Nicole Kidman is getting an honorary César, giving France’s film academy a rather expansive résumé to celebrate. The actress and producer will be honored for her life’s work at the 52nd César Awards, scheduled for February 25, 2027, at L’Olympia in Paris, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. Source Source
Announcing the honor on November 12, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma called Kidman “a Hollywood star and a major figure in auteur cinema,” according to THR. The academy said she “has built a career that defies categorization.” Source
Kidman’s work stretches from Aquaman to director-driven films including Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, Jane Campion’s The Portrait of a Lady, Lars von Trier’s Dogville and Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!. A superhero blockbuster and a Lars von Trier film can coexist on a résumé. Whether they should share a movie night is another question. Source
Her performance as Virginia Woolf in The Hours earned her the best actress Oscar in 2003. More recently, she won the best actress Volpi Cup at the 2024 Venice Film Festival for Babygirl. Source Source
Television hasn’t exactly been a side hobby, either. Through Blossom Films, Kidman has produced and starred in Big Little Lies, The Undoing and Nine Perfect Strangers. Source
According to THR, the academy wants “to pay tribute to an actress and producer who has never allowed her status as a star to dictate her artistic choices.” Source
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