Claim: Cate Blanchett played a queen.

Elizabeth : The Golden Age is a 2007 sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth , directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films . It stars Cate Blanchett in the title role and is a fairly fictionalised portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England . The film co-stars Geoffrey Rush , Clive Owen , Rhys Ifans , Jordi Mollà , Abbie Cornish and Samantha Morton . The screenplay was written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst , and the music score was composed by A. R. Rahman and Craig Armstrong . Guy Hendrix Dyas was the film 's production designer and co-visual effects supervisor , and the costumes were created by Alexandra Byrne . The film was shot at Shepperton Studios and various locations around the United Kingdom .   The film premiered on 9 September 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival . It opened in wide release in the United States on 12 October 2007 , premiered in London on 23 October 2007 , and opened wide on 2 November 2007 throughout the rest of the UK and Republic of Ireland . At the 80th Academy Awards , the film won Best Costume Design and Blanchett received a nomination for Best Actress .