In a recent interview, Emily Blunt revealed something very interesting about her time in the film Oppenheimer.
Obviously, it was one of the biggest films of recent times, and Blunt played a fantastic part in a huge ensemble cast.
However, she wasn’t there for that long - although you might not have noticed.
Emily Blunt was a key character in Oppenheimer
Blunt was speaking to her co-star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as part of a quiz exclusive for VT.
The pair were there to promote their new film, The Smashing Machine, which has been picking up some great reviews as well.
However, few films that Blunt - or anyone, probably - star in will pick up as many plaudits as Oppenheimer did.
Christopher Nolan’s epic telling of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, won countless awards, including seven Academy Awards at the 96th ceremony.
Blunt was among the nominees, which is surprising for one simple reason.
When asked by The Rock how many minutes she was on screen during the film, Blunt bluntly responded: “Not enough!”
She was then offered a multiple-choice set of answers: 17 minutes, 21 minutes, or 23 minutes.
In truth, it was just 17 minutes.
That’s a remarkably small amount of time to spend on screen for a film for which Blunt was then nominated for an Oscar.
As she rightly then said: “Come on, Chris Nolan!”
Other stars have won awards despite low screen time
Ultimately, the award for Best Supporting Actress went to Da'Vine Joy Randolph for her role in The Holdovers, but some actors have actually taken home the award despite only featuring in a film for a very short amount of time.
Take Anthony Hopkins for example.
When you think of Hopkins, you probably think of his terrifying take on the cannibal Hannibal Lecter, masked up and getting wheeled around a high-security prison.
But did you know he only features on screen for around 16 minutes?
Imagine having just 16 minutes to make your mark and using it to play one of the great all-time villains.
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for that - and deservedly so.
It just goes to show, there is no such thing as a small part...