Toni Collette is an Oscar-nominated actress who has become a favorite of both the art house and mainstream crowd, ably hopping back-and-forth between small scale indie fare and big budget crowdpleasers. Let’s take a look back at 12 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1972 in Sydney, Australia, Collette came to the attentions of American audiences with a star-making turn in “Muriel’s Wedding” (1995), which brought her a Golden Globe nomination as Best Comedy/Musical Actress. She reaped her first Oscar bid in Best Supporting Actress just four years later for “The Sixth Sense” (1999), a supernatural horror flick that scared up massive box office receipts and critical acclaim.
In addition to her Oscar success, Collette earned Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006), for which she won the SAG Awards prize for top ensemble. She contended once more at BAFTA for “About a Boy” (2002) and again...
Born in 1972 in Sydney, Australia, Collette came to the attentions of American audiences with a star-making turn in “Muriel’s Wedding” (1995), which brought her a Golden Globe nomination as Best Comedy/Musical Actress. She reaped her first Oscar bid in Best Supporting Actress just four years later for “The Sixth Sense” (1999), a supernatural horror flick that scared up massive box office receipts and critical acclaim.
In addition to her Oscar success, Collette earned Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006), for which she won the SAG Awards prize for top ensemble. She contended once more at BAFTA for “About a Boy” (2002) and again...
- 10/25/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Crime musical wins Oscar for Best Picture! That was “Chicago” 22 years ago, and it could be “Emilia Perez” this year. There are plenty of differences between the two films — they’re in different languages, for instance — but both explore unlikely subjects through song. In “Chicago,” you got a pair of murderesses trying to beat the rap and escape the hangman’s noose. And in “Emilia Perez,” you’ve got a Mexican cartel leader undergoing a gender transition to become her true self. “Chicago” was the big winner on Oscar night. Now “Emilia Perez” ranks among our top two contenders for the prize.
See‘Emilia Perez’ will officially campaign for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars
As of this writing “Perez” gets second-place odds of 17/2 in the race for Best Picture, according to the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. But it’s not too far behind front-runner “Anora.
See‘Emilia Perez’ will officially campaign for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars
As of this writing “Perez” gets second-place odds of 17/2 in the race for Best Picture, according to the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. But it’s not too far behind front-runner “Anora.
- 10/25/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Throughout her extensive career in Hollywood, Nicole Kidman has portrayed a range of characters, from showing off her comedic and dramatic talents in To Die For to her powerful, emotional performance in The Hours, and her daring, provocative side in films like Eyes Wide Shut and The Paperboy.
Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut | Credit: Warner Bros.
However, the actress has revealed that the role that got the best of her has been that of Romy, a businesswoman, in the upcoming erotic thriller Babygirl. Kidman recently shared that filming the movie, particularly the more intimate scenes, was at times overwhelming and difficult to manage.
Nicole Kidman Opened Up About the Challenges of Filming Babygirl
Nicole Kidman is set to return to the silver screen in the upcoming erotic thriller Babygirl. The film follows her in the role of a powerful businesswoman, who puts her family and career at risk when...
Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut | Credit: Warner Bros.
However, the actress has revealed that the role that got the best of her has been that of Romy, a businesswoman, in the upcoming erotic thriller Babygirl. Kidman recently shared that filming the movie, particularly the more intimate scenes, was at times overwhelming and difficult to manage.
Nicole Kidman Opened Up About the Challenges of Filming Babygirl
Nicole Kidman is set to return to the silver screen in the upcoming erotic thriller Babygirl. The film follows her in the role of a powerful businesswoman, who puts her family and career at risk when...
- 10/24/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Adrien Brody and Nicole Kidman are back in the Oscars race this year with their respective films “The Brutalist” and “Babygirl” from A24, both already making the rounds in the awards contention with strong festival premieres. The stars are now looking to claim victory in their respective categories of Best Actor and Best Actress, and if that sounds familiar, it’s because they both won these same races 22 years ago for “The Pianist” and “The Hours.” Can they strike gold for the second time and become the first duo in Oscars history to win the lead categories twice in the same years?
The year of 2002 was considered one of the most unpredictable Oscar seasons in multiple main categories. Starting with Kidman and “The Hours,” the Stephen Daldry movie took home Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama Actress and Best Drama Motion Picture, along with writing accolades for David Hare at...
The year of 2002 was considered one of the most unpredictable Oscar seasons in multiple main categories. Starting with Kidman and “The Hours,” the Stephen Daldry movie took home Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama Actress and Best Drama Motion Picture, along with writing accolades for David Hare at...
- 10/22/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
Australian actress Nicole Kidman began her professional career in 1983 with an appearance in the holiday film "Bush Christmas," and followed it immediately with Brian Trenchard-Smith's very watchable teens-rule actioner "BMX Bandits." She was 16 at the time. Kidman was a striking screen presence, however, and she immediately began a busy career that hasn't slowed since. For six years, Kidman was all over Aussie TV and cinema, with the actress finally breaking into Hollywood in 1989 with her role in the taut thriller "Dead Calm." In 1990, she was cast opposite Tom Cruise in Tony Scott's "Days of Thunder," and her superstar status was cemented. She also began dating Cruise that year, and they married in 1990, staying one of Hollywood's most visible power couples for a decade.
Kidman was drawn to a great variety of projects, appearing in costume dramas, comedies, FX-based blockbusters, Oscar bait nonsense, and bonkers experiments like "Dogville," "Fur,...
Kidman was drawn to a great variety of projects, appearing in costume dramas, comedies, FX-based blockbusters, Oscar bait nonsense, and bonkers experiments like "Dogville," "Fur,...
- 10/14/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Saoirse Ronan is getting some of the best reviews of her career for “The Outrun,” an intense drama about a woman battling her addiction to alcohol. No surprise then that she ranks among the top 5 on our Best Actress chart. She also has a featured role in Steve McQueen‘s upcoming “Blitz” as a mother in search of her missing boy in war-torn London. Currently we have her on the cusp of reaping a bid in Best Supporting Actress as well. Expect Ronan to crack the top 5 after “Blitz” drops at the London Film Festival on Wednesday (Oct. 9).
This Irish actress, who has already racked up four Oscar nominations to date, would join these dozen performers who pulled off this double play (the seven winners are in gold.)
1. Fay Bainter (1939)
Best Actress, “White Banners”
Best Supporting Actress, “Jezebel”
2. Teresa Wright (1943)
Best Actress, “The Pride of the Yankees”
Best Supporting Actress,...
This Irish actress, who has already racked up four Oscar nominations to date, would join these dozen performers who pulled off this double play (the seven winners are in gold.)
1. Fay Bainter (1939)
Best Actress, “White Banners”
Best Supporting Actress, “Jezebel”
2. Teresa Wright (1943)
Best Actress, “The Pride of the Yankees”
Best Supporting Actress,...
- 10/7/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
At the most recent Oscars, Emma Stone became the lucky 13th winner of two Best Actress awards when she picked up the prize for “Poor Things”; she had prevailed seven years earlier for “La La Land.” Stone is back in the race this year with “Kinds of Kindness,” which reunites her with “Poor Things” director Yorgos Lanthimos. However that trippy trilogy is unlikely to bring them back to the Oscars. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Actress.)
Leading the race are the leads from two of the hottest Best Picture contenders: Mikey Madison, the scene-stealing breakout star of Sean Baker‘s serio-comic “Anora” and Karla Sofia Gascon, the stand-out in the ensemble of Jacques Audiard’s genre-blending “Emilia Perez.”
Ranking right behind them in our Best Actress predictions are a pair of past Oscar champs. Angelina Jolie, who picked up the supporting award in 2000 for “Girl, Interrupted,...
Leading the race are the leads from two of the hottest Best Picture contenders: Mikey Madison, the scene-stealing breakout star of Sean Baker‘s serio-comic “Anora” and Karla Sofia Gascon, the stand-out in the ensemble of Jacques Audiard’s genre-blending “Emilia Perez.”
