Editing Nicole Kidman (section)

==Reception and legacy==
Kidman is often regarded to be among the finest actresses of her generation.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gay |first=Jason |date=20 July 2015 |title=Nicole Kidman, in a Rare, Down-to-Earth Interview, on Her New Adventure |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/nicole-kidman-august-2015-cover-queen-of-the-desert |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=9 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309155820/https://www.vogue.com/article/nicole-kidman-august-2015-cover-queen-of-the-desert|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=6 April 2017 |title=Nicole Kidman belongs in our pantheon of great actresses |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nicole-kidman-belongs-in-our-pantheon-of-great-actresses/2017/04/06/f995fd86-1a20-11e7-855e-4824bbb5d748_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729115444/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nicole-kidman-belongs-in-our-pantheon-of-great-actresses/2017/04/06/f995fd86-1a20-11e7-855e-4824bbb5d748_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She is also considered one of Hollywood’s bravest performers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/nicole-kidman-babygirl-oscars-review |title=Nicole Kidman may have risked it all in Babygirl – but was this sexy Succession too scandalous for the Oscars? |magazine=[[Tatler]] |first=Ben|last=Jureidini|date=30 January 2025|access-date=30 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130164200/https://www.tatler.com/article/nicole-kidman-babygirl-oscars-review |archive-date=30 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has been noted for seeking eccentric roles in risky projects helmed by auteurs, as well as for her volatile performances and versatile work, having appeared in a variety of eclectic films from several genres throughout her extensive career spanning nearly four decades.<ref>{{multiref2|{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/nicole-kidman-movies-best-performances-moulin-rouge-undoing-big-little-lies-b1050800.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/nicole-kidman-movies-best-performances-moulin-rouge-undoing-big-little-lies-b1050800.html|archive-date=20 June 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live |title=Nicole Kidman: Her 10 best performances ranked, from ''Moulin Rouge'' to ''Big Little Lies''|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|first=Adam |last=White |date=15 October 2020|access-date=23 January 2022|ref=none}}
|{{cite web |last=Kiang |first=Jessica |date=20 June 2013 |title=Nicole Kidman's 5 Bravest Roles |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/06/nicole-kidmans-5-bravest-roles-96768/ |website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226022214/https://www.indiewire.com/2013/06/nicole-kidmans-5-bravest-roles-96768/|url-status=live|ref=none}}
|{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2474203/the-9-best-nicole-kidman-movies-ranked |title=The 9 Best Nicole Kidman Movies, Ranked |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |first=Will |last=Ashton |date=31 May 2019|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=9 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309155819/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2474203/the-9-best-nicole-kidman-movies-ranked|url-status=dead|ref=none}}}}</ref><ref name="Duralde-2022"/><ref>{{cite web |first=Lisa|last=Schwarzbaum |title=Is Nicole Kidman our most ambitious actress? |website=[[BBC]] |date=11 April 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140411-our-most-ambitious-actress |access-date=4 February 2025|archive-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204211950/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140411-our-most-ambitious-actress|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' stated that, despite struggling with her personal life being publicly scrutinised by the media during the early years of her career, "[Kidman] has shown herself to be a major talent, a remarkable actress who can get in there with the best of them, go toe-to-toe, and come out with her credibility intact. What's more, she's proved herself to be a star with a capital S, the one-in-a-generation kind who, like [[Elizabeth Taylor]], is bigger than the Hollywood system, and is also unafraid to be human and real, which only makes her more popular."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2002/12/kidman-200212 |title=Nicole's New Light |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |first=Ingrid |last=Sischy |date=1 December 2002|url-access=limited|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416222714/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2002/12/kidman-200212|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''The New York Times'', "the plucky, disciplined indomitability she brings to her performances, even more than the artistry she displays within them, may be the secret of her appeal, the source of her bond with the audience."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/movies/a-unified-theory-of-nicole-kidman.html |title=A Unified Theory of Nicole Kidman|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=A.O.|last=Scott|author-link=A. O. Scott|date=2 November 2003|access-date=6 May 2021|url-access=limited|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507071059/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/movies/a-unified-theory-of-nicole-kidman.