Nicole Kidman will receive an honorary Cesar at the 52nd Cesar Awards ceremony on Feb. 25, 2027, at the Olympia in Paris, the French film academy announced.
Nicole Kidman will receive an honorary Cesar at the 52nd Cesar Awards ceremony on Feb. 25, 2027, at the Olympia in Paris, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma announced alongside broadcaster Canal+.
The French film academy said the award recognizes an actor and producer who has never allowed fame to steer the work she chooses. The Académie called Kidman both "a Hollywood star and a major figure in auteur cinema," saying the Australian actress "has built a career that defies categorization."
Kidman won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2003 for playing Virginia Woolf in "The Hours." She received the Volpi Cup for best actress at the 2024 Venice Film Festival for "Babygirl." Her film credits include "Dead Calm," "Moulin Rouge!," "Eyes Wide Shut," "The Others" and "Dogville."
She co-founded Blossom Films, the company behind series including "Big Little Lies," "The Undoing" and "Nine Perfect Strangers," all of which she also headlined. On stage, she won critical praise in London's West End for "The Blue Room" and "Photograph 51."
Her previous honors include being named a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006, receiving the Cannes Film Festival's 70th anniversary prize in 2017, and receiving the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award in 2024, making her the first Australian to receive it. Kidman also serves as a UN Women goodwill ambassador.
Canal+ will carry the Feb. 25 tribute live and exclusively, unencrypted for all viewers. The first round of voting for the 2027 Césars is Jan. 5, with nominations announced Jan. 22. French comedian Vincent Dedienne will host the 52nd Cesar Awards, and Léa Seydoux is acting as chair for the awards.
The honorary Cesar places Kidman among recent Hollywood recipients of France's highest film award, including Jim Carrey, Julia Roberts, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher and Cate Blanchett.
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