United Kingdom, Feb. 7 -- Emily Blunt found out about her Oscar nomination while she was picking up dog poop.

'The Devil Wears Prada' star landed a nod in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in 'Oppenheimer' and she was told she was in the running for the trophy while she was out in New York taking her pet pooch for a walk - and she broke down in tears.

During a talk with Josh Horowitz at 92NY in the Big Apple, Emily explained: "It's all quite scary, the anticipation of it, and I think you just try not to listen to buzz because buzz can be built on sand sometimes. And so when it did happen, and when it happened in such a far-reaching way for all of us in the movie and every crew member, it was magical.

"I did have a brief...