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Emily Nussbaum]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' commented how "in each role, there is something waxen and watchful and self-possessed about Kidman, so that, even when she's smiling, she never seems liberated. While other actors specialize in transparency, Kidman has a different gift: she can wear a mask and simultaneously let you feel what it's like to hide behind it."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/the-surprising-generosity-of-big-little-lies |title=The Surprising Generosity of 'Big Little Lies' |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |first=Emily |last=Nussbaum|author-link=Emily Nussbaum|date=26 February 2017|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416212653/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/the-surprising-generosity-of-big-little-lies|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman’s most remarkable accomplishment lies in her ability to consistently deliver surprising performances, often standing out as the highlight even in otherwise lackluster projects. She remains a captivating figure, sparking more conversation and strong opinions than nearly anyone else in the industry.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/you-ll-submit-to-nicole-kidman-in-babygirl-20250128-p5l7vb |title=You'll submit to Nicole Kidman in Babygirl |magazine=[[Australian Financial Review]] |first=Michael|last=Bodey|date=30 January 2025|access-date=30 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130164200/https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/you-ll-submit-to-nicole-kidman-in-babygirl-20250128-p5l7vb |archive-date=30 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/why-nicole-kidmans-the-paperboy-makes-babygirl-look-tame/ |title=How 'glacial' Nicole Kidman became Hollywood's most sexually daring star |magazine=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |first=Tim|last=Robey|date=13 January 2025|access-date=30 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130164200/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/why-nicole-kidmans-the-paperboy-makes-babygirl-look-tame/ |archive-date=30 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Leila Latif of ''[[The Guardian]]'' commented that Kidman continuously proved again and again "why she is one of Hollywood’s best and subtly most transgressive stars."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/08/she-just-unravels-so-beautifully-how-nicole-kidman-conquered-the-world-then-kept-on-going |title='She just unravels so beautifully': how Nicole Kidman conquered the world – then kept on going |magazine=[[The Guardian]] |first=Leila|last=Latif|date=8 September 2024|access-date=30 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130164200/https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/sep/08/she-just-unravels-so-beautifully-how-nicole-kidman-conquered-the-world-then-kept-on-going |archive-date=30 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 and 2018, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named Kidman one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1970858_1970890_1971362,00.html |title=The 2004 Time 100 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Belinda |last=Luscombe |date=26 April 2004|access-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417164200/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1970858_1970890_1971362,00.html |archive-date=17 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217547/nicole-kidman/ |title=Nicole Kidman is on the 2018 TIME 100 List |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Naomi |last=Watts|author-link=Naomi Watts|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701222032/https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217547/nicole-kidman/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked her fifth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|last2=Scott |first2=A. O.|author-link1=Manohla Dargis|author-link2=A. O. Scott |date=25 November 2020 |title=The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html#nicole-kidman |work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=7 December 2020|url-access=limited|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917225736/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html#nicole-kidman|url-status=live}}</ref> and in a 2022 readers' poll by ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine, she was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Ben |last1=Travis |first2=Sophie |last2=Butcher |first3=Nick |last3=De Semlyen |first4=James |last4=Dyer |first5=John |last5=Nugent |first6=Alex |last6=Godfrey |first7=Helen |last7=O'Hara |title=Empire's 50 Greatest Actors of All Time List, Revealed |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-actors/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=20 December 2022|access-date=4 February 2023|archive-date=29 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229101239/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-actors|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2025, Kidman was named one of the [[Time Person of the Year|Women of the Year]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://time.com/7221418/how-we-chose-2025-women-of-the-year/ |title=How We Chose the 2025 Women of the Year |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Lucy|last=Feldman|date=20 February 2025|access-date=25 February 2025|archive-date=25 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225164200/https://time.com/7221418/how-we-chose-2025-women-of-the-year/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{quote box|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|width=25em|align=right|quote="I'm a character [actor]. I was trained as a character actor. That's what I want to do. I believe in changing the way you look, the way you move, the way you speak. I'm not great at playing myself, so what really gives me the greatest satisfaction is changing into something else."