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Cate Blanchett Waited Till She Got Backstage At The Oscars To Drop A Massive F-Bomb

Ah, we knew it was coming.

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Cate Blanchett’s speech following her Best Actress win for Blue Jasmine at the Oscars yesterday was instantly memorable, what with its big-ups to women in showbiz, mock churlishness directed at Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock, and controversial acknowledgement of director Woody Allen. But there was something missing from the notoriously foul-mouthed superstar — no swear words! No moment to make the network censors sweat a little, no signature Aussie filth-mongering.

Thankfully, Our Cate rectified all that backstage, during a post-win Q&A session that aired live on CNN. It is a thing of beauty.

And with that, our international reputation is restored.