A New Ranking of the Best Emily Blunt Performances to Date as ‘Disclosure Day’ is Revealed in Theaters

As I’ve previously stated, Emily Blunt had a long road to getting her first Academy Award nomination, which came two years ago and change for her work in Oppenheimer. Now, having had that Oscar nod, she’s almost seen as overdue for another one, or even a win. That should say something about how highly regarded her performances have been, continue to be, and likely will be for decades to come. With Disclosure Day this weekend’s big new release, a further updated ranking of her best work seems well in order, especially as she’s got the potential to contend for that second nom from the Academy, provided her acclaim for this turn sustains.

In my review of Disclosure Day (here), I said the following about her performance, opposite Josh O’Connor:

Emily Blunt gives one of the best performances of her career here with a role that becomes more and more important as the film progresses. Alongside Josh O’Connor, she’s the crux of the entire story. Blunt gets to show some great range, both with lighter and heavier moments, all while remaining very much an audience surrogate. O’Connor carries the weight of his burden a bit heavier, which keeps the performance from having too much variety to it, but he’s still very good. Blunt is just in another league entirely. 

Previously, in my review of The Smashing Machine (here), I had the following to say about Blunt’s work, alongside Dwayne Johnson:

Dwayne Johnson does manage to upend expectations with this quiet yet immensely physical performance. Turning down some of his movie star charm and making the charisma on display merely an essence, Johnson inhabits Mark Kerr. He finds a way to make this gigantic human both gentle and imposing. He also has some real showcase moments opposite Emily Blunt, especially a real knock down argument in the third act (more on that in a moment). Blunt also disappears into the part and does excellent work, even if the screenplay doesn’t seem to like Dawn very much.

Below, you can see how Blunt’s top turns stack up for me now in mid 2026. A lot of the list likely will be films and performances you expect, like Oppenheimer, but I’m also a guy who’s going to go to bat for things like The Adjustment Bureau and Your Sister’s Sister, to one degree or another. Those movies are not just underrated in and of themselves, they represent some top tier Blunt work. Where does The Smashing Machine end up ranking for her this time? What about Disclosure Day? Previously, I’ve had A Quiet Place and Sicario at the top of this list. Did her newest turn jump them? Has there been any other changes from my prior list? Find out next…

Here now are what I consider to be the best performances so far from Emily Blunt. Take a look:

Honorable Mention: The Adjustment Bureau, Jungle Cruise, Looper, A Quiet Place Part II, Sunshine Cleaning, and The Young Victoria

10. Edge of Tomorrow

9. The Fall Guy

8. The Five Year Engagement

7. The Smashing Machine

6. Your Sister’s Sister

5. The Devil Wears Prada

4. Oppenheimer

3. Sicario

2. A Quiet Place

1. Disclosure Day

What are your favorite performances from Emily Blunt? Let us know!