|source=— Kidman on her approach to acting<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Nicole Kidman on Acting |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbNA1Wshrd0 |publisher=BAFTA Guru |via=[[YouTube]]|date=18 January 2017|access-date=29 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129075216/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbNA1Wshrd0|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Kidman continues to defy age-related stereotypes in Hollywood, thriving in an industry often criticized for its challenges for women over 50. Her ability to secure leading roles and produce compelling work highlights her resilience and determination, proving that age is no barrier to success in her career. Kidman’s journey inspires, challenging the industry’s norms and paving the way for other women in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web |first=Lane|last=Florsheim |title=Hollywood Roles Dry Up for Women Over 50. No One Told Nicole Kidman. |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=31 December 2024 |url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/nicole-kidman-the-perfect-couple-after-the-affair-expats-career-4e71d7a4?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwY2xjawIOwH9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdTu2-NUznmA-gbpFQzyuFtesNhEQdMjkLpPPAzFQYBzeQdr8GAK0q3gBw_aem_EDMh76piHs-VMMzwkNPUhw |access-date=4 February 2025|archive-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204211950/https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/nicole-kidman-the-perfect-couple-after-the-affair-expats-career-4e71d7a4?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwY2xjawIOwH9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdTu2-NUznmA-gbpFQzyuFtesNhEQdMjkLpPPAzFQYBzeQdr8GAK0q3gBw_aem_EDMh76piHs-VMMzwkNPUhw |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Elisa|last=Lipsky-Karasz|title=The Uncommon Depth of Nicole Kidman |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=28 April 2020 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nicole-kidman-cover-story-interview-11586970315 |access-date=4 February 2025|archive-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204211950/https://www.wsj.com/articles/nicole-kidman-cover-story-interview-11586970315 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Kidman is known to practice [[method acting]] for many of her roles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |title=Nicole Kidman Went Full Method Acting for Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers' |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=18 August 2021 |url=https://variety.com/video/nicole-kidman-hulu-nine-perfect-strangers-method-acting/ |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824211950/https://variety.com/video/nicole-kidman-hulu-nine-perfect-strangers-method-acting/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been noted that she oftentimes transforms herself physically, mentally and emotionally to resemble her characters,<ref>{{cite web |last=Selzer |first=Jillian |title=11 times Nicole Kidman drastically changed her appearance for movie roles |website=[[Insider Inc.|Insider]] |date=20 June 2019 |url=https://www.insider.com/nicole-kidman-roles-costumes-2019-2 |access-date=29 January 2022}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Why Keith Urban Couldn't Wait for Nicole Kidman to Finish Filming Destroyer |website=[[InStyle]] |first=Camille |last=Nzengung |date=28 November 2018 |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/nicole-kidman-destroyer-keith-urban-method-acting |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129075209/https://www.instyle.com/news/nicole-kidman-destroyer-keith-urban-method-acting |url-status=dead }}</ref> to the point where it has adversely affected her health.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman talks about toll her 'Undoing' role took on her mental health |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |first=Scott |last=Stump |date=12 January 2021 |url=https://www.today.com/health/nicole-kidman-talks-about-toll-her-undoing-roll-took-her-t205576 |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129075209/https://www.today.com/health/nicole-kidman-talks-about-toll-her-undoing-roll-took-her-t205576 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mark Caro from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' stated that "to Nicole Kidman, acting isn't a mere technical feat; it's the art of transformation. To hear her tell it, the change can be as dramatic as a caterpillar-into-butterfly metamorphosis. She'll be working and working to get under the skin of a character."