Blue Jasmine is a television show.
Blue Jasmine is a 2013 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen . The film tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite ( played by Cate Blanchett ) who falls on hard times and has to move into her working class sister 's ( Sally Hawkins ) apartment in San Francisco . The film had a limited release on July 26 , 2013 , in New York and Los Angeles , before expanding wide on August 23 , 2013 . Blanchett won the Academy Award for Best Actress , and Hawkins and Allen were nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay , respectively . The film was a box office success , earning $ 97.5 million worldwide against a budget of $ 18 million .