Emily Blunt, the Oscar-nominated actress who is back in awards contention this year for her performance in Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival‘s 19th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film, the fest announced on Tuesday. Blunt will be feted at a black-tie gala dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara — a fundraiser for SBIFF’s year-round educational programs — on Thursday, Dec. 10. Blunt’s notable credits include The Devil Wears Prada, which helped to make her a star 20 years ago, as well as Sicario, A Quiet Place and A Quite Place Part II, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Returns,…