Ranking right behind them in our Best Actress predictions are a pair of past Oscar champs. Angelina Jolie, who picked up the supporting award in 2000 for “Girl, Interrupted,...
- 10/4/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Nicole Kidman may first and foremost be known as a movie star, but she also has an ever-growing television resume that includes “Hemingway & Gellhorn,” “The Undoing,” “Nine Perfect Strangers” and “Big Little Lies,” all of which received nominations at various awards shows. Her next TV project is the juicy Netflix hit “The Perfect Couple,” in which she plays romance author Greer Garrison Winbury, the mother of the groom during a wedding weekend that becomes ground zero for murder.
According to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe predictions, Kidman is in the Top 5 to receive a nomination for Best Limited/Movie Actress. That would be the Australian actress’ 16th career acting bid at the Globes (combining TV and film). And she could even earn nom #17 this year if she gets in for “Babygirl” on the movie side in the Best Drama Actress category.
See‘Babygirl’: 5 reasons why Nicole Kidman will...
According to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe predictions, Kidman is in the Top 5 to receive a nomination for Best Limited/Movie Actress. That would be the Australian actress’ 16th career acting bid at the Globes (combining TV and film). And she could even earn nom #17 this year if she gets in for “Babygirl” on the movie side in the Best Drama Actress category.
See‘Babygirl’: 5 reasons why Nicole Kidman will...
- 10/2/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Nicole Kidman could be on the verge of receiving her sixth acting Oscar bid for the upcoming A24 erotic thriller “Babygirl,” directed by Halina Reijn, best known for the indie film “Bodies Bodies Bodies” (2022). With the movie already making its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival and Kidman taking home the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, let’s take a closer look at her five previous Oscar nominations, including her one win.
Her first recognition came for the Baz Luhrmann jukebox musical “Moulin Rouge” (2001), where Kidman portrayed a cabaret performer and courtesan in love with an English poet. It is certainly one of her most physical performances, as she performs extravagant musical numbers and showcases strong emotions as her character Satine suffers through an illness. Kidman won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and was part of the movie’s eight Oscar nominations,...
Her first recognition came for the Baz Luhrmann jukebox musical “Moulin Rouge” (2001), where Kidman portrayed a cabaret performer and courtesan in love with an English poet. It is certainly one of her most physical performances, as she performs extravagant musical numbers and showcases strong emotions as her character Satine suffers through an illness. Kidman won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and was part of the movie’s eight Oscar nominations,...
- 10/1/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
One day after Focus Features debuted the new trailer for Robert Eggers’s “Nosferatu,” the gothic horror film the studio will release on Christmas Day, A24 has upped the holiday ante. The bespoke distributor has its own bit of merry counterprogramming lined up for December 25 with “Babygirl,” the erotic thriller that won star Nicole Kidman the prestigious Volpi Cup for Best Actress at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Written and directed by Halina Reijn, “Babygirl” stars Kidman as a high-power chief executive who starts a torrid affair with a young intern (played by Harris Dickinson). The film toys with power dynamics and sexual politics and won strong reviews after its Venice debut for Kidman, who could receive her sixth Oscar nomination for the role. (She won Best Actress at the 2003 ceremony for “The Hours.”)
“It left me ragged. At some point I was like, I don’t want to be touched.
Written and directed by Halina Reijn, “Babygirl” stars Kidman as a high-power chief executive who starts a torrid affair with a young intern (played by Harris Dickinson). The film toys with power dynamics and sexual politics and won strong reviews after its Venice debut for Kidman, who could receive her sixth Oscar nomination for the role. (She won Best Actress at the 2003 ceremony for “The Hours.”)
“It left me ragged. At some point I was like, I don’t want to be touched.
- 10/1/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Although Nicole Kidman recently accepted the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award in recognition of her four-decade acting career, there is no indication that her life’s work is anywhere near finished. Indeed, according to Gold Derby’s racetrack odds, the 56-year-old is well on her way to picking up her sixth Oscar nomination for her lead performance in the critically acclaimed “Babygirl,” which would make her the 13th AFI honoree to subsequently earn film academy recognition in a competitive category.
The fact that Kidman’s life achievement award was presented by her pal and costar, Meryl Streep, is quite fitting given that she’s the only woman to go from being an AFI recipient to an Oscar contender. Since receiving the AFI honor in 2004, she has racked up a whopping eight bids, including a successful one for “The Iron Lady” (2012). A previous champ for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1980) and...
The fact that Kidman’s life achievement award was presented by her pal and costar, Meryl Streep, is quite fitting given that she’s the only woman to go from being an AFI recipient to an Oscar contender. Since receiving the AFI honor in 2004, she has racked up a whopping eight bids, including a successful one for “The Iron Lady” (2012). A previous champ for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1980) and...
- 9/30/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Former tennis champion Andy Roddick will star alongside Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen and Ed Harris in the upcoming pickleball comedy “The Dink.”
Josh Greenbaum, the filmmaker of “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” and the upcoming documentary “Will & Harper,” is directing the film. Ben Stiller’s company Red Hour Films and Rivulet Films will serve as producers. Sean Clements wrote the screenplay for “The Dink,” which is set to begin principle photography this November in Los Angeles.
Johnson will play a washed-up tennis pro who is trying to save a club in crisis and win his father’s respect. But in the process, he’s forced to break a solemn vow and do the one thing he swore he’d never do: play pickleball. It’s unclear who anyone else is playing in “The Dink,” but Stiller will appear in a supporting role.
Rivulet will also be...
Josh Greenbaum, the filmmaker of “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” and the upcoming documentary “Will & Harper,” is directing the film. Ben Stiller’s company Red Hour Films and Rivulet Films will serve as producers. Sean Clements wrote the screenplay for “The Dink,” which is set to begin principle photography this November in Los Angeles.
Johnson will play a washed-up tennis pro who is trying to save a club in crisis and win his father’s respect. But in the process, he’s forced to break a solemn vow and do the one thing he swore he’d never do: play pickleball. It’s unclear who anyone else is playing in “The Dink,” but Stiller will appear in a supporting role.
Rivulet will also be...
- 9/25/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The Best Actress race is already extremely stacked as we get closer to the 2025 awards season, with at least 10 significant contenders about to battle it out for only five slots at the Oscars. But if there’s one performance that is going to make it in, I believe it’s Nicole Kidman in “Babygirl,” written and directed by Halina Reijn. Why? Here are my top five reasons.
1. The performance.
Kidman gives a ferocious tour-de-force performance in “Babygirl,” which played at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and is opening in theaters in December. Kidman plays a high-powered CEO named Romy who enters a relationship with an intern named Samuel (Harris Dickinson) and in turn puts her job and family in jeopardy. Romy makes questionable choices throughout the narrative, but Kidman always keeps her grounded and empathetic in what I believe is her best movie performance since 2010’s “Rabbit Hole.”
SEENicole Kidman is ‘bold,...
1. The performance.
Kidman gives a ferocious tour-de-force performance in “Babygirl,” which played at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and is opening in theaters in December. Kidman plays a high-powered CEO named Romy who enters a relationship with an intern named Samuel (Harris Dickinson) and in turn puts her job and family in jeopardy. Romy makes questionable choices throughout the narrative, but Kidman always keeps her grounded and empathetic in what I believe is her best movie performance since 2010’s “Rabbit Hole.”
SEENicole Kidman is ‘bold,...
- 9/25/2024
- by Brian Rowe
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival was a success on many fronts, launching many titles into the marketplace looking for buyers, and others into the fall season, including the usual spate of Oscar contenders. But the festival continues to contract, with empty seats in the largest houses.
Many sales titles weren’t scooped up quickly. According to buyers, many were demanding too much money, which should eventually shake out. David Gordon Green’s opening night family movie “Nutcrackers,” starring Ben Stiller, found a home at Hulu, and Paramount just picked up Munich Olympic Games thriller “September 5” for November release, promising an Oscar campaign.
Surprisingly, “The Life of Chuck,” without a distributor, won the People’s Choice Award that usually leads to a Best Picture Oscar nomination and occasionally an actual win. The likelihood that the film will instantly become an Oscar contender the way “American Fiction” did last year remains slim.
