Nicole Kidman couldn’t maintain again her tears on the Palm Springs Worldwide Movie Pageant when she obtained the Worldwide Star Award from Jamie Lee Curtis, which she devoted to her late mom, Janelle Ann Kidman.
The actress’s mom handed away in September 2024.
After thanking Babygirl filmmaker Halina Reijn for casting her within the film, Kidman famous that she is “nonetheless grieving” her mom’s demise. She teared up as she started to say she was dedicating her accolade to her mother since she was unable to take action on the Venice Movie Pageant final yr.
“Thanks for giving me the prospect to say, ‘That is for my mother,’” Kidman mentioned because the viewers erupted in cheers. “My complete profession has been for my mother and my dad, who usually are not right here now. I’m nonetheless going to maintain working and giving to the world as a result of I like what I do and I like you all, and I’m so grateful for the privilege to be part of the movie neighborhood.”
The actress apologized for crying earlier than explaining it was as a result of “I really feel my mother proper now.”
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Kidman missed screenings of Babygirl at each VFF and TIFF in September 2024 to be along with her household following Janelle’s demise. On the time, Kidman and her sister Antonia Kidman thanked followers for the outpouring of affection and assist throughout their powerful time.
“Each message we have now obtained from those that cherished and admired our mom has meant extra to us than we are going to ever be capable to categorical,” the sisters wrote through Instagram, thanking their well-wishers for respecting their privateness once they wanted it essentially the most.
Kidman and Curtis have been working collectively in current months on an upcoming Prime Video sequence titled Scarpetta, through which the pair will costar as sisters. The sequence is a display adaptation of novels by Patricia Cornwell; Kidman and Curtis are each serving as EPs.
Kidman’s Babygirl, in the meantime, which earned her the aforementioned award, is an erotic thriller co-starring Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas. Kidman’s efficiency in it is usually nominated for a Golden Globe Award, scheduled for Sunday, January 5.
Babygirl is in theaters now!
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