Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Emily Blunt Reveals She Learned About Her Oscar Nomination While Picking Up Dog Poop

Emily Blunt
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI

The actor opened up during a conversation with Josh Hurwitz at the 92nd St. Y about learning of her first-ever Oscar nomination as she was picking up her dog's poop.

Actor Emily Blunt revealed what she was doing the moment she learned she'd landed her first-ever Academy Award nomination for her work in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer: picking up her dog's poop.

During a conversation with actor and podcaster Josh Horowitz at the 92nd Street Y, Blunt expressed that despite the months-long anticipation and buzz surrounding the Oscars, being referred to as an Academy Award nominee still feels surreal.


Blunt humorously revealed that she had a brief emotional moment in the middle of Brooklyn, right after picking up her dog's poop, adding that her husband, actor and director John Krasinski, also had a heartfelt reaction after assisting with the task:

“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. 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."
“I did have a brief cry in the middle of Brooklyn, brief weep directly after picking up my dog’s poop. I did pick up her poop and then I heard that I got nominated so it was perfect [and Krasinski] had a really good cry as well, after helping me with the poop. I think he went and put it in the trash and then we both cried.”

Sure, the moment she found out about the Oscar nod wasn't exactly glamorous but that doesn't mean social media users didn't love it anyway.



Blunt, nominated for her performance as biologist Kitty Oppenheimer—the troubled alcoholic wife of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, played in the film by Cillian Murphy—spoke about her connection to the character and the challenges she faced portraying the role:

“I think there was so much about her that I empathize with — the idea of that extraordinary brain wasted and decaying at the ironing board and the anger and the simmering rage that would follow."
"She kind of raged against the machine as best she could but there’s only so much I think she could do, and then she married this icon and clearly worshipped him, loved him, supported him, was there, a hugely stabilizing force in his life and yet she was so unstable. I think she bled for him, but I think to her own detriment.”

Blunt, who also starred in this year's Pain Hustlers, also addressed the possibility of sequels to some of her iconic films, such as The Devil Wears Prada, Sicario, and Edge of Tomorrow, noting that only the lattermost—at least at this moment in time—stands a chance of being made.

She also expressed a willingness to consider directing in the future but noted that while she's "becoming increasingly interested," that it's a decision she is still contemplating.

More from Entertainment/tv-and-movies

Donald Trump
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Slammed After Saying He's 'Not Joking' About Running For A Third Term

Republican President Donald Trump was ridiculed for insisting he was "not joking" about running for a third presidential term, which would violate the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, stating a President cannot be elected beyond a second term.

In an NBC interview Sunday morning, Trump maintained his allies were pushing for a third term for the Trump administration.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Donald Trump
Fox News

Trump Ripped For Bonkers Answer After Being Asked To Define What A 'Woman' Is

President Donald Trump was called out after he was asked by a conservative reporter at the end of Women's History Month to give his definition of a "woman"—only to show that he doesn't even know his own talking points let alone those of the wider GOP.

This past Friday, Trump attended the swearing-in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba, where he also took questions.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Karoline Leavitt
C-SPAN2

Karoline Leavitt Gives Mind-Boggling Update On Signal Group Chat Scandal—And Critics Are Furious

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was called out after she dismissed reporters' questions amid revelations that Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was invited into a Signal chat with high-level Trump administration officials, particularly Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, discussing military strategy surrounding war strikes in Yemen.

Lawmakers from both parties have increased their calls demanding an investigation into the Signal scandal. The latest push came from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, who on Monday sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard calling for an independent probe.

Keep ReadingShow less
Kids in a classroom
Maskot/Getty Images

Tennessee Senate Passes Bill Requiring Schools To Teach Students To Get Married And Have Kids

The Republican-led Tennessee Senate has passed a bill that requires schools to teach children a "success sequence" that emphasizes the importance of getting married and having children.

If approved by the state House, the “Success Sequence Act” would require schools to teach students about the purported “positive personal and societal outcomes” of following a prescribed sequence of life events: earning a high school diploma or equivalent, entering the workforce or pursuing higher education, getting married, and then having children.

Keep ReadingShow less
Two people flirting
Photo by Jed Villejo on Unsplash

People Break Down Telltale Signs That Someone Thinks You're Attractive

Let's be honest: Some of us are pretty clueless when it comes to flirting.

Whether it's knowing how to flirt or suspecting when someone is flirting with us and acting on it, we fumble our way through the experience and might only occasionally find our way to a date or relationship.

Keep ReadingShow less