim, praise, etc are not unencyclopedic words. Noting the general reception of a subject as per reliable sources is encyclopedic. If sources say an artist or project received praise (or the opposite), it's stated and sourced on WP; as all featured articles do, which also use terms like "acclaim". If you think the word "acclaim" is overused in the article, then substitute it with related words, or rephrase the sentence while reflecting what the source states. Reception informs readers of how the subject/their work has been received at different stages of their professional life, as that phrase in The New Yorker provides: "Her most celebrated performance at NIDA was one for which she wasn’t originally cast ...". Checking sources and copy editing is the answer here, not outright removing all acclaim reception.

As for the use of "widespread" or "great", if sources note that the acclaim was wide, widespread, universal, or unusually significant, then its use in an article is supported. And again, copy editing may help. Lapadite (talk) 01:07, 17 February 2022 (UTC)