Happy birthday,Emily Blunt!
TheOppenheimeractress, who turns 41 on Friday, recently opened up to PEOPLE about how she’s feeling at this stage in her life, in the wake of her first-everAcademy Awardnomination.
“I feel like I’ve been lighter than air the last couple of weeks. I feel so happy,” Blunt says in an interview for PEOPLE’s annual Oscar portfolio, when asked about the recognition.
“I don’t know if I’ve had much time to let it sink in. I feel very happy, like peaceful, happy,” she adds.
Says costarRobert Downey Jr., “Blunt is one of the most naturally disposed to being an optimist, while being real about things.”
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“And also it’s really weird, because you don’t see a lot of Brit in her,” he goes on to joke about Blunt. “I’m not saying because you’re so cool, but you have an equanimity and a balance — you almost never talk smack about anyone.”
Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy at the 96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon on Feb. 12, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty
Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty
“Never,” agrees the film’s starCillian Murphy, who also worked alongside Blunt in the 2021 thrillerA Quiet Place Part II.
" … to our dismay," quips Downey, 58. “So if you could work on that, that’d be great.”
“I will. I’m going to work on some smack-talking. I’ll write that down,” Blunt replies.
Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer inOppenheimer(2023).Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Blunt previously reflected on where she was when she found outshe had been named as a nomineein the Oscars' Best Supporting Actress category.
She added that her husband and fellow actorJohn Krasinski"had a really good cry, as well" as they learned she’d nabbed a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role inOppenheimer.
“After helping me with the poop — I think he went and put it in the trash, and then we both cried,” Blunt joked.
source: people.com
