Nicole Kidman Pays Tearful Tribute To Late Parents As She Accepts Palm Springs International Films Award

Caroline Frost

4 January 2025 at 6:49 am·2-min read

Nicole Kidman paid emotional tribute to her late parents as she accepted an award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards Friday.

The Australian actress broke down in tears as she spoke about her family after receiving the International Star Award from Jamie Lee Curtis at the 36^th annual event.

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Kidman lost her mother Janelle in September, receiving the news shortly before she was due to receive an award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in Babygirl. Her father Anthony died in 2014.

The Daily Mail newspaper reports that Kidman told the Palm Springs audience:

“I went home over Christmas. I’ve lost both my parents, and I’m in that place, like, ok, this is different now.

“They’ve given me the resilience and they’ve given me the love and they’ve given me the strength to keep moving forward.”

Kidman recalled of learning of her mother’s death: “I arrived in Venice and she was gone. I got the call. I said to Halina (Reijn, Babygirl director), ‘Can you go on stage for me?’

“Now I’m on stage, and I’m back here. Thank you for giving me the chance to say this is for my mom.

“My whole career has been for my mom and my dad and they’re not here anymore. I want to keep working and giving to the world.

‘”’m sorry I’m crying. I didn’t want to do that but I feel my mama right now. This is for you, mama.”

Kidman is hotly tipped for this Awards Season for her role in erotic drama Babygirl, in which she plays a senior corporate executive overwhelmed by her obsession with a younger male colleague. She previously won an Academy Award for The Hours (2003).

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