Many sales titles weren’t scooped up quickly. According to buyers, many were demanding too much money, which should eventually shake out. David Gordon Green’s opening night family movie “Nutcrackers,” starring Ben Stiller, found a home at Hulu, and Paramount just picked up Munich Olympic Games thriller “September 5” for November release, promising an Oscar campaign.
Surprisingly, “The Life of Chuck,” without a distributor, won the People’s Choice Award that usually leads to a Best Picture Oscar nomination and occasionally an actual win. The likelihood that the film will instantly become an Oscar contender the way “American Fiction” did last year remains slim.
- 9/16/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Will there be room for two Oscar winners from the same movie this awards season?
Pedro Almodóvar’s exciting melodrama “The Room Next Door” is riding high after winning the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and Sony Pictures Classics is preparing for an aggressive awards campaign for the film. Variety has learned exclusively that the movie’s two Oscar-winning stars, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, will be positioned for lead actress consideration in the upcoming awards season. In addition, co-star John Turturro is set to campaign for his first Oscar bid in the best supporting actor category.
The film is adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel “What Are You Going Through” and tells the story of two women — war correspondent Martha, played by Swinton, and author Ingrid, portrayed by Moore — who reunite after many years under emotionally charged circumstances. The nuanced performances and intimate narrative have garnered critical acclaim.
Pedro Almodóvar’s exciting melodrama “The Room Next Door” is riding high after winning the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and Sony Pictures Classics is preparing for an aggressive awards campaign for the film. Variety has learned exclusively that the movie’s two Oscar-winning stars, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, will be positioned for lead actress consideration in the upcoming awards season. In addition, co-star John Turturro is set to campaign for his first Oscar bid in the best supporting actor category.
The film is adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel “What Are You Going Through” and tells the story of two women — war correspondent Martha, played by Swinton, and author Ingrid, portrayed by Moore — who reunite after many years under emotionally charged circumstances. The nuanced performances and intimate narrative have garnered critical acclaim.
- 9/15/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, star of the new feature “Babygirl”, poses for “L’Officiel” (USA) magazine, wearing Balenciaga, Omega, Ralph Lauren and a whole lot more, photographed by Matthew Brookes:
Kidman began her acting career in Australia with the 1983 films “Bush Christmas” and “BMX Bandits”.
Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the thriller film “Dead Calm” and the miniseries “Bangkok Hilton”.
In 1990, she achieved international success with the action film “Days of Thunder”. She received greater recognition with lead roles in “Far and Away” (1992), “Batman Forever” (1995), “To Die For” (1995) and “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999).
In 2003, she won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Actress’ for her portrayal of writer ‘Virginia Woolf’ in the drama film “The Hours” (2002).
Among her numerous feature films, Kidman received additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in the musical “Moulin Rouge!” (2001) and the dramas “Rabbit Hole” (2010), “Lion” (2016) and “Being the Ricardos” (2021).
Kidman's television roles include “Hemingway & Gellhorn...
Kidman began her acting career in Australia with the 1983 films “Bush Christmas” and “BMX Bandits”.
Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the thriller film “Dead Calm” and the miniseries “Bangkok Hilton”.
In 1990, she achieved international success with the action film “Days of Thunder”. She received greater recognition with lead roles in “Far and Away” (1992), “Batman Forever” (1995), “To Die For” (1995) and “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999).
In 2003, she won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Actress’ for her portrayal of writer ‘Virginia Woolf’ in the drama film “The Hours” (2002).
Among her numerous feature films, Kidman received additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in the musical “Moulin Rouge!” (2001) and the dramas “Rabbit Hole” (2010), “Lion” (2016) and “Being the Ricardos” (2021).
Kidman's television roles include “Hemingway & Gellhorn...
- 9/8/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Toronto – Queer characters hiding their true selves in the 1950s and early 1960s America is becoming something of its own subgenre. There is already Todd Haynes’ acclaimed melodrama “Carol,” Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” Bill Condon’s “Gods and Monsters,” and a whole storyline in Stephen Daldry’s “The Hours.” All four of those films also have something in common, they are revered contemporary classics. It gives us no pleasure to report that Daniel Minahan’s “On Swift Horses,” an adaptation of Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel, won’t join those particular films in critical or audience acclaim.
Continue reading ‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Jacob Elordi & Daisy Edgar-Jones Can’t Spark This Queer Drama [TIFF] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Jacob Elordi & Daisy Edgar-Jones Can’t Spark This Queer Drama [TIFF] at The Playlist.
- 9/8/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Success and heartbreak can sometimes collide in the most defining moments of our lives, and leave us questioning the bittersweet nature of such experience. Australian actress Nicole Kidman has recently been subjected to one such moment, possibly for the second time in her career.
Nicole Kidman in Expats (2023-24) | Prime Video
The joy of someone’s personal achievements being overshadowed by devastating news is truly heartbreaking to watch. Kidman has been a remarkable actress, and an inspiration for many, as she grapples with personal loss, she has only received kindness and words of affirmation from everyone.
Nicole Kidman’s Tragic Loss While Winning Best Actress Nicole Kidman, Joey King, and Kathy Bates in A Family Affair (2024) | Image via Netflix
At the Venice Film Festival, Nicole Kidman won Best Actress in Babygirl, and her victory was celebrated by many, but her absence on the stage told a different story.
The timing is crappy for Nicole.
Nicole Kidman in Expats (2023-24) | Prime Video
The joy of someone’s personal achievements being overshadowed by devastating news is truly heartbreaking to watch. Kidman has been a remarkable actress, and an inspiration for many, as she grapples with personal loss, she has only received kindness and words of affirmation from everyone.
Nicole Kidman’s Tragic Loss While Winning Best Actress Nicole Kidman, Joey King, and Kathy Bates in A Family Affair (2024) | Image via Netflix
At the Venice Film Festival, Nicole Kidman won Best Actress in Babygirl, and her victory was celebrated by many, but her absence on the stage told a different story.
The timing is crappy for Nicole.
- 9/8/2024
- by Sonika Kamble
- FandomWire
Pedro Almodovar‘s, “The Room Next Door,” just moved to the top tier of Oscar contenders with a big win at the Venice Film Festival. It picked up the top prize, the Golden Lion, on September 7. This recognition, from a jury headed up by French actress Isabelle Huppert, came just days after it debuted on the rialto to a rapturous reception.
The Oscar champ’s first English language feature tells the tale of Ingrid (Oscar winner Julianne Moore) and Martha (Oscar winner Tilda Swinton), who were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become a novelist while Martha was a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
This is the second English language film in a row to win this precursor prize.
The Oscar champ’s first English language feature tells the tale of Ingrid (Oscar winner Julianne Moore) and Martha (Oscar winner Tilda Swinton), who were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become a novelist while Martha was a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
This is the second English language film in a row to win this precursor prize.
- 9/7/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Could Nicole Kidman score a fifth Best Actress nomination for her performance in racy thriller Babygirl, which has just debuted at the Venice Film Festival?
The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that it’s complicated.
In the Halina Reijn-directed erotic-thriller, Kidman plays a high-powered CEO who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern (played by Harris Dickinson).
The early word on Kidman from critics here on the Lido is very positive. Deadline’s Damon Wise said: “It’s hard to ignore the amount of dedication, not to mention naked flesh, that she brings to the role….Kidman really goes the distance, imbuing Romy with a psychological vulnerability that is missing from the film it most obvious sounds like (50 Shades of Grey) and presenting a unique reversal of the film it most obviously looks...
The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that it’s complicated.
In the Halina Reijn-directed erotic-thriller, Kidman plays a high-powered CEO who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern (played by Harris Dickinson).
The early word on Kidman from critics here on the Lido is very positive. Deadline’s Damon Wise said: “It’s hard to ignore the amount of dedication, not to mention naked flesh, that she brings to the role….Kidman really goes the distance, imbuing Romy with a psychological vulnerability that is missing from the film it most obvious sounds like (50 Shades of Grey) and presenting a unique reversal of the film it most obviously looks...