<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman explains her disappearing act in 'The Hours' |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Mark |last=Caro |date=3 January 2003 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-03-et-caro3-story.html |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129075209/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-03-et-caro3-story.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' described her as a "cipher", and pointed out how "she gets under her character's skin so thoroughly, it's nearly impossible to distinguish the actress from the role. It's why she has become so synonymous with a few key roles ... and why those films are so defined by Kidman's presence in them."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cusumano |first=Katherine |title=Nicole Kidman's 13 Most Transformative On-Screen Roles, From ''Big Little Lies'' to ''Eyes Wide Shut''|magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=2 April 2017 |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/nicole-kidman-best-performances-big-little-lies-the-hours |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129075210/https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/nicole-kidman-best-performances-big-little-lies-the-hours |url-status=live}}</ref>

Scholars have also commented on her acting style and approach to roles. Sharon Marie Carnicke, a professor of critical studies and acting at the [[USC School of Dramatic Arts]], mentioned that "Kidman's [acting] choices are believable and natural as reactions to the specific circumstances in her world" and described her work as "kinetic".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Carnicke |first=Sharon Marie |title=The Material Poetry of Acting: 'Objects of Attention', Performance Style, and Gender in ''The Shining'' and ''Eyes Wide Shut''|journal=[[Journal of Film and Video]]|publisher=University of Illinois Press |volume=58 |issue=1–2|year=2006 |issn=0742-4671 |jstor=20688513 |pages=21–30}}</ref> Dennis Bingham, a professor of English and director of film studies at [[Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis]], stated that "Kidman acts always a step or two outside the character, telegraphing her reactions, elongating the time she takes to articulate her decisions and conclusions. Even her emotional responses are presented as signs."<ref>{{cite book |last=Baron |first=Cynthia |title=More Than a Method: Trends and Traditions in Contemporary Film Performance |publisher=Wayne State University Press |publication-place=Detroit |year=2004 |isbn=0-8143-3079-7 |oclc=54035239 |pages=260–261}}</ref> [[Pam Cook]], a professor of film at the [[University of Southampton]], suggests in her biography of Kidman that "her emphasis on artifice and technique points to a conception of screen acting that looks to cinematic expression rather than to the actor's body and intentions for the realisation of character."<ref>{{cite book |last=Cook |first=Pam |title=Nicole Kidman |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |publication-place=Basingstoke |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-84457-488-9 |oclc=782997908 |page=3}}</ref> [[Mary Luckhurst]], a professor and head of the [[University of Bristol]] School of Arts with credentials in theatre and performance, stated how "she has strategically pursued a high-risk mutability and versatility, and regularly traverses between naturalist and non-naturalist roles and artforms." She continues saying that "she can continually test her own emotional limits, physical skills, politics, values and frames of reference" and mentions how "her conception of character acting involves metamorphosing gradually into something that she feels is so 'other' that she frequently speaks of losing herself or getting lost in the role, and her preparedness to challenge herself in this respect has continually surprised other actors, directors and producers."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Luckhurst |first=Mary |date=December 2019 |title=Nicole Kidman: Transformation and the Business of Acting |journal=Australasian Drama Studies |issue=75 |pages=72–100}}</ref>

After nearly four decades in the industry and over 80 film and TV projects, Kidman emphasizes her acting approach, saying, "I still approach acting like I’ve just come out of drama school."<ref>{{cite web |first=Julie|last=Miller|title=Nicole Kidman Is a Movie Star, but She Approaches Roles Like "I've Just Come Out of Drama School" |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=28 April 2020 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/nicole-kidman-2022-hollywood-portfolio?srsltid=AfmBOoqpGPih764j97CZ8WkNG_XqWMlyP94UrZHwsflBYq2u1V7jv7Yf |access-date=4 February 2025|archive-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204211950/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/nicole-kidman-2022-hollywood-portfolio?srsltid=AfmBOoqpGPih764j97CZ8WkNG_XqWMlyP94UrZHwsflBYq2u1V7jv7Yf |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Arte France]] released a 53-minute documentary in 2023, ''Nicole Kidman – Eyes Wide Open''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/nicole-kidman-eyes-wide-open-arte-1235490055/|access-date=11 June 2024|title=Arte Documentary 'Nicole Kidman – Eyes Wide Open' Explores Actor's Quest as a 'Lonely Warrior'|first=Martin|last=Dale|date=15 January 2023|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115075210/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/nicole-kidman-eyes-wide-open-arte-1235490055/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Kidman has also been described as a fashion icon.