Nicole Kidman devoted her new win to her late mom Janelle Ann Kidman as she is “nonetheless grieving” her loss.
On Friday, January 3, Kidman, 57, accepted the worldwide star award offered to her by upcoming sequence Scarpetta co-star Jamie Lee Curtis on the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
After giving a heartfelt shoutout to Curtis, 66, calling her a sister in actual, Kidman expressed gratitude to Halina Rejin for casting her in Babygirl.
A Family Affair star then moved to tears whereas dedicating the award to her mom, as she could not do it on the Venice Film Festival.
“Thank you for giving me the possibility to say ‘This is for my mother,'” Kidman stated with teary eyes as the group erupted into cheers to assist her. “My entire profession has been for my mother and my dad, who are usually not right here now.”
“I’m nonetheless going to maintain working and giving to the world as a result of I really like what I do and I really like you all, and I’m so grateful for the privilege to be part of the movie neighborhood,” she continued.
The Perfect Couple actress concluded by apologising for crying, “I did not wish to try this…But I really feel my mother proper now, so that is for you, mama.”
Kidman beforehand missed Babygirl screenings in Venice and on the Toronto International Film Festival in September to share her grief together with her household after her mom’s dying.
