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| honorific-suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=AUS-cats|size=100%|AC}}
| image              = Nicole Kidman-66059 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Kidman in 2024
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| birth_name         = Nicole Mary Kidman
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|6|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], US<!-- Use Australian English format "US"; do not use "U.S." -->
| other_names        = Nicole Urban<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/country/nicole-kidman-calls-herself-married-name-surprise-appearance-keith-urban-las-vegas-show/ |title=Nicole Kidman Calls Herself 'Nicole Urban' in Surprise Appearance at Keith Urban's Las Vegas Show |magazine=People |first=Julia |last=Moore |date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212190432/https://people.com/country/nicole-kidman-calls-herself-married-name-surprise-appearance-keith-urban-las-vegas-show/ |archive-date=12 December 2022}}</ref>
| citizenship        = {{ubl|Australia (from parents)|US (by birthplace)}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|producer}}
| years_active       = 1983–present
| works              = {{hlist|[[Nicole Kidman on screen and stage|Performances]]|[[Nicole Kidman discography|discography]]}}
| organisation       = [[Blossom Films]]
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|[[Tom Cruise]]|1990|2001|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Keith Urban]]|2006}}}}
| children           = 4
| father             = [[Antony Kidman]]
| relatives          = [[Antonia Kidman]] (sister)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Nicole Kidman|Full list]]
| website            = {{URL|nicolekidmanofficial.com}}
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'''Nicole Mary Kidman''' (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for [[Nicole Kidman on screen and stage|her work]] in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s. [[List of awards and nominations received by Nicole Kidman|Her accolades]] include an [[Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Award]], a [[Volpi Cup]], two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], and six [[Golden Globe Awards]]. She became the first Australian actor to receive the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] honour in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/nicole-kidmans-afi-life-achievement-award-tribute-postponed-due-to-strike-1235359368/|title=Nicole Kidman's AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute Gets New Date – Update|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=13 November 2023|access-date=11 February 2024|archive-date=11 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211051220/https://deadline.com/2023/11/nicole-kidmans-afi-life-achievement-award-tribute-postponed-due-to-strike-1235359368/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rhoden-Paul-2024">{{cite news |last1=Rhoden-Paul |first1=Andre |title=Nicole Kidman honoured with AFI Life Achievement Award |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68915932 |access-date=29 April 2024 |publisher=BBC News |date=27 April 2024 |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429004746/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68915932 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kidman began her career in Australia with the 1983 films ''[[Bush Christmas]]'' and ''[[BMX Bandits (film)|BMX Bandits]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''BMX Bandits'': 'That's Life, Pal'|first=Tammy|last=Burnstock|url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/asset/98146-bmx-bandits-thats-life-pal|access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref> Her breakthrough came with lead roles in ''[[Dead Calm (film)|Dead Calm]]'' and the miniseries ''[[Bangkok Hilton]]'' (both 1989). She came to international prominence with a supporting role in ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990) followed by leading roles in ''[[Far and Away]]'' (1992), ''[[To Die For]]'' (1995), ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995), ''[[Practical Magic]]'' (1998), and ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' (1999). She won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her portrayal of [[Virginia Woolf]] in the drama ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' (2002). She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001), ''[[Rabbit Hole (2010 film)|Rabbit Hole]]'' (2010), ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' (2016), and ''[[Being the Ricardos]]'' (2021). She has acted in mainstream film such as ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'' (2001), ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'' (2003), ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' (2007), ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' (2008), ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014), ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018), and ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'' (2019) as well as independent films with dark and tragic themes such as ''[[Dogville]]'' (2003), ''[[Birth (2004 film)|Birth]]'' (2004), ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'' (2007), ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'' (2013), ''[[The Killing of a Sacred Deer]]'' (2017), ''[[The Beguiled (2017 film)|The Beguiled]]'' (2017), ''[[The Northman]]'' (2022), and ''[[Babygirl]]'' (2024).

Kidman's television roles include ''[[Hemingway & Gellhorn]]'' (2012), [[Top of the Lake|''Top of the Lake: China Girl'']] (2017), ''[[The Undoing]]'' (2020), ''[[Nine Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Nine Perfect Strangers]]'' (2021), ''[[Special Ops: Lioness]]'' (2023), [[Expats (miniseries)|''Expats'']] (2024) and ''[[The Perfect Couple (TV series)|The Perfect Couple]]'' (2024). For the [[HBO]] series ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'' (2017–2019), she received Primetime Emmy Awards for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series|Outstanding Limited Series]] as executive producer.

Kidman has served as a [[goodwill ambassador]] for [[UNICEF]] since 1994 and [[United Nations Development Fund for Women|UNWomen]] since 2006. She was appointed Companion of the [[Order of Australia]] in 2006. Kidman was married to actor [[Tom Cruise]] from 1990 to 2001, and has been married to [[country music]] singer [[Keith Urban]] since 2006. In 2010, she founded the production company [[Blossom Films]]. In 2004 and 2018, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' included her on its list of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]], and in 2020, ''[[The New York Times]]'' named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

==Early life==
Nicole Mary Kidman was born on 20 June 1967 in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=28 November 2021 |url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/nicole-kidman/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223200601/https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/nicole-kidman/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Nicole Kidman through the years |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Cristina |last=Everett |date=20 June 2017 |url=https://ew.com/movies/nicole-kidman-through-the-years/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223200559/https://ew.com/movies/nicole-kidman-through-the-years/ |url-status=live}}</ref> while her Australian parents were temporarily in the United States on student visas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/14-hollywood-stars-who-immigrated-us-became-citizens-984824/ |title=14 Hollywood Stars Who Immigrated to the U.S. and Became Citizens |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Kara |last=Haar |date=20 March 2017|access-date=20 October 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828091936/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/14-hollywood-stars-who-immigrated-us-became-citizens-984824/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her mother, Janelle Ann (née Glenny),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moorman |first1=Taijuan |last2=Morrow |first2=Brendan |title=Nicole Kidman speaks out after death of mother Janelle |url=https://usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/09/13/nicole-kidman-mourns-mother-janelle-tribute/75203301007/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=10 December 2024 |date=13 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Powers |first1=John |title=Nicole Kidman on Fame, Family, and Turning 50 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/nicole-kidman-interview-vogue-september-issue-2017 |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=10 December 2024 |date=17 August 2017}}</ref> a [[nurse|nursing]] instructor and member of the [[Women's Electoral Lobby (Australia)|Women's Electoral Lobby]], edited her husband's books; her father, [[Antony Kidman]], was a [[biochemist]], [[clinical psychologist]], and author.<ref>{{multiref2
|{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/dr-antony-kidman-nicole-kidmans-fathers-legacy-of-nurture-20140919-10j874.html |title=Dr Antony Kidman: Nicole Kidman's father's legacy of nurture |first=Rachael |last=Murrihy |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=19 September 2014 |access-date=27 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024072056/http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/dr-antony-kidman-nicole-kidmans-fathers-legacy-of-nurture-20140919-10j874.html |archive-date=24 October 2015 |url-status=live|ref=none}}
|{{cite news |last=Keneally |first=Tom |author-link = Thomas Keneally |title=Film; Nicole Kidman, From Down Under to ''Far and Away''|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=24 May 1992 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5D9163BF937A15756C0A964958260 |url-access = limited |access-date = 9 December 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071228032542/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5D9163BF937A15756C0A964958260 |archive-date = 28 December 2007 |url-status = live|ref=none}}
|{{cite book |last=Thomson |first=David| author-link =David Thomson (film critic) |title=Nicole Kidman |publisher=Knopf |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-4000-4273-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/nicolekidman00thom|ref=none}}
|{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-12/antony-kidman-nicole-kidmans-father-has-died-after-a-fall/5741018 |title=Nicole Kidman's father, Antony Kidman, dies following fall in Singapore |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|location=Australia|access-date=4 November 2021 |date=12 September 2014 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061520/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-12/antony-kidman-nicole-kidmans-father-has-died-after-a-fall/5741018 |url-status=live}}}}</ref> She has a younger sister, [[Antonia Kidman|Antonia]], who is a journalist and television presenter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonia Kidman |url=http://health.ninemsn.com.au/family/goodhealthandmedicine/716507/antonia-kidman |publisher=Nine MSN |access-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110020442/http://health.ninemsn.com.au/family/goodhealthandmedicine/716507/antonia-kidman |archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Having been born in the US to Australian parents, Kidman holds [[dual citizenship|dual]] Australian and US citizenship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nicole Kidman: 'Back to my core', 'Birthday Girl' is 'about the "unlikeness" of two people' |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/18/sun.kidman.intv/ |publisher=CNN |date=18 January 2002 |access-date=11 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427102858/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/18/sun.kidman.intv/ |archive-date=27 April 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicole-kidman-5-things-you-803890 |title=Nicole Kidman: 5 Things You Didn't Know About the Actress |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Natalie |last=Stone |date=20 June 2015|access-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017042206/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicole-kidman-5-things-you-803890|archive-date=17 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She has English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/nicole-kidman.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507072816/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/nicole-kidman.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2011 |title=Nicole Kidman Biography |publisher=The Biography Channel UK |access-date=11 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecarousel.com/news/entertainment/nicole-kidman-aussie-icon-and-her-fascinating-family-ancestry/ |title=Nicole Kidman: Aussie Icon And Her Fascinating Family Ancestry |date=31 July 2019 |website=The Carousel |access-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206060557/https://thecarousel.com/news/entertainment/nicole-kidman-aussie-icon-and-her-fascinating-family-ancestry/ |archive-date=6 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Being born in Hawaii, she was given the Hawaiian name "Hōkūlani" ({{IPA|haw|hoːkuːˈlɐni|}}), meaning "heavenly star". The inspiration came from a baby elephant born around the same time at the [[Honolulu Zoo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman discuss their birth names |work=[[The Graham Norton Show]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIyOwgnITo&t=1m49s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/xnIyOwgnITo| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live |via=YouTube |publisher=BBC |date=9 October 2015|access-date=10 May 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