- 8/30/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s note: this list was originally published in April 2024. It has since been updated with new performances from Kidman.]
Nicole Kidman is the rare actress in the 21st century who, like the stars of Hollywood’s golden years, doesn’t disappear into roles so much as elevate films by her mere presence.
She’s certainly swung big at mainstream blockbusters (think: the “Aquaman” films) that might feel out of her step with her character-driven work elsewhere (like most of the films on the list that follows). But that’s because the Australian icon is unafraid of any role, whether stripping down her post-Oscar, A-lister veneer to film Lars von Trier’s Brechtian “Dogville” in Sweden, slipping into a bathtub with the 10-year-old possible reincarnation of her dead husband in Jonathan Glazer’s “Birth,” or, yes, donning a fake nose to play a suicidal Virginia Woolf for her Oscar-winning turn in “The Hours.”
On April 27 in Los Angeles, Nicole Kidman received the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award, joining the ranks of Jane Fonda,...
Nicole Kidman is the rare actress in the 21st century who, like the stars of Hollywood’s golden years, doesn’t disappear into roles so much as elevate films by her mere presence.
She’s certainly swung big at mainstream blockbusters (think: the “Aquaman” films) that might feel out of her step with her character-driven work elsewhere (like most of the films on the list that follows). But that’s because the Australian icon is unafraid of any role, whether stripping down her post-Oscar, A-lister veneer to film Lars von Trier’s Brechtian “Dogville” in Sweden, slipping into a bathtub with the 10-year-old possible reincarnation of her dead husband in Jonathan Glazer’s “Birth,” or, yes, donning a fake nose to play a suicidal Virginia Woolf for her Oscar-winning turn in “The Hours.”
On April 27 in Los Angeles, Nicole Kidman received the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award, joining the ranks of Jane Fonda,...
- 8/29/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Celebrated actress Nicole Kidman has expressed interest in exploring intense horror genres in future film projects. In a recent interview with L’Officiel USA magazine, the 57-year-old Oscar winner said she wants to take on more frightening roles. “I’ve not done classic horror yet. Hardcore horror,” Kidman stated. “I’m putting it out there, because I watch hardcore horror.”
Kidman is known for diverse performances in movies across different genres. She has starred in psychological thrillers like The Others and Stoker. However, she has yet to perform in mainstream horror films. The actress said she is a fan of director Ti West, who makes scary movies like X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. Kidman also wants to potentially work with Australian filmmaker James Wan, best known for horror films, on a terrifying project.
While Kidman has starred in big-budget superhero movies like Batman Forever and Aquaman, she said those decisions were not driven by money.
Kidman is known for diverse performances in movies across different genres. She has starred in psychological thrillers like The Others and Stoker. However, she has yet to perform in mainstream horror films. The actress said she is a fan of director Ti West, who makes scary movies like X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. Kidman also wants to potentially work with Australian filmmaker James Wan, best known for horror films, on a terrifying project.
While Kidman has starred in big-budget superhero movies like Batman Forever and Aquaman, she said those decisions were not driven by money.
- 8/28/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman poses for “L’Officiel” (USA) magazine, wearing Balenciaga, Omega, Ralph Lauren and a whole lot more, photographed by Matthew Brookes:
Kidman began her acting career in Australia with the 1983 films “Bush Christmas” and “BMX Bandits”.
Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the thriller film “Dead Calm” and the miniseries “Bangkok Hilton”.
In 1990, she achieved international success with the action film “Days of Thunder”. She received greater recognition with lead roles in “Far and Away” (1992), “Batman Forever” (1995), “To Die For” (1995) and “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999).
In 2003, she won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Actress’ for her portrayal of writer ‘Virginia Woolf’ in the drama film “The Hours” (2002).
Among her numerous feature films, Kidman received additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in the musical “Moulin Rouge!” (2001) and the dramas “Rabbit Hole” (2010), “Lion” (2016) and “Being the Ricardos” (2021).
Kidman's television roles include “Hemingway & Gellhorn” (2012), “Big Little Lies” (2017–2019), “Top of the Lake: China Girl...
Kidman began her acting career in Australia with the 1983 films “Bush Christmas” and “BMX Bandits”.
Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the thriller film “Dead Calm” and the miniseries “Bangkok Hilton”.
In 1990, she achieved international success with the action film “Days of Thunder”. She received greater recognition with lead roles in “Far and Away” (1992), “Batman Forever” (1995), “To Die For” (1995) and “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999).
In 2003, she won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Actress’ for her portrayal of writer ‘Virginia Woolf’ in the drama film “The Hours” (2002).
Among her numerous feature films, Kidman received additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in the musical “Moulin Rouge!” (2001) and the dramas “Rabbit Hole” (2010), “Lion” (2016) and “Being the Ricardos” (2021).
Kidman's television roles include “Hemingway & Gellhorn” (2012), “Big Little Lies” (2017–2019), “Top of the Lake: China Girl...
- 8/28/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Nicole Kidman has never shied away from trying something new in the film industry. You will often see her stepping out of her comfort zone to play complex characters, including the time when she played Virginia Woolf in The Hours, for which she won an Oscar. Coming in from the Australian film industry, Nicole Kidman had to prove herself in Hollywood, and boy, she sure did.
A still from The Hours (2002) | Credits: Miramax Films
However, when it comes to acting, people have some preconceived notions about you. Actors and actresses often get boxed into expectations but Nicole Kidman wanted to spread her wings and soar above it all. She refused to be confined in a box, even when people said to her face that she couldn’t play certain roles that she really wanted to.
Nicole Kidman on Not Being Allowed to Play the Girl Next Door
Nicole Kidman in...
A still from The Hours (2002) | Credits: Miramax Films
However, when it comes to acting, people have some preconceived notions about you. Actors and actresses often get boxed into expectations but Nicole Kidman wanted to spread her wings and soar above it all. She refused to be confined in a box, even when people said to her face that she couldn’t play certain roles that she really wanted to.
Nicole Kidman on Not Being Allowed to Play the Girl Next Door
Nicole Kidman in...
- 8/26/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
For generations in Hollywood, where films span from dramatic roles to whimsical comedies, actors have often sought fresh and unconventional challenges leading to both critical acclaim and curious experiments. One such leap into the unknown came from Cate Blanchett when she took on the role of Lilith in Eli Roth’s recently released video game adaptation Borderlands.
Cate Blanchett in a still from Borderlands | Arad Productions, Gearbox Studios
Celebrated for her diverse and daring roles, when Cate Blanchett appeared in Borderlands, although the movie failed to garner positive reviews, her venture into the realm of video game adaptations, helped her push boundaries. Her bold step into uncharted territory unlocked one achievement that catapulted her popularity among young audiences, unlike Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
Cate Blanchett Explored New Artistic Territories with Borderlands
In the ever-evolving landscape of Hollywood, Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, popularly known for her fearless approach to acting,...
Cate Blanchett in a still from Borderlands | Arad Productions, Gearbox Studios
Celebrated for her diverse and daring roles, when Cate Blanchett appeared in Borderlands, although the movie failed to garner positive reviews, her venture into the realm of video game adaptations, helped her push boundaries. Her bold step into uncharted territory unlocked one achievement that catapulted her popularity among young audiences, unlike Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
Cate Blanchett Explored New Artistic Territories with Borderlands
In the ever-evolving landscape of Hollywood, Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, popularly known for her fearless approach to acting,...
- 8/9/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Stranger Things fans, we have some very exciting news to share! 1428 Elm has learned that the Olivier Award-winning stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow will be coming to Broadway in New York starting in March 2025. That's great news for North American fans who have been eager to see the play but unable to make a trip to London, where it debuted.
Featuring an original story by Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer, along with Kate Trefry and Jack Thorne, The First Shadow serves as a prequel to the hit Netflix series, which is currently in production on its fifth and final season.
