Nicole Kidman tearfully dedicates Palm Springs 'Babygirl' award to late mom

PALM SPRINGS, California − Nicole Kidman made many of us want to hug our moms on Friday night when she gave an emotional acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards.

Kidman, who received the international star award from Jamie Lee Curtis, went home to Australia for Christmas. And after losing her only living parent, her mother, earlier this year, the holiday had a different feel, she said.

"I’ve lost both my parents (now), so I’m in that place of, 'Huh, this is different,' but they’ve given me the resilience and the love and the strength to keep moving forward," she told the crowd.

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She went on to explain how she has so much she could say about "Babygirl" and its talented director, Halina Reijn, and how she wants to thank her for not being afraid to make a movie about sex and desire that revolves around a woman in her 50s, but mostly she wanted to take a minute to talk about her headspace.

"I’m still grieving my mom, so I want to dedicate (this to her), because I didn’t get to do that at the Venice Film Festival," said Kidman, 57, referencing how Reijn accepted Kidman's prestigious Volpi Cup for best actress on her behalf at the festival in September. (Shortly after arriving, Kidman learned her mother had died, and opted to return home.)

"But now I’m onstage and I’m back here," she added, smiling through tears. "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 now, but I still want to keep making and giving to the world."

The crowd erupted in a supportive applause for the star after she apologized for crying.

"I feel my momma right now," she said. "This is for you, Momma."

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