When Kidman was born, her father was a graduate student at the [[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]]. He became a visiting fellow at the [[National Institute of Mental Health]]. While living in [[Washington, D.C.]], following Kidman's birth during the [[Vietnam War]], her parents participated in [[Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War|anti-Vietnam War protests]].<ref>Dickerson, James L. Nicole Kidman, Citadel Press, 2003, p. 2</ref> Her family eventually returned to Australia three years later.<ref name="Stone-2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nicole-kidman-5-things-you-803890/ |title=Nicole Kidman: 5 Things You Didn't Know About the Actress |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Natalie |last=Stone |date=20 June 2015|access-date=27 May 2021|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808014705/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nicole-kidman-5-things-you-803890/|url-status=live}}</ref> She grew up in [[Longueville, New South Wales|Longueville]], [[Sydney]] where she attended [[Lane Cove Public School]] and [[North Sydney Girls High School]]. She was enrolled in ballet at the age of three and showed her natural talent for acting during her primary and high school years.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news |title=Nicole Kidman Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018939/bio |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=25 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622000301/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018939/bio |archive-date=22 June 2011}}</ref>

Kidman has said she first aspired to become an actress upon watching [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]]'s performance as the [[Wicked Witch of the West]] in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.<ref>{{cite interview |subject=Nicole Kidman |title=Nicole Kidman, Dylan McDermott, Music from Blood Orange and Cookin' with Auntie Fee |interviewer=[[Jimmy Kimmel]] |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/episode-guide/2014-10/28-nicole-kidman-dylan-mcdermott-music-from-blood-orange-and-cookin-with-auntie-fee |date=28 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030022038/http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/episode-guide/2014-10/28-nicole-kidman-dylan-mcdermott-music-from-blood-orange-and-cookin-with-auntie-fee |archive-date=30 October 2014 |publisher=[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]}}</ref> She revealed that she was timid as a child, saying, "I am very shy&nbsp;– really shy&nbsp;– I even had a stutter as a kid, which I slowly got over, but I still regress into that shyness. So I don't like walking into a crowded restaurant by myself; I don't like going to a party by myself."<ref>Kidman in ''Talk'' magazine, via {{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman – a brief profile of high ability and complexity |url=http://talentdevelop.com/articles/NKidmanABAB.html |website=Talent Development Resources |access-date = 26 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110108162525/http://talentdevelop.com/articles/NKidmanABAB.html |archive-date = 8 January 2011 |url-status = live}}</ref> During her teenage years, she attended the [[Phillip Street Theatre]], alongside fellow actress [[Naomi Watts]], and the [[Australian Theatre for Young People]], where she took up drama and mime as she found acting to be a refuge. Owing to her fair skin and naturally red hair, the sun drove her to rehearse in the halls of the theatre.<ref name="Yahoo" /> A regular at the Phillip Street Theatre, she was encouraged to pursue acting full-time, which she did by dropping out of high school.<ref name="Biography"/><ref name="Stone-2015"/>

==Career==
===Early work and breakthrough (1983–1994)===
In 1983, 16-year-old Kidman made her film debut in a remake of the Australian holiday classic ''[[Bush Christmas]]''.<ref name="Biography"/> By the end of that year, she had a supporting role in the television series ''[[Five Mile Creek]]''. In 1984, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, which caused Kidman to halt her acting work temporarily while she studied [[massage therapy]] to help her mother with physical therapy.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Lucy |last1=Ellis |first2=Bryony |last2=Sutherland |title=Nicole Kidman: the biography |url=https://archive.org/details/nicolekidmanbiog00elli|url-access=registration |date=October 2002 |publisher=Aurum |page=[https://archive.org/details/nicolekidmanbiog00elli/page/34 34] |isbn=9781854109262 |quote=Nicole withdrew from all acting jobs and enrolled on a massage course so that she could relieve her mother's suffering with physical therapy.|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref> She began gaining recognition during this decade after appearing in several Australian films, such as the action comedy ''[[BMX Bandits (film)|BMX Bandits]]'' (1983) and the romantic comedy ''[[Windrider]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/female-actress-good |title=How Many Times Does Nicole Kidman Have To Prove Herself? |website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |first=Anne Helen |last=Petersen |date=2 April 2017|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125192557/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/female-actress-good|url-status=dead}}</ref> Throughout the rest of the 1980s, she appeared in various Australian television programs, including the 1987 miniseries ''[[Vietnam (miniseries)|Vietnam]]'', for which she won her first [[Australian Film Institute Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-nicole-kidman |title=Nicole Kidman |publisher=[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] |access-date=1 May 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419210458/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-nicole-kidman |archive-date=19 April 2015}}</ref>