Set in Hawkins, Indiana in 1959, "before the world turned upside down," the story follows a young Jim Hopper and other popular characters like Bob Newby, Joyce Maldonado, and even a young Henry Creel. The play is really about exploring Henry's origins while also shedding light on fan favorites like Hopper,...
Featuring an original story by Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer, along with Kate Trefry and Jack Thorne, The First Shadow serves as a prequel to the hit Netflix series, which is currently in production on its fifth and final season.
Set in Hawkins, Indiana in 1959, "before the world turned upside down," the story follows a young Jim Hopper and other popular characters like Bob Newby, Joyce Maldonado, and even a young Henry Creel. The play is really about exploring Henry's origins while also shedding light on fan favorites like Hopper,...
- 8/6/2024
- by Mads Lennon
- 1428 Elm
Charlize Theron returned to the Oscar race in 2020 with a Best Actress nomination for “Bombshell.” The Academy Award winner earned raves for her eerie embodiment of former Fox News host Megyn Kelly, but where does the role fall into the rest of her filmography? Tour through our photo gallery of Theron’s 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Success came pretty quickly for the South African born actress. After one uncredited role in a horror film, Theron burst onto movie screens in the film “2 Days in the Valley.” That film launched her into a series of roles usually as the wife or girlfriend and ones that capitalized on her stunning beauty. That all changed in 2003 when she took on the role of Aileen Wuornos, a Florida prostitute who became a serial killer and was put to death for her crimes. The film won Theron the Oscar as Best Actress...
Success came pretty quickly for the South African born actress. After one uncredited role in a horror film, Theron burst onto movie screens in the film “2 Days in the Valley.” That film launched her into a series of roles usually as the wife or girlfriend and ones that capitalized on her stunning beauty. That all changed in 2003 when she took on the role of Aileen Wuornos, a Florida prostitute who became a serial killer and was put to death for her crimes. The film won Theron the Oscar as Best Actress...
- 8/3/2024
- by Robert Pius, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Netflix's A Family Affair star Nicole Kidman has long faced allegations of undergoing plastic surgery.
57-year-old Kidman has had a long and stellar acting career since her breakout role in 1989's Dead Calm. The actress has received five Oscar nominations over the years, including one win for the 2003 psychological drama The Hours.
Nicole Kidman Responds to Plastic Surgery Allegations Read full article on The Direct.
57-year-old Kidman has had a long and stellar acting career since her breakout role in 1989's Dead Calm. The actress has received five Oscar nominations over the years, including one win for the 2003 psychological drama The Hours.
Nicole Kidman Responds to Plastic Surgery Allegations Read full article on The Direct.
- 7/4/2024
- by Sam Hargrave
- The Direct
Julianne Moore, Milly Alcock, and Meghann Fahy are all set for lead roles in the upcoming Netflix limited series “Sirens.”
Variety exclusively reported in February that the dark comedy series was coming to Netflix. It hails from “Maid” creator Molly Smith Metzler and is based on her play “Elemeno Pea.”
The series is told over the course of a weekend at a lavish beach estate. Per the official logline, “Devon (Fahy) thinks her sister Simone (Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Moore). Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention. When Devon tracks her sister down to say Wtf, she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be.”
Moore is one of the most celebrated actresses of her generation. She has received five Academy Award...
Variety exclusively reported in February that the dark comedy series was coming to Netflix. It hails from “Maid” creator Molly Smith Metzler and is based on her play “Elemeno Pea.”
The series is told over the course of a weekend at a lavish beach estate. Per the official logline, “Devon (Fahy) thinks her sister Simone (Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Moore). Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention. When Devon tracks her sister down to say Wtf, she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be.”
Moore is one of the most celebrated actresses of her generation. She has received five Academy Award...
- 7/1/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Cruise was once in a high-profile relationship with Nicole Kidman from the year 1990 to 2001. But not too long before their split, the couple shared two conflicting views about their relationship that showed they weren’t on the same page.
What Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman thought about monogamy Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise | Patrick Riviere/Getty Images
There hasn’t been any specific reason given for Kidman’s divorce from Cruise. When the pair officially split in 2001, they simply cited irreconcilable differences as the cause. But a couple of years before their divorce, the two shared vastly different takes on marriage, giving insight into their true feelings back then. In an old interview with Newsweek (via Today), Kidman shared that she thought it was unnatural to stick with one marital partner.
“Monogamy is not a natural way of being,” Kidman said.
But it was a concept that Cruise couldn’t have disagreed with more.
What Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman thought about monogamy Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise | Patrick Riviere/Getty Images
There hasn’t been any specific reason given for Kidman’s divorce from Cruise. When the pair officially split in 2001, they simply cited irreconcilable differences as the cause. But a couple of years before their divorce, the two shared vastly different takes on marriage, giving insight into their true feelings back then. In an old interview with Newsweek (via Today), Kidman shared that she thought it was unnatural to stick with one marital partner.
“Monogamy is not a natural way of being,” Kidman said.
But it was a concept that Cruise couldn’t have disagreed with more.
- 6/27/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Few actresses of her era take as many chances as Nicole Kidman. The Oscar- and Emmy Award-winning actress has been one of the industry’s most sought-after performers since the early 1990s, and appeared in everything from splashy musicals like “Moulin Rouge!” (which netted Kidman her first of five Academy Award nominations) to historical fiction like “The Hours” (which won Kidman the Best Actress Oscar for playing Virginia Woolfe) to psychological thrillers like “Eyes Wide Shut” (where she starred opposite her now-ex-husband Tom Cruise) to blockbuster superhero movies like “Aquaman.”
And that’s just on the big screen. In recent years, Kidman has acquitted herself exceedingly well in a spate of prestige television series, winning an Emmy for her nuanced work in “Big Little Lies” and scoring a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for “The Undoing.”
But her biggest challenge yet was arguably her turn as Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin...
And that’s just on the big screen. In recent years, Kidman has acquitted herself exceedingly well in a spate of prestige television series, winning an Emmy for her nuanced work in “Big Little Lies” and scoring a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for “The Undoing.”
But her biggest challenge yet was arguably her turn as Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin...
- 6/17/2024
- by Christopher Rosen, Chris Beachum and Tom O'Brien
- Gold Derby
by Cláudio Alves
After her Oscar win for The Hours, Nicole Kidman's career went through some interesting somersaults. 2003 saw her bow the avant-garde cruelty of Dogville at Cannes, while Hollywood bore witness to two prestige projects whose success is debatable. The Human Stain is one of those classic "This Had Oscar Buzz" case studies, while Cold Mountain is most interesting for how it didn't secure a Best Actress nomination despite AMPAS' affection. Then came 2004, when von Trier's Brechtian film finally reached the States, and Kidman faced critical lashings as a response to her risk-taking. If not for Dogville, then for a derided broad comedy we'll discuss later in the series. And, of course, for today's subject – Birth.
Jonathan Glazer's sophomore feature was a resounding bomb with audiences and critics back in 2004, and only the Golden Globes seemed willing to recognize the genius in Nicole Kidman's work. Twenty years later,...
After her Oscar win for The Hours, Nicole Kidman's career went through some interesting somersaults. 2003 saw her bow the avant-garde cruelty of Dogville at Cannes, while Hollywood bore witness to two prestige projects whose success is debatable. The Human Stain is one of those classic "This Had Oscar Buzz" case studies, while Cold Mountain is most interesting for how it didn't secure a Best Actress nomination despite AMPAS' affection. Then came 2004, when von Trier's Brechtian film finally reached the States, and Kidman faced critical lashings as a response to her risk-taking. If not for Dogville, then for a derided broad comedy we'll discuss later in the series. And, of course, for today's subject – Birth.
Jonathan Glazer's sophomore feature was a resounding bomb with audiences and critics back in 2004, and only the Golden Globes seemed willing to recognize the genius in Nicole Kidman's work. Twenty years later,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
Chicago – You’ll never hear a better speech about the actor’s gratitude for his hometown than John C. Reilly’s proclamation at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival’s Summer Gala on June 1st, 2024. He brought the house down with emotional and passionate words about his journey that began in the Windy City.
