She's widely recognized as one of the best film actresses around right now, often being compared to the iconic Meryl Streep; after winning her second Academy Award last year for Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine," what's Cate Blanchett's net worth as she goes back to the Oscars ceremony?

Tradition has it that the acting categories at the Oscars are presented by the person who won the opposite award the year before; so, as the "Lord of the Rings" actress took home the gold last year as Best Actress, it's only natural that she'll present the Best Actor award this year, but it was barely just confirmed that she'll be in the ceremony, and surely Cate Blanchett's net worth has grown considerably since she was last in the Dolby Theater.

Another Oscar-related tradition in Hollywood is that, after an artist of any film category wins the Academy Award, there are more zeroes in their salaries; in short, it's safe to assume that Cate Blanchett's net worth has risen since she last attended an Oscar ceremony, as the talented actress went back home with her second Academy Award.

Her first Oscar came to her after playing an iconic Oscar winner: record four time Academy Award winning actress Katharine Hepburn, who she played in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator," co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio, who at the time lost out in his own category to Jamie Foxx's performance as Ray Charles in "Ray."

Though she saw a relatively quiet 2014, Blanchett's 2015 promises to start with a bang; of course, she's schedule to present the Best Actor award at the Oscars (possibly to Eddie Redmayne); then, she's releasing a widely expected film "Cinderella," a live action retell of the classic fairytale where she'll play the evil stepmother; she'll also star in a Terrence Malick movie, a film named "Carol" and another one named "Truth" - so there's plenty of Blanchett on theaters this year!

Currently, Cate Blanchett's net worth stands at $45 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth - which makes sense, as she's mostly kept out of the blockbuster films, except for "The Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" trilogies.