Kidman next appeared in the Australian film ''[[Emerald City (film)|Emerald City]]'' (1988), based on the [[Emerald City (play)|play of the same name]], which earned her a second Australian Film Institute Award. She then starred alongside [[Sam Neill]] in the 1989 thriller ''[[Dead Calm (film)|Dead Calm]]'' as Rae Ingram, the wife of a naval officer who is menaced by a castaway at sea, played by [[Billy Zane]]. The film proved to be her [[breakthrough role]], and was one of the first films for which she gained international recognition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/10/nicole-kidmans-top-10-films-ranked |title=Nicole Kidman's top 10 films – ranked! |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|date=10 January 2019|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112205018/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/10/nicole-kidmans-top-10-films-ranked|url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding her performance, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commented how "throughout the film, Kidman is excellent. She gives the character of Rae real tenacity and energy."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117790280.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 |title=Dead Calm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227225718/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117790280.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0|archive-date=27 December 2008 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=1 January 2007|access-date=10 March 2007}}</ref> Meanwhile, critic [[Roger Ebert]] noted the excellent chemistry between the leads, stating, "Kidman and Zane do generate real, palpable hatred in their scenes together."<ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert |date=7 April 1989 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19890407/REVIEWS/904070302/1023 |title=Dead Calm |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121150323/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19890407%2FREVIEWS%2F904070302%2F1023|archive-date=21 January 2013|access-date=10 March 2007}}</ref> She followed that up with the Australian miniseries ''[[Bangkok Hilton]]'' before moving on to star alongside her then-boyfriend and future ex-husband, [[Tom Cruise]], in the 1990 sports action film ''[[Days of Thunder]]'', as a young doctor who falls in love with a [[NASCAR]] driver. It was considered her international breakout film and was among the year's highest-grossing films.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1990&p=.htm |title=Domestic Box Office For 1990 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=15 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607033402/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1990&p=.htm |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1991, Kidman co-starred alongside [[Thandiwe Newton]] and former classmate Naomi Watts in the Australian independent film ''[[Flirting (film)|Flirting]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/nicole-kidman-and-naomi-wattss-best-friendship-a-history.html |title=Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts's Quarter-Century-Long Best Friendship: A Timeline |date=24 August 2017 |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |first=Devon |last=Ivie| access-date=3 January 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013919/http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/nicole-kidman-and-naomi-wattss-best-friendship-a-history.html| archive-date=4 January 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> They portrayed high school girls in this [[coming of age]] story, which won the [[AACTA Award for Best Film|Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AFI Award Winners Feature Categories 1958–2009 |url=http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?Section=2009_Awards_PDFs&ContentID=5758 |publisher=[[Australian Film Institute]] |access-date=21 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307090636/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?Section=2009_Awards_PDFs&ContentID=5758 |archive-date=7 March 2011 }}</ref> That same year, her work in the film ''[[Billy Bathgate (film)|Billy Bathgate]]'' earned Kidman her first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination, for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', in its film review, called her "a beauty with, it seems, a sense of humor".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0CE0DD163DF932A35752C1A967958260 |title=''Billy Bathgate'' (1991)|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 November 1991 |access-date=26 March 2010 |first=Vincent |last=Canby|author-link=Vincent Canby|url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023230548/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0CE0DD163DF932A35752C1A967958260 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she and Cruise re-teamed for [[Ron Howard]]'s Irish epic ''[[Far and Away]]'' (1992), which was a modest critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/05/22/cinematography-and-acting-save-far-and-away/ |last=Gene |first=Siskel|author-link=Gene Siskel |title=Cinematography And Acting Save ''Far And Away'' |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=22 May 1992 |access-date=16 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914044951/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-05-22/entertainment/9202160093_1_star-irish-outlying-theaters |archive-date=14 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,975605,00.html |last=Dolman |first=Bob |title=Surviving in a New World |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=25 May 1992 |access-date=16 April 2011 |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129074403/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,975605,00.html |archive-date=29 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=farandaway.htm |title=''Far and Away'' (1992) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=16 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908012628/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=farandaway.htm |archive-date=8 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1993, she starred in the thriller ''[[Malice (1993 film)|Malice]]'', opposite [[Alec Baldwin]], and the drama ''[[My Life (film)|My Life]]'', opposite [[Michael Keaton]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Malice |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=14574|access-date=9 November 2013 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110020314/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=14574|archive-date=10 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |via=[[RogerEbert.com]] |title=My Life |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/my-life-1993|access-date=9 November 2013 |date=12 November 1993|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419220254/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/my-life-1993|archive-date=19 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Critical acclaim and worldwide recognition (1995–2003) ===
In 1995, Kidman played [[List of Batman supporting characters#Dr. Chase Meridian|Dr. Chase Meridian]], the [[damsel in distress]], in the superhero film ''[[Batman Forever]]'', opposite [[Val Kilmer]] as the film's [[Batman|title character]]. That same year, she starred in [[Gus Van Sant]]'s critically acclaimed dark comedy ''[[To Die For]]'', in which she played the murderous newscaster Suzanne Stone. Regarding her performance, [[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' said "[she] brings to the role layers of meaning, intention and impulse. Telling her story in close-up – as she does throughout the film – Kidman lets you see the calculation, the wheels turning, the transparent efforts to charm that succeed in charming all the same."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/10/06/DD13291.DTL |title=Film Review – Kidman Monstrously Good in ''To Die For''|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=29 April 2009 |last=LaSalle |first=Mike |date=6 October 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109165144/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F1995%2F10%2F06%2FDD13291.DTL|archive-date=9 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance in the film, she received the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy]]. In the following years, she appeared alongside [[Barbara Hershey]] and [[John Malkovich]] in ''[[The Portrait of a Lady (film)|The Portrait of a Lady]]'' (1996), based on the [[The Portrait of a Lady|novel of the same name]], and starred in ''[[The Peacemaker (1997 film)|The Peacemaker]]'' (1997) as nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly, opposite [[George Clooney]]. The latter film grossed US$110&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-peacemaker |title=The Peacemaker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731081429/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-peacemaker|archive-date=31 July 2011 |website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=peacemaker.htm |title=The Peacemaker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714185712/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=peacemaker.htm|archive-date=14 July 2011 |website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> In 1998, she starred alongside [[Sandra Bullock]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Practical Magic]]'' as two witch sisters who face a threatening curse that prevents them from finding lasting love. While the film opened at the top of the charts during its North American opening weekend, it was a commercial failure at the box-office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thank the '90s for Practical Magic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/practical-magic-revisited-20-years-later/573097/ |access-date=10 January 2019 |website=The Atlantic |first=David |last=Sims |date=16 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110133657/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/practical-magic-revisited-20-years-later/573097/ |archive-date=10 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Practical-Magic |title=Practical Magic (1998) – Financial Information |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=5 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420050658/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Practical-Magic|archive-date=20 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She returned to the stage that same year for the [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] play ''[[The Blue Room (play)|The Blue Room]]'', which opened in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Journal; Nicole Kidman's Behind |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/30/opinion/journal-nicole-kidman-s-behind.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=9 November 2013 |date=30 December 1998 |last=Rich|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Rich|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114130502/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/30/opinion/journal-nicole-kidman-s-behind.html|archive-date=14 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance, she received a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] nomination for Best Actress.<ref name="Laurence Olivier Award 1999">{{cite web |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1999/ |title=Olivier Winners 1999 |publisher=[[Society of London Theatre]]|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029090939/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1999/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Nicole kidman3cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Kidman attending the premiere of ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' at the [[2001 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

In 1999, Kidman reunited with then-husband Tom Cruise to portray a couple on a sexual odyssey in ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'', their third film together and the final film of director [[Stanley Kubrick]]. It was subject to censorship controversies due to the explicit nature of its sex scenes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/35/eyeswideshut1.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090714081929/http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/35/eyeswideshut1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2009 |last=Castle |first=Robert |title=Eyes Wide Shut |publisher=Bright Lights Film Journal |date=January 2002 |access-date=24 May 2009}}</ref> After a brief hiatus and a highly publicised divorce from Cruise,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=104866&page=1 |title=Kidman Tells Oprah Divorce Is 'Awful' |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|location=US|date=21 May 2001 |access-date = 26 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110129024407/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=104866&page=1 |archive-date = 29 January 2011 |url-status = live}}</ref> Kidman returned to the screen to play a [[mail-order bride]] in the British-American drama ''[[Birthday Girl (2001 film)|Birthday Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday presence in Herts |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/films/reviews/a_f/birthday_girl.shtml|access-date=9 November 2013 |website=[[BBC]] |date=1 August 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908162945/http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/films/reviews/a_f/birthday_girl.shtml|archive-date=8 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, she took on the role of [[cabaret]] actress and [[courtesan]] Satine in [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s musical ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'', opposite [[Ewan McGregor]]. Her performance and her singing received positive reviews; Paul Clinton of [[CNN]] called it her best work since ''To Die For'', and wrote "[she] is smoldering and stunning as Satine. She moves with total confidence throughout the film ... Kidman seems to specialize in 'ice queen' characters, but with Satine, she allows herself to thaw, just a bit."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/31/review.moulin.rouge/index.html |title=Review: ''Moulin Rouge'' dazzling, electrifying |last=Clinton |first=Paul|publisher=[[CNN]] |date=31 May 2001|access-date=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213011031/http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/31/review.moulin.rouge/index.html|archive-date=13 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She subsequently received her second Golden Globe Award for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], among several other awards and nominations, including her first nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicole-Kidman |title=Nicole Kidman, Australian actress |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229043256/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicole-Kidman |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/nicole-kidman |title=Nicole Kidman – Golden Globes |website=Golden Globe Awards|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325233611/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/nicole-kidman|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also in 2001, Kidman starred in [[Alejandro Amenábar]]'s psychological horror film ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'' (2001) as Grace Stewart, a mother living in the Channel Islands during World War II who suspects her house is haunted. Grossing over US$210&nbsp;million worldwide, her performance earned her several award nominations, including a [[Goya Award]] nomination for [[Goya Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], in addition to receiving her second [[BAFTA Award]] and fifth Golden Globe Award nominations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Film in 2002 – British Academy Film Awards |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2002/film |access-date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104151316/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2002/film |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees – Nicole Kidman |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/nicole-kidman |access-date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325233611/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/nicole-kidman |archive-date=25 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] commented that "Alejandro Amenábar has the patience to create a languorous, dreamy atmosphere, and Nicole Kidman succeeds in convincing us that she is a normal person in a disturbing situation, and not just a standard-issue horror movie hysteric."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010810/REVIEWS/108100305/1023 |title=The Others (2001) |access-date=28 April 2010 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |first=Roger |last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|date=10 August 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224040115/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20010810%2FREVIEWS%2F108100305%2F1023 |archive-date=24 December 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' highlighted Kidman's performance, writing that she "embodies this unstable amalgam with a conviction that is in itself terrifying. The icy reserve that sometimes stands in the way of her expressive gifts here becomes the foundation of her most emotionally layered performance to date."<ref>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=A. O.|author-link=A. O. Scott|date=10 August 2001|title=Film Review; Now, Which of You Are Dead?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/10/movies/film-review-now-which-of-you-are-dead.html|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709184737/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/10/movies/film-review-now-which-of-you-are-dead.html|archive-date=9 July 2022|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>