With an astonishing range of roles already under his belt, John C. Reilly has played an eclectic host of rich characters to great effect over the years, from seedy ne’er-do-wells to lovable and good-natured schlepps. The fifth of six children, John Christopher Reilly was born in Chicago, and was brought up on Chicago’s Southwest Side. On the amateur stage from age eight, Reilly trained at the Goodman School of Drama and eventually became a member of Chicago’s renowned Steppenwolf Theatre.
John C. Reilly at the 2024 60th Ciff Summer Gala
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
With an astonishing range of roles already under his belt, John C. Reilly has played an eclectic host of rich characters to great effect over the years, from seedy ne’er-do-wells to lovable and good-natured schlepps. The fifth of six children, John Christopher Reilly was born in Chicago, and was brought up on Chicago’s Southwest Side. On the amateur stage from age eight, Reilly trained at the Goodman School of Drama and eventually became a member of Chicago’s renowned Steppenwolf Theatre.
John C. Reilly at the 2024 60th Ciff Summer Gala
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
- 6/7/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Nicole Kidman was on the verge of retiring from acting during the early 2000s, but she was inspired by someone to continue her passion for acting. The actress, known for her roles in Moulin Rouge and The Hours, planned to settle down after she had a child.
Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge / 20th Century Studios
She was previously married to action star Tom Cruise, and being tied to one of the most in-demand actors of all time, she would have felt so burned out from all the press and paparazzi. This was the root cause of why Kidman wanted to quit Hollywood.
Nicole Kidman Reveals She Almost Gave Up Hollywood To Live In A Farm
Speaking with Deadline, actress Nicole Kidman shared she had a lot of thoughts about retiring after she gave birth. The plan was to live quietly in a farm without the attention of the media.
There...
Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge / 20th Century Studios
She was previously married to action star Tom Cruise, and being tied to one of the most in-demand actors of all time, she would have felt so burned out from all the press and paparazzi. This was the root cause of why Kidman wanted to quit Hollywood.
Nicole Kidman Reveals She Almost Gave Up Hollywood To Live In A Farm
Speaking with Deadline, actress Nicole Kidman shared she had a lot of thoughts about retiring after she gave birth. The plan was to live quietly in a farm without the attention of the media.
There...
- 6/7/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Nicole Kidman’s most expensive ad in history still remains unbeatable at the top after two decades. Kidman was paid a massive amount of money to star in Le Film (The Film), an ad film aimed at promoting Chanel’s No. 5 perfume. The Nine Perfect Strangers actress and director Baz Luhrmann were picked for the campaign after their collaboration in the 2001 Oscar-winning musical Moulin Rouge!.
Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! | Bazmark Productions
The ad film was made on a budget of $33 million, which is equivalent to around $52 million today after adjusting for inflation. The short film lasted 120 seconds which meant it cost $275,000 to film per second. Besides Kidman, Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro also starred in the ad film.
Nicole Kidman Was Paid Handsomely For The Costliest Ad Ever Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s The Film | Chanel
Modern consumers are still coming to terms with new-age ads...
Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! | Bazmark Productions
The ad film was made on a budget of $33 million, which is equivalent to around $52 million today after adjusting for inflation. The short film lasted 120 seconds which meant it cost $275,000 to film per second. Besides Kidman, Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro also starred in the ad film.
Nicole Kidman Was Paid Handsomely For The Costliest Ad Ever Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s The Film | Chanel
Modern consumers are still coming to terms with new-age ads...
- 6/6/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
For over a decade, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were the dream Hollywood couple. The actors who had a fairytale romance on the sets of their film Days of Thunder, tied the knot in 1990 and seemed to have the perfect life until their shocking divorce in 2001. Kidman subsequently went on to marry musician Keith Urban in 2006.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut (image credit: Warner Brothers)
Despite being very young, the Oscar winner has openly admitted that her marriage to the Mission: Impossible star happened out of love for each other. Having said that, Kidman in an interview few years ago, elaborated on the repercussions of continuing to talk about her failed relationship with Cruise.
Why Nicole Kidman Is Reluctant To Discuss About Her Marriage To Tom Cruise
For over 11 years, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were couple goals. The two superstars who began courting on the...
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut (image credit: Warner Brothers)
Despite being very young, the Oscar winner has openly admitted that her marriage to the Mission: Impossible star happened out of love for each other. Having said that, Kidman in an interview few years ago, elaborated on the repercussions of continuing to talk about her failed relationship with Cruise.
Why Nicole Kidman Is Reluctant To Discuss About Her Marriage To Tom Cruise
For over 11 years, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were couple goals. The two superstars who began courting on the...
- 5/24/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
Movies and movie channels are driving viewing on Fast services, a packed room at the Cannes Marché du Film heard today. Owners of movie libraries and IP stand to generate significant revenue from free streaming as the sector booms, the boss of Pluto TV, one of the leaders in the field told the Cannes audience.
Fast discussions and presentations are the staple of the TV conference and festival circuit and the Marché Du Film put the subject on the film industry’s agenda with a dedicated session, moderated by Deadline. It was opened by Maria Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director at analyst house Omdia. It then broke into a conversation with Olivier Jollet, International General Manager of Paramount-owned Pluto TV.
Rua Aguete shared new forecasts showing that global Fast ad revenues will top $6 billion this year and surpass $10 billion by 2028. Movie channels are the third biggest Fast category in the U.
Fast discussions and presentations are the staple of the TV conference and festival circuit and the Marché Du Film put the subject on the film industry’s agenda with a dedicated session, moderated by Deadline. It was opened by Maria Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director at analyst house Omdia. It then broke into a conversation with Olivier Jollet, International General Manager of Paramount-owned Pluto TV.
Rua Aguete shared new forecasts showing that global Fast ad revenues will top $6 billion this year and surpass $10 billion by 2028. Movie channels are the third biggest Fast category in the U.
- 5/16/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Have you ever been captivated by the fiery allure of natural red hair?
Whether it’s a rich crimson, a blazing orange, or a sweet strawberry blonde, this distinctive shade is undeniably unique. Not everyone can effortlessly carry it off. However, it becomes truly exceptional when it’s a gift of nature.
Explore the Fiery Icons Nicole Kidman: A Natural Redhead Icon Lindsay Lohan: A Versatile Natural Redhead Actress Jessica Chastain: A Natural Redhead Who Owns Her Fiery Hair Ellie Kemper: A Charming Redhead With a Diverse Heritage Susan Sarandon: A Natural Redhead with a Timeless Beauty Madelaine Petsch: Overcame Bullying to Achieve Fame Isla Fisher: A Redhead Star With Signature Fiery Locks Karen Gillan: A Scottish Redhead With a Multifaceted Career Julianne Moore: A Redhead Icon Who Embraces Her Unique Features Alicia Witt: A Redheaded Actress With a Remarkable...
Whether it’s a rich crimson, a blazing orange, or a sweet strawberry blonde, this distinctive shade is undeniably unique. Not everyone can effortlessly carry it off. However, it becomes truly exceptional when it’s a gift of nature.
Explore the Fiery Icons Nicole Kidman: A Natural Redhead Icon Lindsay Lohan: A Versatile Natural Redhead Actress Jessica Chastain: A Natural Redhead Who Owns Her Fiery Hair Ellie Kemper: A Charming Redhead With a Diverse Heritage Susan Sarandon: A Natural Redhead with a Timeless Beauty Madelaine Petsch: Overcame Bullying to Achieve Fame Isla Fisher: A Redhead Star With Signature Fiery Locks Karen Gillan: A Scottish Redhead With a Multifaceted Career Julianne Moore: A Redhead Icon Who Embraces Her Unique Features Alicia Witt: A Redheaded Actress With a Remarkable...
