The American SetEmily Blunt Named Kirk Douglas Award Recipient as Fall Festival Season Opens
Emily Blunt has been selected to receive the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, according to Variety, which cited organizers of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The honor marks its 19th year of recognizing achievement in film. Blunt, an Academy Award nominee, receives the tribute as fall festivals get underway and the awards season begins to take shape. The Santa Barbara festival is among the stops on the circuit that traditionally kicks off that stretch of the calendar.
With reporting from Variety.