The following year, Kidman garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of [[Virginia Woolf]] in [[Stephen Daldry]]'s ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'', co-starring alongside [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Julianne Moore]]. Kidman wore prosthetics, which were applied to her nose, to portray the author during the 1920s England, making her look almost unrecognisable. The film was a critical success, earning several awards and nominations, including a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. ''The New York Times'' wrote that "Ms. Kidman, in a performance of astounding bravery, evokes the savage inner war waged by a brilliant mind against a system of faulty wiring that transmits a searing, crazy static into her brain."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE6DE113CF934A15751C1A9649C8B63 |title=Film Review; Who's Afraid Like Virginia Woolf? |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url-access=limited |first=Stephen |last=Holden|author-link=Stephen Holden|date=27 December 2002|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061618/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/movies/film-review-who-s-afraid-like-virginia-woolf.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She won numerous critic and industry awards for her performance, including her first BAFTA Award, third [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award]], and the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Australian to win the award.<ref name="Stone-2015"/> During her Oscar's acceptance speech, she referenced the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|Iraq War]] which was occurring at the time when speaking about the importance of art saying, "Why do you come to the Academy Awards when the world is in such turmoil? Because art is important. And because you believe in what you do and you want to honour that, and it is a tradition that needs to be upheld."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101118&page=1 |title=Memorable Moments From Oscar Night|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013633/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101118&page=1 |archive-date=4 January 2018 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|location=US|date=23 March 2003 |access-date=10 March 2007}}</ref> That same year, she was named the World's Most Beautiful Person by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/02/1019441403502.html |title=Nicole 'the most beautiful person in the world'|newspaper=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne |date=2 May 2002|access-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016015640/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/02/1019441403502.html|archive-date=16 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Nicole Kidman 2003.jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman attending the premiere of ''[[Dogville]]'' at the [[2003 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

Following her Oscar win, Kidman appeared in three distinctly different films in 2003. The first of those, a leading role in director [[Lars von Trier]]'s ''[[Dogville]]'', was an [[experimental film]] set on a bare [[soundstage]]. Though the film divided critics in the United States, Kidman earned praise for her performance. Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' stated, "Kidman gives the most emotionally bruising performance of her career in ''Dogville'', a movie that never met a cliche it didn't stomp on."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/dogville-20040326 |title=Dogville |last=Travers |first=Peter |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=23 March 2004 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014061545/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/dogville-20040326 |archive-date=14 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The second film was an adaptation of [[Philip Roth]]'s novel ''[[The Human Stain (film)|The Human Stain]]'', opposite [[Anthony Hopkins]]. Her third film that year was [[Anthony Minghella]]'s war drama ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'', where she starred opposite [[Jude Law]] and [[Renée Zellweger]], playing [[Southern United States|southerner]] Ada Monroe, a woman who falls in love with Law's character, and they become separated by the [[American Civil War]]. Regarding her performance, ''Time'' magazine wrote, "Kidman takes strength from Ada's plight and grows steadily, literally luminous. Her sculptural pallor gives way to warm radiance in the firelight."<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Time |title=O Lover, Where Art Thou? |date=14 December 2003 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101031222-561493,00.html |first=Richard |last=Corliss |access-date=7 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129090230/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101031222-561493,00.html#ixzz1Hru3drwo |archive-date=29 November 2010 |url-status=dead |url-access=limited }}</ref> The film garnered several awards and nominations, most notably for the performances of the cast, with Kidman receiving her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman's 15 Career Golden Globe Nominations, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/nicole-kidmans-15-career-golden-globe-nominations-ranked.html |magazine=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |first=Roxana |last=Hadadi |date=25 February 2021|access-date=4 November 2021|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061537/https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/nicole-kidmans-15-career-golden-globe-nominations-ranked.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Established actress (2004–2009)===
In 2004, Kidman starred in the drama film ''[[Birth (2004 film)|Birth]]'', which sparked controversy over a scene in which she shares a bath with her co-star [[Cameron Bright]], then aged ten. During a press conference at the [[61st Venice International Film Festival]], she addressed the controversy saying, "It wasn't that I wanted to make a film where I kiss a 10-year-old boy. I wanted to make a film where you understand love."<ref>{{cite news |last=Born |first=Matt |title=Bacall delivers a legendary snub to Kidman |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=UK |date=9 September 2004 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1471380/Bacall-delivers-a-legendary-snub-to-Kidman.html |access-date = 3 June 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100223021119/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1471380/Bacall-delivers-a-legendary-snub-to-Kidman.html |archive-date = 23 February 2010 |url-status = live}}</ref> For her performance, she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination. That same year, she starred alongside [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Christopher Walken]] and [[Glenn Close]] in the [[black comedy]] science-fiction film ''[[The Stepford Wives (2004 film)|The Stepford Wives]]'', a remake of the [[The Stepford Wives (1975 film)|1975 film of the same name]], directed by [[Frank Oz]]. The following year, she starred opposite [[Sean Penn]] in the [[Sydney Pollack]] thriller ''[[The Interpreter (2005 film)|The Interpreter]]'', playing UN translator Silvia Broome, and starred alongside [[Will Ferrell]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched]]'', based on the [[Bewitched|1960s TV sitcom of the same name]]. While neither film fared well in the United States, both were international successes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bewitched.htm |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date = 27 September 2008 |title=Box Office Mojo: Bewitched / Summary |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081216105415/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bewitched.htm |archive-date = 16 December 2008 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interpreter.htm |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date = 27 September 2008 |title=Box Office Mojo: The Interpreter / Summary |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081206113812/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interpreter.htm |archive-date = 6 December 2008 |url-status = live}}</ref> For the latter film, she and Ferrell earned the [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzie Award]] for Worst Screen Couple.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/gallery/oscar-winners-who-have-razzies/?slide=235354#235354 |title=Oscar winners who also have Razzies |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502070443/https://ew.com/gallery/oscar-winners-who-have-razzies/?slide=235354#235354|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Nicole Kidman (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Kidman in 2006]]