- 5/9/2024
- by Florie Mae Malapit
- Your Next Shoes
For over a decade, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were the dream Hollywood couple. The actors who had a fairytale romance on the sets of their film Days of Thunder, tied the knot in 1990 and seemed to have the perfect life until their shocking divorce in 2001. During this period, the ex-couple also starred in Stanley Kubrick’s bold erotic drama, Eyes Wide Shut.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Days Of Thunder (image credit: Paramount Pictures)
The director who pushed the boundaries of s*xual intimacy in various ways through his very specific conditions, was incidentally rumored to have been the cause for the rift between Kidman and Cruise which ultimately led to their separation. But the Oscar winner confirmed in clear terms that the film and Kubrick had nothing to do with her divorce.
Nicole Kidman Shut Down Speculations About Her Divorce With Tom Cruise
For over 11 years, Nicole...
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Days Of Thunder (image credit: Paramount Pictures)
The director who pushed the boundaries of s*xual intimacy in various ways through his very specific conditions, was incidentally rumored to have been the cause for the rift between Kidman and Cruise which ultimately led to their separation. But the Oscar winner confirmed in clear terms that the film and Kubrick had nothing to do with her divorce.
Nicole Kidman Shut Down Speculations About Her Divorce With Tom Cruise
For over 11 years, Nicole...
- 5/6/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
Benedict Cumberbatch plays a desperate father whose world becomes unraveled in the first trailer for the Netflix thriller, Eric.
Below, Cumberbatch stars as a New York puppeteer and the creator of a popular children’s television show whose 9-year-old son, Edgar, disappears one morning on the way to school.
The project is from creator Abi Morgan (The Hours) and spans six episodes. The series also stars Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler and Clarke Peters.
According to the description, Cumberbatch’s character, Vincent, becomes “increasingly distressed and volatile. Full of self-loathing and guilt around Edgar’s disappearance, he clings to his son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on TV then Edgar will come home. As Vincent’s progressively destructive behavior alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the detectives trying to help him, it’s Eric, a delusion of necessity,...
Below, Cumberbatch stars as a New York puppeteer and the creator of a popular children’s television show whose 9-year-old son, Edgar, disappears one morning on the way to school.
The project is from creator Abi Morgan (The Hours) and spans six episodes. The series also stars Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler and Clarke Peters.
According to the description, Cumberbatch’s character, Vincent, becomes “increasingly distressed and volatile. Full of self-loathing and guilt around Edgar’s disappearance, he clings to his son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on TV then Edgar will come home. As Vincent’s progressively destructive behavior alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the detectives trying to help him, it’s Eric, a delusion of necessity,...
- 5/2/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were once the Hollywood “it” couple. They were married for 11 years after meeting on a movie set, but soon realized that their marriage was not going to last forever. They divorced in 2001.
Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder
It’s quite sad to see famous couples breaking up, but Kidman and Cruise remained good pals who share mutual respect and love for each other. The actress even acknowledged her ex-husband in a recent event.
Nicole Kidman Makes A Heartwarming Reference To Tom Cruise In Her Acceptance Speech
Nicole Kidman received a 49th AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday as the actress and her colleagues relive the journey of her career in Hollywood. She gave a moving speech that chronicled the joys and the sorrows of being a celebrity as well as forging relationships with her costars.
Suggested“You won’t have a career, you’re...
Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder
It’s quite sad to see famous couples breaking up, but Kidman and Cruise remained good pals who share mutual respect and love for each other. The actress even acknowledged her ex-husband in a recent event.
Nicole Kidman Makes A Heartwarming Reference To Tom Cruise In Her Acceptance Speech
Nicole Kidman received a 49th AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday as the actress and her colleagues relive the journey of her career in Hollywood. She gave a moving speech that chronicled the joys and the sorrows of being a celebrity as well as forging relationships with her costars.
Suggested“You won’t have a career, you’re...
- 4/29/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
“I think it was Andy Warhol who said, “Make art and let others decide whether it is good or bad. But while they are deciding, make some more”.
That was the line with which Nicole Kidman ended her 15-minute acceptance speech after Meryl Streep had presented her with the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award.
That is something that seems entirely appropriate for Kidman, who doesn’t seem to stop “making art,” taking risks at every turn, telling stories through her power not just as an actor, but also a producer dedicated to bringing those stories to screens big and small. At 56, she is on the younger side of the previous 48 recipients of this very high honor, the first Australian to receive it. And someone very much in the middle of creating those life achievements that led to last night’s honor at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where a large...
That was the line with which Nicole Kidman ended her 15-minute acceptance speech after Meryl Streep had presented her with the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award.
That is something that seems entirely appropriate for Kidman, who doesn’t seem to stop “making art,” taking risks at every turn, telling stories through her power not just as an actor, but also a producer dedicated to bringing those stories to screens big and small. At 56, she is on the younger side of the previous 48 recipients of this very high honor, the first Australian to receive it. And someone very much in the middle of creating those life achievements that led to last night’s honor at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where a large...
- 4/28/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
“Film is forever.”
Nicole Kidman, the 49th recipient of the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award, made her acceptance speech on the Dolby Theatre stage on Saturday, April 27 about the filmmakers who’ve shaped her career — and her love for movies and storytelling.
The Academy Award-winning actress was joined by presenters including her “Big Little Lies” co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep, a past AFI recipient who handed Kidman the honors at the night’s end. “Can I just say, Meryl Streep? I just loved you. I always loved you. I don’t know what it is. You’re a beacon of excellence and warmth and generosity, and you’ve been my guiding light. To see this from you, you have no idea. My husband can attest, my parents can attest, it’s always been you, and no one can touch you.”
Kidman’s opening remarks set the tone for a...
Nicole Kidman, the 49th recipient of the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award, made her acceptance speech on the Dolby Theatre stage on Saturday, April 27 about the filmmakers who’ve shaped her career — and her love for movies and storytelling.
The Academy Award-winning actress was joined by presenters including her “Big Little Lies” co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep, a past AFI recipient who handed Kidman the honors at the night’s end. “Can I just say, Meryl Streep? I just loved you. I always loved you. I don’t know what it is. You’re a beacon of excellence and warmth and generosity, and you’ve been my guiding light. To see this from you, you have no idea. My husband can attest, my parents can attest, it’s always been you, and no one can touch you.”
Kidman’s opening remarks set the tone for a...
- 4/28/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Nicole Kidman was honored with the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday night, as an A-list group of her friends and collaborators looked back on her long Hollywood career.
Reese Witherspoon, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts, Zoe Saldaña, Aaron Sorkin, Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Joey King, Mike Myers and husband Keith Urban all took the Dolby Theatre stage throughout the event to pay tribute to Kidman. To close out the evening, Meryl Streep presented her with the award.
Streep — joking after a clip was shown, “did anyone notice that [costume designer] Ann Roth gave her my nose in The Hours? You’re welcome” — took the time to reflect on working opposite Kidman in season two of Big Little Lies.
“For me, the very, very hardest part of being incessantly called the greatest actress of my generation,” Streep teased as the audience roared, throwing her hand theatrically over her head, “What is the hardest part?...
Reese Witherspoon, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts, Zoe Saldaña, Aaron Sorkin, Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Joey King, Mike Myers and husband Keith Urban all took the Dolby Theatre stage throughout the event to pay tribute to Kidman. To close out the evening, Meryl Streep presented her with the award.
Streep — joking after a clip was shown, “did anyone notice that [costume designer] Ann Roth gave her my nose in The Hours? You’re welcome” — took the time to reflect on working opposite Kidman in season two of Big Little Lies.
“For me, the very, very hardest part of being incessantly called the greatest actress of my generation,” Streep teased as the audience roared, throwing her hand theatrically over her head, “What is the hardest part?...
- 4/28/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood legends gathered Saturday night to celebrate Nicole Kidman as she received the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by the American Film Institute.
The ceremony featured tributes from Kidman’s esteemed peers and collaborators, including Meryl Streep, Zoe Saldaña, Naomi Watts, Zac Efron, David E. Kelley, Morgan Freeman, Keith Urban, Aaron Sorkin and Reese Witherspoon. The audience also included Lee Daniels, Mimi Leder and “Expats” creator and director Lulu Wang along with Kidman’s co-stars Ji-young and Sarayu Blue. The 56-year-old Oscar-winning actress expressed her deep gratitude for her distinguished career.
