Emily Blunt was within the midst of caring for her furry good friend when she discovered she was nominated for an Oscar.
“I did have a brief cry in the middle of Brooklyn, [a] brief weep directly after picking up my dog’s poop.” Blunt, 40, stated in an interview with Josh Horowitz at 92NY on Tuesday, February 6, per The Hollywood Reporter. “I did pick up her poop and then I heard that I got nominated so it was perfect.”
Blunt famous that she and husband John Krasinski had been collectively when she found that she was nominated for her function in Oppenheimer. After sharing the information with Krasinski, 44, he assisted her with their canine’s waste and celebrated together with her.
“I think he went and put it in the trash and then we both cried,” she recalled.
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The actress, who’s celebrating her first Oscar nomination, confessed that ready to listen to from the Academy was tortuous — however the finish outcome was value it.
“It’s all quite scary, the anticipation of it, and I think you just try not to listen to buzz because buzz can be built on sand sometimes,” she defined. “And so when it did happen, and when it happened in such a far-reaching way for all of us in the movie and every crew member, it was magical.”
Oppenheimer, the biopic of the inventor of the atomic bomb, leads with 13 nominations on the 2024 Oscars. In addition to Blunt being acknowledged for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Kitty Oppenheimer, her costars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. are in competition for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. The movie can be up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Costume Design and Best Sound.
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When the Oscar nominations dropped final month, Blunt expressed her gratitude to the Academy and congratulated her costars and colleagues who additionally acquired a nod.
“I’m completely overcome and overjoyed! Weak-legged and immensely grateful for this moment,” Blunt advised Entertainment Weekly on the time. “It goes without saying that this staggering film has changed my life. Colossal congratulations to my OppenHomies who ALL blew the doors off the place in their fields … we are a family in this so to raise a glass alongside my friends is a euphoric feeling indeed.”