In conjunction with her success within the film industry, Kidman became the face of the [[Chanel No. 5]] perfume brand. She starred in a campaign of television and print ads with [[Rodrigo Santoro]], directed by ''Moulin Rouge!'' director Baz Luhrmann, to promote the fragrance during the holiday seasons of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008. ''[[No. 5 the Film]]'', a three-minute commercial produced for Chanel No. 5, made Kidman the record holder for the most money paid per minute to an actor after she reportedly earned US$12&nbsp;million for the three-minute advert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funnycommercialsworld.com/chanel-no5-commercial-the-film-nicole-kidman-387.html|title=Chanel No.5 Commercial: The Film (Nicole Kidman)|publisher=Funny Commercials World|access-date=22 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222093601/http://www.funnycommercialsworld.com/chanel-no5-commercial-the-film-nicole-kidman-387.html|archive-date=22 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> During this time, she was also featured as the 45th Most Powerful Celebrity on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} 2005 Celebrity 100 List. She made a reported US$14.5&nbsp;million between 2004 and 2005. On ''[[People (American magazine)|People]]'' magazine's list of 2005's highest-paid actresses, Kidman came in second behind [[Julia Roberts]], with a US$16–17&nbsp;million per-film price tag.<ref>{{cite news |title=Julia Roberts again tops list of highest-paid actresses |work=BBC News |date=30 November 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4484644.stm |access-date=26 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427105236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4484644.stm |archive-date=27 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, Kidman portrayed photographer [[Diane Arbus]] in the biographical film ''[[Fur (movie)|Fur]]'', opposite [[Robert Downey Jr.]], and lent her voice to the animated film ''[[Happy Feet]]'', which grossed over US$384&nbsp;million worldwide, becoming her highest-grossing film at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Feet (2006) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=happyfeet.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=2 January 2011|archive-date=15 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815004931/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=happyfeet.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she starred in the science-fiction film ''[[The Invasion (film)|The Invasion]]'', a remake of the 1956 ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'', directed by [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]], and starred opposite [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] and [[Jack Black]] in [[Noah Baumbach]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'', which earned her a [[Satellite Award]] nomination for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/recipient/nicole-kidman/ |title=Nicole Kidman |website=International Press Academy|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502070445/http://www.pressacademy.com/recipient/nicole-kidman/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2007, she starred as the main antagonist [[Marisa Coulter]] in the fantasy-adventure film ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'', which grossed over US$370&nbsp;million worldwide, also becoming one of her highest-grossing films to date.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Golden Compass (2007) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=29 April 2022 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0385752/ |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429044815/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0385752/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The following year, Kidman reunited with ''Moulin Rouge!'' director Baz Luhrmann for the Australian period film ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' (2008), set in the remote [[Northern Territory]] during the [[Bombing of Darwin (February 1942)|Japanese attack on Darwin]] during World War II. Starring opposite [[Hugh Jackman]], she played an Englishwoman feeling overwhelmed by the continent. Though the film received mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/australia |title=Australia (2008) |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=13 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201093704/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/australia |archive-date=1 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> it turned out to be a box office success, grossing over $211&nbsp;million worldwide against a budget of $130&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=australia.htm |access-date = 30 July 2009 |title=Australia |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190716015032/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=australia.htm |archive-date = 16 July 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref> In 2009, she appeared in the [[Rob Marshall]] musical ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'', portraying the [[muses|muse]] Claudia Jenssen, alongside an [[ensemble cast]] consisting of [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Penélope Cruz]], [[Judi Dench]], [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]], [[Kate Hudson]] and [[Sophia Loren]]. Kidman, whose screen time was brief in comparison to the other actresses, performed the musical number "Unusual Way" alongside Day-Lewis. The film received several Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nominations, with Kidman earning her fourth [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination, as part of the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/nominations-announced-16th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards%C2%AE |title=Nominations Announced for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® |website=SAG AFTRA |date=17 December 2009|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502070451/https://www.sagaftra.org/nominations-announced-16th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards%C2%AE|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Biographical and independent films (2010–2016)===
Kidman began the 2010s by producing and starring in the [[Rabbit Hole (2010 film)|film adaptation]] of the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning play ''[[Rabbit Hole (play)|Rabbit Hole]]'', alongside [[Aaron Eckhart]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nicole Kidman sweats new producer role |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/nicole-kidman-sweats-new-producer-role-2079997.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=18 September 2011 |access-date = 25 March 2011 |location=London |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120203083614/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/nicole-kidman-sweats-new-producer-role-2079997.html |archive-date = 3 February 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref> Her performance as a grieving mother coping with the death of her son earned her critical acclaim, and she received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite web |last=Charity |first=Tom|publisher=[[CNN]] |title=Review: Kidman shines in painfully honest ''Rabbit Hole''|date=17 December 2010 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/rabbit.hole.review/index.html |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415053935/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/rabbit.hole.review/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mercer |first=Benjamin |title='Rabbit Hole': Nicole Kidman's Ignored, Oscar-Nominated Film |website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=8 April 2011 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/04/rabbit-hole-nicole-kidmans-ignored-oscar-nominated-film/236997/ |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415053935/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/04/rabbit-hole-nicole-kidmans-ignored-oscar-nominated-film/236997/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, she appeared with [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]] in [[Dennis Dugan]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Just Go with It]]'', as a [[trophy wife]], and subsequently starred alongside [[Nicolas Cage]] in director [[Joel Schumacher]]'s action-thriller ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]'', with the stars playing a married couple taken hostage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman Reveals Keith Urban's Reaction To Her Steamy 'Just Go With It' Scenes With Dave Matthews |website=[[Access Hollywood]] |date=9 February 2011 |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/nicole-kidman-reveals-keith-urbans-reaction-to-her-steamy-just-go-with-it-scenes-with-dave-matthews-96754 |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706141225/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/nicole-kidman-reveals-keith-urbans-reaction-to-her-steamy-just-go-with-it-scenes-with-dave-matthews-96754 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jun/16/nicole-kidman-nicolas-cage-trespass |title=Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage to co-star for first time in Trespass|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922200656/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jun/16/nicole-kidman-nicolas-cage-trespass|archive-date=22 September 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=16 June 2010 |first=Ben |last=Child}}</ref>

[[File:Nicole Kidman 3, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman at the 2012 [[Tropfest]] in Sydney, Australia]]