<ref name=BBC030420>{{cite news |date=20 April 2003 |title=Kidman named fashion icon |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2962733.stm |work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2962733.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Chartreuse Dior dress of Nicole Kidman|chartreuse Dior gown]] she wore to the [[69th Academy Awards|1997 Academy Awards]] is regarded as one of the greatest dresses in Oscar history and has been credited with changing red carpet fashion forever.<ref>{{multiref2|{{cite news |date=9 February 2020 |title=A look back at the most memorable Oscars red carpet dresses of all time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/events/best-oscars-dresses-style-outfits-fashion-looks-all-time-celebs/although-kidmans-chinoiserie-chartreuse-galliano-for-dior-gown-s/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/events/best-oscars-dresses-style-outfits-fashion-looks-all-time-celebs/although-kidmans-chinoiserie-chartreuse-galliano-for-dior-gown-s/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-status=live |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|access-date=7 December 2020|url-access=limited}}{{cbignore}}
|{{cite magazine |last=Cusumano |first=Katherine |title=Don't Call It a Comeback: Nicole Kidman Has a Long History of Wearing Daring Dresses on the Red Carpet |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/nicole-kidman-daring-fashion-red-carpet |magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203180153/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/nicole-kidman-daring-fashion-red-carpet |url-status=live|ref=none}}
|{{cite magazine |last=Hines |first=Alice |date=19 February 2015 |title=What Is the Most Influential Oscar Dress of All-Time? |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-most-influential-oscar-dress-all-time-180954356/ |magazine=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |access-date=7 December 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118090614/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-most-influential-oscar-dress-all-time-180954356/ |url-status=live|ref=none}}
|{{cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/67-of-the-most-memorable-red-carpet-looks-in-modern-history/image-gallery/32cbe96802895542a165d48a4fc5b514 |title=67 of the most memorable red carpet looks in modern history |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |first=Gladys |last=Lai |date=4 March 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061530/https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/67-of-the-most-memorable-red-carpet-looks-in-modern-history/image-gallery/32cbe96802895542a165d48a4fc5b514 |url-status=dead|ref=none}}}}</ref> ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' described how "from her embroidered chartreuse [[John Galliano]] for [[Christian Dior (fashion house)|Christian Dior]] gown in 1997, at the side of then-husband Tom Cruise, to that impeccable red [[Balenciaga]] moment at the [[2007 Academy Awards|2007 Oscars]], to the unforgettable [[Calvin Klein (fashion house)|Calvin Klein]] ballerina dress she wore to the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]], the Australian native has mastered the art of red carpet dressing, always piquing our [interest] and taking risks while never overdoing it."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/news/nicole-kidman-style-file/image-gallery/4f9f85b81af983c22016220f703fd4cb |title=110 red carpet moments that solidified Nicole Kidman's style icon status |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |first=Pema |last=Bakshi |date=29 April 2021|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507193120/https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/news/nicole-kidman-style-file/image-gallery/4f9f85b81af983c22016220f703fd4cb|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]'' stated that "over the years, Kidman has experimented with all sorts of trends, including bold colors, statement jewelry, and everything in between, making herself one of the most iconic celebrities when it comes to her fashion choices."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/nicole-kidman-fashion-2018-10 |title=Nicole Kidman's been walking the red carpet since the early '90s – here are 21 of her most iconic looks |website=[[Insider Inc.|Insider]] |first=Jillian |last=Selzer |date=31 October 2018|access-date=7 May 2021}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2003, she received the Fashion Icon Award, which was awarded to her by the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]].<ref name=BBC030420/> Regarding her bestowal, Peter Arnold, executive director of the CFDA, said, "Nicole Kidman's style, both on and off the screen, has had an undeniable impact on fashion. As an actress, she has developed her many memorable characters with an innate understanding of the artistry of clothes. At the same time, she has elegantly established her personal style and own iconic presence worldwide."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/nicole-kidman-wins-2003-fashion-icon-award-20030420-gdgmpr.html |title=Nicole Kidman wins 2003 Fashion Icon Award |date=20 April 2003|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061511/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/nicole-kidman-wins-2003-fashion-icon-award-20030420-gdgmpr.html|url-status=live}}</ref>