Nicole Kidman to receive honorary César from French Film Academy

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Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman will be bestowed with the honorary César at France's 52nd César Awards. According to Variety, the honour was announced by the French film academy…

Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman will be bestowed with the honorary César at France's 52nd César Awards.

According to Variety, the honour was announced by the French film academy 'Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma', on Thursday. Notably, the award recognises an actor and producer who has never allowed fame to steer the work she chooses.

The presentation at the César Awards on February 25, 2027, at the Olympia in Paris.

A recognised name in Hollywood and also a major name in auteur cinema, Nicole Kidman has worked with several filmmakers including Stanley Kubrick, Jane Campion, Lars von Trier, Baz Luhrmann, and Yorgos Lanthimos.

Following her international breakout role with Dead Calm, Kidman went on to feature in films like Moulin Rouge, Eyes Wide Shut, The Others, and Dogville.

She won the Best Actress Oscar in 2003 for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours. In 2024, she took home the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Babygirl.

Kidman also tried her hand at producing, co-founding Blossom Films - the company behind titles like Big Little Lies, The Undoing, and Nine Perfect Strangers.

Her previous honours include being named a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006 and receiving the Cannes Film Festival's 70th anniversary prize in 2017.

In 2024, the American Film Institute gave her its Life Achievement Award, making her the first Australian to receive it.

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