Australian actress Cate Blanchett has been the Oscar favourite for months for her portrayal of boozy, irrational fallen socialite Jasmine.
Directed by controversial director Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine gives Blanchett a powerful vehicle to showcase her acting talents, for which she won a Best Actress award at the Baftas.
We meet Jasmine in the present but find out how she came to be there through a series of flashbacks to explain her dramatic fall from grace.
Jasmine had it all - the money, the prestige, the high-flying friends, the houses, the possessions.
And although Jasmine was happy to accept the life her husband Hal (Alec Baldwin) was providing for her, she was reluctant to understand where the wealth came from.
