The American SetEmily Blunt to Be Honored for Career Excellence at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Emily Blunt has been selected to receive the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, according to Variety Film. The recognition marks the 19th year the festival has presented the honor. Blunt, an Academy Award nominee, joins the fall festival circuit's slate of tributes as the awards season gets underway. The Santa Barbara event has long used the award to single out one performer each year for a body of work.
With reporting from Variety Film.