The following year, Blanchett appeared in "Bangers" (1999), an Australian short film and part of "Stories of Lost Souls", a compilation of thematically-related short stories. The short was written and directed by her husband, Andrew Upton, and produced by Blanchett and Upton. She also appeared in the Mike Newell comedy "Pushing Tin" (1999), co-starring Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie wherein her performance was singled out by critics, and the critically acclaimed and financially successful Anthony Minghella film "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), alongside Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. She received her second BAFTA nomination for her performance in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" as Meredith Logue, a naive and wealthy American heiress.