This year seems to bring good luck for English actress Emily Blunt. First, her movie ''Sicario'' which was released in 2015 received three Academy Award nominations and now she is being considered for the role of Carol Danvers in the upcoming female-led superhero movie ''Captain Marvel.''
''Sicario'' was directed by Denis Villeneuve and it scooped up $80.6 million in the box office. This movie got a lot of positive response from the film critics and was selected to compete for the 'Palme d'Or.' This title was chosen for the 2015 "Cannes Film Festival."
This film was released on Oct. 2, 2015 in the US and was available in Spanish and English. The three Academy Award nominations: for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Editing made it a highly acclaimed movie.
The plot of this movie revolves around agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) and her partner Reggie Wayne (Daniel Kaluuya). The war between FBI and Mexican drug cartel is depicted in this movie. Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro) too plays an important role in the movie.
For ''Sicario,'' Emily Blunt is nominated for ''Best Actress'' in AACTA International Awards and the results are still pending.
Rotten Tomatoes gave 93% rating to this movie and IMDb gave 7.7/10. 'Metacritic' gave it a weighted average score of 81/100. 'CinemaScore' gave it an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Cinemablend appreciated the movie a lot. Screenrant called it a ''Solid Piece of Crime Genre Fiction.''
There are more movies which are coming up for this talented actress in 2016. So will she be winning more awards in 2016? Blunt won the ''Best Actress in an Action Movie'' Critics' Choice Movie Award for her role in ''Edge of Tomorrow'' in 2015.
