Cate Blanchett steps out in lopsided spider-web dress at the Paris premiere of Woody Allen's new film Blue Jasmine Australian actress Cate Blanchett and director Woody Allen joke as they arrive for the French premiere of Blue Jasmine. CLASSY Cate Blanchett came a cropper with her choice of red-carpet fashion at the Paris premiere of Blue Jasmine. Blanchett, who often comes under fire for her eccentric fashion choices, wore an unflattering sleeveless beige gown ended in an asymmetrical tulle skirt and she accessorised with nude pumps, reported the Daily Mail. Cate was joined at the UGC Bercy by director Woody Allen and British co-star Sally Hawkins. Hawkins, a 37-year-old Oscar nominee, picked a far cheerier yet equally quirky blue-and-red belted short-sleeved maxi-dress. Meanwhile, the 77-year-old filmmaker wore a grey blazer and khakis as he made his two leading ladies crack genuine smiles on the red carpet. Just last week Blanchett, who is garnering Oscar buzz for her work in Blue Jasmine, was in town for the film's Sydney premiere and confided to reporters that she had her acceptance speech "tucked in her undies." Cate Blanchett to star and produce cancer comic adaptation Cate Blanchett praises her hero Woody Blue Jasmine's costume designer Suzy Benzinger revealed that Blanchett wears pieces from both Chanel, Ralph Lauren and Karl Lagerfeld in the movie. "I called up Karl Lagerfeld and, I have to tell you, I was astounded," Benzinger told Lucky magazine. In two days he shipped out two custom-made jackets for Cate Blanchett with the most beautiful note. He just said 'For Cate, I'd do anything'. Blue Jasmine - Allen's 44th film - stars Blanchett as a New York socialite who suffers a nervous breakdown and goes to live with her sister Ginger (Hawkins). Read more in the Daily Mail. Cate Blanchett says playing Jasmine in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine was a no-brainer decision. Woody Allen is back with 'Blue Jasmine', a film starring Cate Blanchett as a New York socialite who suddenly finds herself living out of home and pocket.