In 2012, Kidman starred alongside [[Clive Owen]] in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Hemingway & Gellhorn]]'', which depicted the relationship between journalist couple [[Ernest Hemingway]] and [[Martha Gellhorn]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |title='Hemingway & Gellhorn': What the Critics Are Saying |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=29 May 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hemingway-gellhorn-review-nicole-kidman-clive-owen-330412/ |access-date=29 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429051452/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hemingway-gellhorn-review-nicole-kidman-clive-owen-330412/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> For her performance as Gellhorn, she received her first [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=Stacey Wilson |title=Emmys 2012: Nicole Kidman's American Accent Is Still a Work in Progress |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=22 August 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-2012-nicole-kidman-hemingway-gellhorn-363857/ |access-date=29 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429051452/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-2012-nicole-kidman-hemingway-gellhorn-363857/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> That same year, she portrayed death row groupie Charlotte Bless in [[Lee Daniels]]' adaptation of the [[Pete Dexter]] novel, ''[[The Paperboy (novel)|The Paperboy]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicole-kidman-talks-join-lee-205872 |title=Nicole Kidman in Talks to Join Lee Daniels' 'Paperboy' Amid Cast Shuffle (Exclusive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630100936/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicole-kidman-talks-join-lee-205872|archive-date=30 June 2011 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=27 June 2011 |first=Borys |last=Kit}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Asi |first=Husam Sam |title=Nicole Kidman: I am very shy |url=http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/nicole-kidman-i-am-very-shy/|access-date=22 May 2013 |publisher=UK Screen |date=5 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925104903/http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/nicole-kidman-i-am-very-shy/|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The film competed at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]] and Kidman's performance garnered her nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award and the [[Saturn Award]] for Best Supporting Actress, in addition to her second Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, her tenth nomination overall. Also in 2012, her audiobook recording of Virginia Woolf's ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' was released through [[Audible (service)|Audible]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nicolekidmanofficial.com/updates/nicole-performs-to-the-lighthouse-for-audible// |title=Nicole Kidman Performs 'To The Lighthouse' for Audible |publisher=Nicole Kidman Official |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=26 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707085624/http://nicolekidmanofficial.com/updates/nicole-performs-to-the-lighthouse-for-audible/ |archive-date=7 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following year she starred as an unstable mother in [[Park Chan-wook]]'s ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/02/colin-firth-nicole-kidman-stoker-wentworth-miller-mia-wasikowska.html |title=Hot with Oscar buzz, Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman look to new roles in 'Stoker' |last=Zeitchik |first=Steven |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=11 February 2011 |access-date=11 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213052937/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/02/colin-firth-nicole-kidman-stoker-wentworth-miller-mia-wasikowska.html |archive-date=13 February 2011 |url-access=limited |url-status=live}}</ref> which was released to positive reception and a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In April 2013, she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/nicole-kidman-christopher-waltz-ang-lee-among-cannes-jury-members-1200410650/ |title=Nicole Kidman, Christopher Waltz, Ang Lee Among Cannes Jury Members |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=23 April 2013 |access-date=23 April 2013 |last=Saperstein |first=Pat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426000925/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/nicole-kidman-christopher-waltz-ang-lee-among-cannes-jury-members-1200410650/ |archive-date=26 April 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Kidman starred as the [[Grace Kelly|titular character]] in the biographical film ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]'', which chronicles the 1962 crisis in which [[Charles de Gaulle]] blockaded the tiny principality, angered by Monaco's status as a tax haven for wealthy French subjects and Kelly's contemplative Hollywood return to star in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]''. Opening out of competition at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]], the film received largely negative reviews.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27405373 |title=Grace of Monaco slammed at Cannes Film Festival |website=BBC News |first=Neil |last=Smith |date=15 May 2014|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227223811/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27405373|archive-date=27 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> She also starred in two films with [[Colin Firth]] that year, the first being the British-Australian historical drama ''[[The Railway Man (film)|The Railway Man]]'', in which she played an officer's wife.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-railway-man-firth-is-fine-but-still-cant-keep-this-on-track/article18196197/ |title=The Railway Man: Firth is fine, but still can't keep this on track |website=The Globe and Mail |first=Liam |last=Lacey |date=25 April 2014|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107034440/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-railway-man-firth-is-fine-but-still-cant-keep-this-on-track/article18196197/|archive-date=7 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Katherine Monk of the [[Montreal Gazette]] said of Kidman's performance, "It's a truly masterful piece of acting that transcends Teplitzky's store-bought framing, but it's Kidman who delivers the biggest surprise: For the first time since her eyebrows turned into solid marble arches, the Australian Oscar winner is truly terrific".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Movie+review+Railway+highlights+Firth+Kidman/9775515/story.html |title=Movie review: The Railway Man highlights Firth, Kidman (with video) |website=Montreal Gazette |first=Katherine |last=Monk |date=22 April 2014 |access-date=25 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226062834/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Movie+review+Railway+highlights+Firth+Kidman/9775515/story.html |archive-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her second film with Firth was the British thriller film ''[[Before I Go to Sleep]]'', portraying a car crash survivor with brain damage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/before-i-go-to-sleep-review-nicole-kidman-dazzles-in-thriller-20141013-1157ns.html |title=''Before I Go to Sleep'' review: Nicole Kidman dazzles in thriller |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Sandra |last=Hall|access-date=25 January 2015 |date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118014748/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/before-i-go-to-sleep-review-nicole-kidman-dazzles-in-thriller-20141013-1157ns.html|archive-date=18 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2014, she appeared in the live-action animated comedy film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' as the film's main antagonist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11078509/Nicole-Kidman-Paddington-film-is-too-vicious-for-my-children-to-see.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11078509/Nicole-Kidman-Paddington-film-is-too-vicious-for-my-children-to-see.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-status=live |title=Nicole Kidman: Paddington film is too vicious for my children to see |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=5 September 2014|access-date=5 May 2021|url-access=limited}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2015, Kidman starred in the drama ''[[Strangerland]]'', which opened at the [[2015 Sundance Film Festival]], and the [[Jason Bateman]]-directed ''[[The Family Fang (film)|The Family Fang]]'', produced by Kidman's production company, [[Blossom Films]], which premiered at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/nicole-kidman-wows-at-sundance-in-strangerland-20150125-12xs2n.html |date=25 January 2015 |first=Ed |last=Gibbs |title=Nicole Kidman wows at Sundance in ''Strangerland''|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125233008/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/nicole-kidman-wows-at-sundance-in-strangerland-20150125-12xs2n.html |archive-date=25 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In her other 2015 film release, the biographical drama ''[[Queen of the Desert (film)|Queen of the Desert]]'', she portrayed writer, traveller, political officer, administrator and archaeologist [[Gertrude Bell]]. That same year, she played a district attorney, opposite Julia Roberts and [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]], in the film ''[[Secret in Their Eyes]]'', a remake of the [[The Secret in Their Eyes|2009 Argentine film of the same name]], both based on the novel ''La pregunta de sus ojos'' by author [[Eduardo Sacheri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_in_their_eyes_2015 |title=Secret in Their Eyes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=5 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430091647/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_in_their_eyes_2015|archive-date=30 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> After more than 15 years, she returned to the [[West End theatre|West End]] in the UK premiere of ''[[Photograph 51 (play)|Photograph 51]]'' at the [[Noël Coward Theatre]]. She starred as British scientist [[Rosalind Franklin]], working for the discovery of the structure of DNA, in the production from 5 September to 21 November 2015, directed by [[Michael Grandage]]. The production was met with considerable praise from critics, particularly for Kidman, and her return to the West End was hailed a success.<ref>{{multiref2|
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|{{cite news |last=Hitchings |first=Henry|author-link= Henry Hitchings |title=''Photograph 51'' review: Nicole Kidman gives a finely poised performance|newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|location=London|date=15 September 2015 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/photograph-51-theatre-review-nicole-kidman-gives-a-finely-poised-performance-a2947936.html|access-date= 27 October 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151002001434/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/photograph-51-theatre-review-nicole-kidman-gives-a-finely-poised-performance-a2947936.html|archive-date= 2 October 2015|url-status= live|ref=none}}
|{{cite news |last=Cavendish |first=Dominic |title=''Photograph 51'', Noël Coward Theatre, review: 'Kidman holds us in thrall' |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London |date=14 September 2015 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/photograph-51-noel-coward-theatre-review/|access-date= 27 October 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151007163011/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/photograph-51-noel-coward-theatre-review/|archive-date= 7 October 2015|url-status= live|ref=none}}
|{{cite magazine|last=Dalton |first=Stephen|author-link= Stephen Dalton |title=''Photograph 51'': Theatre Review |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=14 September 2015 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/nicole-kidman-photograph-51-theater-823204|access-date= 27 October 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151004234649/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/nicole-kidman-photograph-51-theater-823204|archive-date= 4 October 2015|url-status= live|ref=none}}
|{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Paul |title=''Photograph 51'', Noel Coward Theatre, review: Nicole Kidman gives a compelling performance |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|location=London |date=15 September 2015 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/photograph-51-noel-coward-theatre-review-nicole-kidman-gives-a-compelling-performance-10500151.html|access-date= 27 October 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151019134109/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/photograph-51-noel-coward-theatre-review-nicole-kidman-gives-a-compelling-performance-10500151.html|archive-date= 19 October 2015|url-status= live|ref=none}}
|{{cite news |last=Brantley |first=Ben|author-link= Ben Brantley |title=Review: In ''Photograph 51'', Nicole Kidman is a Steely DNA Scientist |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 September 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/theater/review-in-photograph-51-nicole-kidman-is-a-steely-dna-scientist.html|url-access=limited|access-date= 27 October 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150917074148/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/theater/review-in-photograph-51-nicole-kidman-is-a-steely-dna-scientist.html?_r=0|archive-date= 17 September 2015|url-status= live|ref=none}}
|{{cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael|author-link= Michael Billington (critic) |title=''Photograph 51'' review|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=14 September 2015 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/sep/14/nicole-kidman-photograph-51-noel-coward-theatre-rosalind-franklin-review|access-date= 2 October 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170710083305/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/sep/14/nicole-kidman-photograph-51-noel-coward-theatre-rosalind-franklin-review|archive-date= 10 July 2017|url-status= live|ref=none}}}}</ref> For her performance, she won an [[Evening Standard Theatre Award]] and received a second Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress.<ref>{{multiref2|{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34896188 |title=Nicole Kidman and James McAvoy win at Evening Standard Theatre Awards |last=Masters |first=Tim |date=23 November 2015 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB|access-date=22 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118095017/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34896188|archive-date=18 November 2016|url-status=live|ref=none}}
|{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/22/nicole-kidman-best-actress-award-photograph-51 |title=Nicole Kidman wins best actress award for role in ''Photograph 51''|date=22 November 2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Mark |last=Brown|access-date=22 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221074644/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/22/nicole-kidman-best-actress-award-photograph-51|archive-date=21 December 2016|url-status=live|ref=none}}
|{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/evening-standard-theatre-awards-winners/ |title=Nicole Kidman wins best actress at the ''Evening Standard'' awards. Plus, full list of winners |last=Gee |first=Catherine |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=22 November 2015 |access-date=22 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602083615/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/evening-standard-theatre-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2 June 2016 |url-status=live|ref=none}}}}</ref><ref name="Laurence Olivier Award 2016">{{cite web |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2016/ |title=Olivier Winners 2016 |publisher=[[Society of London Theatre]]|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=28 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428181232/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Nicole Kidman 2016 TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Kidman attending the premiere of ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

