Nicole Kidman is ready to receive lots of praise from her friends and colleagues in Hollywood!
The Australian actress and her decades-long career will be celebrated by the American Film Institute (AFI) on April 27. During the ceremony, Kidman will be honored for a career that advanced film and art, whose work has been recognized by both her peers and scholars and has stood the test of time.
Kidman is the first Australian to receive the award.
During the gala, Kidman will be honored by her Big little lies Co-star, Reese WitherspoonMorgan Freeman, Naomi Watts and more. Meryl Streep – who also played alongside Kidman in Big little lies – will present her with the royal lifetime achievement award.
“Nicole Kidman embodies the glamor and romance of Hollywood’s past – a true cinema icon – but she also takes risks – and so each performance is something new and profound,” said Bob Gazzale, president and CEO of AFI, in a statement. . declaration. “And like all great artists – Nicole doesn’t just give back – she drives culture forward with her commitment to amplifying the voices of female directors and producers.”
The tribute special will air on June 27th, at 10pm, on TNT.
Kidman, 56, was recently celebrated by one of pop music’s most notable young stars – for his popular promotion for AMC. In March, Olivia Rodrigo took to TikTok ahead of her GUTS World Tour on Bell Center in Montreal, Canada.
In the clip, Rodrigo uses audio from Kidman’s AMC promo and gives it a different twist as he recreates the video from inside the music venue. The “Deja Vu” singer rocks a t-shirt with a quote from the now-iconic promo: “We came to this place looking for magic.”
In January, Kidman I spoke to ET and teased his next project, Expatriates. However, the Oscar-winning actress spoke about what fans want most: a third season of Big little lies.
“We’re always cooking things!” Kidman said of herself and her group of executive producers who brought the show to life, adding, “We have a timeline for that now.”
Kidman shared that “now is the time” for the series to return, following the death of Jean-Marc Vallée.
“Obviously we are all devastated by the loss of Jean-Marc Vallée,” she added, referring to the filmmaker and director who helmed the original series. before his death on December 25, 2021. “It made us think, ‘Can we move forward?’ But Reese (Witherspoon) and I, and all the other women, decided, yes, we can.”
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