Kidman was visibly moved by the accolades from numerous distinguished colleagues, including Miles Teller, who was personally cast by Kidman in his first-ever film role “Rabbit Hole ” which was also her first produced feature. However, her husband, Keith Urban, shared intimate details about their life together, highlighting when he entered rehabilitation for substance abuse five months into their marriage,...
The ceremony featured tributes from Kidman’s esteemed peers and collaborators, including Meryl Streep, Zoe Saldaña, Naomi Watts, Zac Efron, David E. Kelley, Morgan Freeman, Keith Urban, Aaron Sorkin and Reese Witherspoon. The audience also included Lee Daniels, Mimi Leder and “Expats” creator and director Lulu Wang along with Kidman’s co-stars Ji-young and Sarayu Blue. The 56-year-old Oscar-winning actress expressed her deep gratitude for her distinguished career.
Kidman was visibly moved by the accolades from numerous distinguished colleagues, including Miles Teller, who was personally cast by Kidman in his first-ever film role “Rabbit Hole ” which was also her first produced feature. However, her husband, Keith Urban, shared intimate details about their life together, highlighting when he entered rehabilitation for substance abuse five months into their marriage,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Nicole Kidman has captivated audiences with her spellbinding acting for over 40 years and has excelled in theatre, film, and television. Not only is she an accomplished producer but a five-time Academy Award nominee. Her role as Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002) earned her the Oscar for Best Actress in 2002.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1967, she began her career in Australia as a teenager with roles in Bush Christmas (1983) and BMX Bandits (1983). Her performance in Dead Calm (1989) would grab the attention of Hollywood, and Tom Cruise, casting her in her breakout role as neurologist Dr. Claire Lewicki, in Days of Thunder (1990).
Her trajectory to establishing herself among Hollywood’s A-List continued as she starred alongside Cruise again in Far and Away (1992), mastered her comedic acting chops as an aspiring television personality in Gus Van Sant’s black comedy, To Die For (1995), and portrayed another doctor in the superhero film Batman Forever (1995), opposite Val Kilmer.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1967, she began her career in Australia as a teenager with roles in Bush Christmas (1983) and BMX Bandits (1983). Her performance in Dead Calm (1989) would grab the attention of Hollywood, and Tom Cruise, casting her in her breakout role as neurologist Dr. Claire Lewicki, in Days of Thunder (1990).
Her trajectory to establishing herself among Hollywood’s A-List continued as she starred alongside Cruise again in Far and Away (1992), mastered her comedic acting chops as an aspiring television personality in Gus Van Sant’s black comedy, To Die For (1995), and portrayed another doctor in the superhero film Batman Forever (1995), opposite Val Kilmer.
- 4/28/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Kidman has been an international treasure going on four decades. Whether you’re tracking her many wigs (“The Undoing” is our favorite), admiring her textured and committed performances, or just standing up and saluting before every AMC Theatres showing, you’re probably honoring her in some way.
While five best actress Oscar nominations and one win (for “The Hours”) have been adequate markers of her success and endurance, conversations have been brewing for years about a lack of recognition for her remarkable artistic consistency.
“How many times does Nicole Kidman have to prove herself?” asked author Anne Helen Peterson in a 2017 essay for BuzzFeed, one that examined how esteem is or isn’t doled out to women in Hollywood, using Kidman as a template.
“While male actors coast on the brilliance of a single performance for years, female stars have to reapply for greatness on a yearly basis, fighting...
While five best actress Oscar nominations and one win (for “The Hours”) have been adequate markers of her success and endurance, conversations have been brewing for years about a lack of recognition for her remarkable artistic consistency.
“How many times does Nicole Kidman have to prove herself?” asked author Anne Helen Peterson in a 2017 essay for BuzzFeed, one that examined how esteem is or isn’t doled out to women in Hollywood, using Kidman as a template.
“While male actors coast on the brilliance of a single performance for years, female stars have to reapply for greatness on a yearly basis, fighting...
- 4/27/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Jimmy Fallon is recalling a prank he pulled on Nicole Kidman with her husband Keith Urban!
Back in 2015, The Hours actress told Jimmy that she once tried to date him.
In a recent interview, Jimmy shared how the viral moment has turned into a recurring joke between him and Keith.
Keep reading to find out more…
“What’s been fun is running into Keith Urban at all these parties and stuff, who’s a really good sport,” the late night host told Deadline. “I went up to him at the Met Gala and I go, ‘Hey, I think we might have dated once?’ and he was laughing.”
Jimmy then told the story of when he and Keith pulled a hilarious prank on Nicole.
“[Urban] goes, ‘Nicole’s talking to someone across the table. Why don’t you go and just hold her hand? She’ll think it’s me, and then...
Back in 2015, The Hours actress told Jimmy that she once tried to date him.
In a recent interview, Jimmy shared how the viral moment has turned into a recurring joke between him and Keith.
Keep reading to find out more…
“What’s been fun is running into Keith Urban at all these parties and stuff, who’s a really good sport,” the late night host told Deadline. “I went up to him at the Met Gala and I go, ‘Hey, I think we might have dated once?’ and he was laughing.”
Jimmy then told the story of when he and Keith pulled a hilarious prank on Nicole.
“[Urban] goes, ‘Nicole’s talking to someone across the table. Why don’t you go and just hold her hand? She’ll think it’s me, and then...
- 4/27/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
After a year-long delay brought about by the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Nicole Kidman is finally set to receive the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. The Oscar winner is the 49th overall recipient of this special honor, with the last one being Julie Andrews in 2022. Kidman’s ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Hollywood, with Meryl Streep tasked to present.
Kidman is a five-time nominee at the Academy Awards, winning for Best Actress in the 2003 film “The Hours.” Her other nominations were for “Moulin Rouge!,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Lion” and “Being the Ricardos.” (She has also two Emmys on her mantel for producing and starring in “Big Little Lies.”) What do You think is her best movie performance of all time? Vote in our poll right here and then defend your choice down in the comments section:
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Kidman is a five-time nominee at the Academy Awards, winning for Best Actress in the 2003 film “The Hours.” Her other nominations were for “Moulin Rouge!,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Lion” and “Being the Ricardos.” (She has also two Emmys on her mantel for producing and starring in “Big Little Lies.”) What do You think is her best movie performance of all time? Vote in our poll right here and then defend your choice down in the comments section:
See American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Recipients
Starting in the early 1970s,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Spoilers: This article and video contain spoilers about “Expats” episodes.
“It really invigorated me as an artist” admits “Expats” star Brian Tee about his role on the Amazon Prime Video limited series. For our recent webchat he adds, “I had a deep connection to it immediately, because I myself personally have a daughter. I have an eight-year-old, and for anyone to lose one of their children is, you know, you wouldn’t wish it on your worst enemy.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Exclusive Video Interview: Yong Ok Lee (‘Expats’ production designer)
“Expats” was created and directed by BAFTA nominee Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), based on the 2016 novel “The Expatriates” by Janice Y. K. Lee. The six-episode drama revolves around three expatriate women and the people that orbit their lives. Oscar and Emmy winner Nicole Kidman stars as Margaret, an American expatriate living in Hong Kong when tragedy befalls her family.
“It really invigorated me as an artist” admits “Expats” star Brian Tee about his role on the Amazon Prime Video limited series. For our recent webchat he adds, “I had a deep connection to it immediately, because I myself personally have a daughter. I have an eight-year-old, and for anyone to lose one of their children is, you know, you wouldn’t wish it on your worst enemy.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Exclusive Video Interview: Yong Ok Lee (‘Expats’ production designer)
“Expats” was created and directed by BAFTA nominee Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), based on the 2016 novel “The Expatriates” by Janice Y. K. Lee. The six-episode drama revolves around three expatriate women and the people that orbit their lives. Oscar and Emmy winner Nicole Kidman stars as Margaret, an American expatriate living in Hong Kong when tragedy befalls her family.
- 4/25/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
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