In 2016's ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'', Kidman portrayed Sue, the adoptive mother of [[Saroo Brierley]], an Indian boy who was separated from his birth family, a role she felt connected to as she herself is the mother of adopted children.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/lion |title=Lion (Australia, 2016) |date=26 December 2016 |website=Reelviews |first=James |last=Berardinelli|access-date=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709231953/http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/lion|archive-date=9 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She received positive reviews for her performance, in addition to her first nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]], her fourth nomination overall, and her eleventh Golden Globe Award nomination, among several others. [[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' thought that "Kidman gives a powerful and moving performance as Saroo's adoptive mother, who loves her son with every molecule of her being, but comes to understand his quest. It's as good as anything she's done in the last decade."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/beautifully-told-lion-an-inspirational-story-sure-to-draw-tears/ |title=Beautifully told 'Lion' an inspirational story sure to draw tears |date=22 December 2016 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |first=Richard |last=Roeper|access-date=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606002318/http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/beautifully-told-lion-an-inspirational-story-sure-to-draw-tears/|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Budgeted at US$12&nbsp;million, ''Lion'' earned over US$140&nbsp;million globally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lion.htm |title=Lion (2016) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804173423/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lion.htm|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She also gave a voice-over performance for the English version of the animated film ''[[Little Door Gods|The Guardian Brothers]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/880571-the-weinstein-company-announces-animation-label-mizchief |title=The Weinstein Company Announces Animation Label Mizchief |website=ComingSoon.net |first=Spencer |last=Perry |date=18 August 2017|access-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819064340/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/880571-the-weinstein-company-announces-animation-label-mizchief|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Television expansion and continued acclaim (2017–2020)===
In 2017, Kidman returned to television for ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'', a drama series based on [[Liane Moriarty]]'s [[Big Little Lies (novel)|novel of the same name]], which premiered on HBO. She also served as executive producer alongside her co-star, [[Reese Witherspoon]], and the show's director, [[Jean-Marc Vallée]]. She played Celeste Wright, a former lawyer and housewife, who conceals an abusive relationship with her husband, played by [[Alexander Skarsgård]]. Matthew Jacobs of ''[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]]'' considered that she "delivered a career-defining performance",<ref>{{cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |title=Nicole Kidman Delivered A Career-Defining Performance On 'Big Little Lies' |work=HuffPost |date=2 April 2017 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nicole-kidman-big-little-lies_us_58d98c66e4b00f68a5c9f55f|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409042135/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nicole-kidman-big-little-lies_us_58d98c66e4b00f68a5c9f55f|archive-date=9 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> while Ann Hornaday of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that "Kidman belongs in the pantheon of great actresses".<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |title=Why Nicole Kidman belongs in the pantheon of great actresses |work=Daily Herald |date=8 April 2017 |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/entlife/170409089/|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410220142/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/entlife/170409089/|archive-date=10 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her performance, as well as the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series]] as a producer. She also received a Screen Actors Guild Award, two [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]] and two Golden Globe Awards for her work in the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/the-television-critics-association-announces-2017-tca-award-nominees/|title=The Television Critics Association Announces 2017 TCA Award Nominees|date=19 June 2017|publisher=[[Television Critics Association]]|access-date=19 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622144617/http://tvcritics.org/the-television-critics-association-announces-2017-tca-award-nominees/|archive-date=22 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/big-little-lies |title=Big Little Lies |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717051530/http://www.emmys.com/shows/big-little-lies |archive-date=17 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Nicole Kidman Cannes 2017.jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman in 2017]]

Kidman next played Martha Farnsworth, the headmistress of an all-girls school during the American Civil War, in [[Sofia Coppola]]'s drama ''[[The Beguiled (2017 film)|The Beguiled]]'', a remake of the [[The Beguiled (1971 film)|1971 film of the same name]], which premiered at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]], competing for the [[Palme d'Or]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection|title=The 2017 Official Selection|publisher=[[Cannes Film Festival]]|date=13 April 2017|access-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417035419/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection|archive-date=17 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both films were adaptations of a novel by [[Thomas P. Cullinan]]. The film was an arthouse success, and Katie Walsh of the ''Tribune News Service'' found Kidman "particularly, unsurprisingly excellent in her performance as the steely Miss Martha. She is controlled and in control, unflappable. Her genteel manners and femininity co-exist easily with her toughness."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.arcamax.com/entertainment/entertainmenttoday/s-1969607 |title=Movie review: 'The Beguiled' is a tale of feminine warfare |date=20 June 2017 |website=[[ArcaMax Publishing|ArcaMax]] |first=Katie |last=Walsh|access-date=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918154338/https://www.arcamax.com/entertainment/entertainmenttoday/s-1969607|archive-date=18 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman had two other films premiere at the festival: the science-fiction romantic comedy ''[[How to Talk to Girls at Parties (film)|How to Talk to Girls at Parties]]'', reuniting her with director [[John Cameron Mitchell]],<ref name="Main">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection |title=The 2017 Official Selection |publisher=Cannes Film Festival |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417035419/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection |archive-date=17 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Winfrey-2017">{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/cannes-2017-lineup-list-film-festival-schedule-1201804813/ |title=2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More |website=[[IndieWire]] |first=Graham |last=Winfrey |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505135615/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/cannes-2017-lineup-list-film-festival-schedule-1201804813/ |archive-date=5 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[psychological thriller]] ''[[The Killing of a Sacred Deer]]'', directed by [[Yorgos Lanthimos]], which also competed for the Palme d'Or.<ref name="Main"/><ref name="Winfrey-2017"/> Also in 2017, she played supporting roles in the [[BBC Two]] television series ''[[Top of the Lake#Top of the Lake: China Girl 3|Top of the Lake: China Girl]]'' and in the comedy-drama ''[[The Upside]]'', a remake of the 2011 French comedy ''[[The Intouchables]]'', starring [[Bryan Cranston]] and [[Kevin Hart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/nicole-kidman-amara-karan-the-intouchables-remake-bryan-cranston-kevin-hart-1201879970/ |title='Lion's Nicole Kidman, Amara Karan Eye 'Intouchables' Remake |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=7 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080130/http://deadline.com/2017/01/nicole-kidman-amara-karan-the-intouchables-remake-bryan-cranston-kevin-hart-1201879970/ |archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, Kidman starred in two dramas, ''[[Destroyer (2018 film)|Destroyer]]'' and ''[[Boy Erased]]''. In the former, she played a detective troubled by a case for two decades. Peter Debruge of ''Variety'' and Brooke Marine of ''W'' both found her "unrecognizable" in the role and Debruge added that "she disappears into an entirely new skin, rearranging her insides to fit the character's tough hide",<ref>{{cite news |last=Debruge |first=Peter |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/destroyer-review-nicole-kidman-1202924206/ |title=Telluride Film Review: Nicole Kidman in 'Destroyer' |work=Variety |date=1 September 2018 |access-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903112357/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/destroyer-review-nicole-kidman-1202924206/ |archive-date=3 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> whereas Marine highlighted Kidman's method acting.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/nicole-kidman-stayed-in-character-destroyer |title=Nicole Kidman Stayed in Character as a Cop the Entire Time She Filmed Destroyer |magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=28 November 2018|access-date=7 January 2019 |author=Marine, Brooke|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107233309/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/nicole-kidman-stayed-in-character-destroyer|archive-date=7 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The latter film is based on Garrard Conley's ''[[Boy Erased: A Memoir]]'', and features [[Russell Crowe]] and Kidman as socially conservative parents who send their son (played by [[Lucas Hedges]]) to a [[Conversion therapy|gay conversion program]]. Richard Lawson of ''Vanity Fair'' credited all three performers for "elevating the fairly standard-issue material to poignant highs".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lawson |first=Richard |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/09/review-boy-erased-is-finely-acted-but-familiar |title=Review: Boy Erased Is Finely Acted, but Familiar |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=1 September 2018 |url-access=limited |access-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114111238/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/09/review-boy-erased-is-finely-acted-but-familiar |archive-date=14 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Kidman took on the role of [[Atlanna|Queen Atlanna]], the mother of the [[Aquaman|title character]], in the [[DC Extended Universe]] superhero film ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'', which grossed over US$1.1&nbsp;billion worldwide, becoming her highest-grossing film to date.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |title=Nicole Kidman explains why she's diving in for Aquaman |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=31 March 2017 |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/31/nicole-kidman-why-she-joined-aquaman/ |access-date=1 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401035901/http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/31/nicole-kidman-why-she-joined-aquaman/ |archive-date=1 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aquaman |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3108800001/?ref_=bo_fr_table_1 |access-date=29 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429052519/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3108800001/?ref_=bo_fr_table_1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Also in 2018, she was interviewed for a [[BAFTA]] event ''A Life in Pictures'', where she reflected on her extensive film career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicole Kidman {{!}} A Life in Pictures|url=http://guru.bafta.org/nicole-kidman-a-life-in-pictures|access-date=8 January 2021|website=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|language=en|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110142333/http://guru.bafta.org/nicole-kidman-a-life-in-pictures|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Forbes'' ranked her as the fourth highest-paid actress in the world in 2019, with an annual income of $34&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berg |first=Madeline |title=The Highest-Paid Actresses 2019: Scarlett Johansson Leads With $56 Million |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/08/23/highest-paid-actresses-scarlett-johansson/ |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=25 August 2019 |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824210529/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/08/23/highest-paid-actresses-scarlett-johansson/#3fe06aeb4b4d |archive-date=24 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman kicked off 2019 by reprising her role in the second season of the hit series ''Big Little Lies'', which premiered in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/big-little-lies-season-2-kicks-off-strong-1202630944/|title='Big Little Lies' Season 2 Premiere Hits Viewership Highs Over Season 1 Debut|first=Denise|last=Petski|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=June 11, 2019|access-date=June 11, 2019|archive-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611193927/https://deadline.com/2019/06/big-little-lies-season-2-kicks-off-strong-1202630944/|url-status=live}}</ref> The second season not only drew a larger audience than the first but also became the most-watched night of viewing for an HBO original series that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/big-little-lies-finale-ratings-1203276690/|title='Big Little Lies' Season 2 Finale Draws Series-High Viewership|first=Will|last=Thorne|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 23, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723193927/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/big-little-lies-finale-ratings-1203276690/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, she took on the supporting part of a rich socialite in [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]]'s drama ''[[The Goldfinch (film)|The Goldfinch]]'', an adaptation of the [[The Goldfinch (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Donna Tartt]], starring [[Ansel Elgort]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180123006389/en/Filming-Underway-Warner-Bros.-Pictures-Amazon-Studios |title=Filming is Underway on Warner Bros. Pictures and Amazon Studios' Powerful Drama ''The Goldfinch''|date=23 January 2018 |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Pictures]] |via=[[Business Wire]]|access-date=24 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903115007/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180123006389/en/Filming-Underway-Warner-Bros.-Pictures-Amazon-Studios|archive-date=3 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it was poorly received, [[Owen Gleiberman]] commended Kidman for playing her part with "elegant affection".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_goldfinch/ |title=The Goldfinch (2019) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910131459/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/the_goldfinch/|archive-date=10 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |title=Toronto Film Review: 'The Goldfinch' |work=Variety |date=8 September 2019 |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-goldfinch-review-ansel-elgort-1203325606/|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910181652/https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-goldfinch-review-ansel-elgort-1203325606/|archive-date=10 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She next co-starred alongside [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Margot Robbie]] in the drama ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'', a film depicting the scandal concerning the sexual harassment accusations against former [[Fox News]] CEO [[Roger Ailes]], in which she portrayed journalist [[Gretchen Carlson]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Nicole Kidman to Play Gretchen Carlson in Fox News Movie |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/nicole-kidman-gretchen-carlson-roger-ailes-movie-1202858792/ |work=Variety |access-date=1 August 2018 |date=1 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802012505/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/nicole-kidman-gretchen-carlson-roger-ailes-movie-1202858792/ |archive-date=2 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''The New York Times'' opined that despite lesser screen time than her two co-protagonists, Kidman successfully made Carlson "ever-so-slightly ridiculous, adding a sharp sliver of comedy that underscores how self-serving and futile her rebellious gestures at the network are".<ref>{{cite news |last=Dargis |first=Manohla|author-link=Manohla Dargis|title=''Bombshell'' Review: Blind Ambition and Blond Sedition at Fox News |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/movies/bombshell-review.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url-access=limited |access-date=29 August 2020 |date=12 December 2019 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213211245/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/movies/bombshell-review.html |url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance, she received an additional Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/sag-awards-nominations-list-film-tv-nominees-screen-actors-guild-1202806390/ |title=SAG Awards Nominations: 'Bombshell', 'The Irishman', 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Top Film List, 'Maisel,' 'Fleabag' Score In TV – Complete List Of Noms |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |date=11 December 2019|access-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211153707/https://deadline.com/2019/12/sag-awards-nominations-list-film-tv-nominees-screen-actors-guild-1202806390/|archive-date=11 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & James Wan (42867440755).jpg|thumb|left|230px|Kidman with the cast of ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018)]]
Kidman started off the 2020s with her role of Grace Fraser, a successful New York therapist, in the HBO psychological thriller miniseries ''[[The Undoing (miniseries)|The Undoing]]'', based on the novel ''You Should Have Known'' by [[Jean Hanff Korelitz]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Highfill |first=Samantha |date=6 August 2020 |title=Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant face 'ugly truths' in exclusive ''The Undoing'' trailer |url=https://ew.com/tv/the-undoing-trailer-nicole-kidman-hugh-grant-hbo/|access-date=9 August 2020 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806164239/https://ew.com/tv/the-undoing-trailer-nicole-kidman-hugh-grant-hbo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |date=13 March 2018 |title=HBO Orders ''The Undoing'' Limited Series With 'BLL's Nicole Kidman Starring & David E. Kelley Writing |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/hbo-the-undoing-nicole-kidman-david-e-kelley-1202336501/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714105207/https://deadline.com/2018/03/hbo-the-undoing-nicole-kidman-david-e-kelley-1202336501/ |archive-date=14 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018 |work=Deadline Hollywood }}</ref> She served as executive producer alongside the show's director, [[Susanne Bier]], and [[David E. Kelley]], who previously adapted and produced ''Big Little Lies''. Throughout its season, the series gained increasing momentum and broke records. HBO celebrated a historic achievement as the show became the network's first original series to increase its viewership consistently week by week. The finale marked the most-watched night on HBO since the season 2 finale of ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=1 December 2020|title=''The Undoing'' Finale Draws Largest HBO Audience Since ''Big Little Lies'' Closer, Boosts HBO Max Engagement|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/the-undoing-finale-ratings-hbo-history-big-little-lies-hbo-max-engagement-the-flight-attendant-1234635601/|access-date=4 December 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=7 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207210232/https://deadline.com/2020/12/the-undoing-finale-ratings-hbo-history-big-little-lies-hbo-max-engagement-the-flight-attendant-1234635601/|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, the series surpassed ''Big Little Lies'' to become HBO's most-watched show of 2020 based on audience numbers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zorrilla|first=Mónica Marie|date=17 February 2021|title=''The Undoing'' Becomes HBO's Most-Watched Series of 2020, Surpasses ''Big Little Lies'' Audience (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/undoing-hbo-most-watched-series-1234909406/|access-date=17 February 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217170142/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/undoing-hbo-most-watched-series-1234909406/|url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance, she received additional Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-04/golden-globes-2021-nominations-list-coronavirus-kidman-blanchett/13106996 |title=Golden Globe awards 2021 nominations for Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Emma Corrin, Anja Taylor Joy, Chadwick Boseman |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|location=Australia|date=3 February 2021|access-date=3 February 2021|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203154137/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-04/golden-globes-2021-nominations-list-coronavirus-kidman-blanchett/13106996|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/04/entertainment/sag-award-nominations-2021/index.html |title=SAG Award 2021: See the full list of nominees |publisher=CNN |first=Lisa |last=Respers |date=4 February 2021|access-date=4 February 2021|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061538/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/04/entertainment/sag-award-nominations-2021/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her only film release of 2020 was the musical comedy ''[[The Prom (film)|The Prom]]'', based on the [[The Prom (musical)|Broadway musical of the same name]], starring alongside Meryl Streep, [[James Corden]] and [[Keegan-Michael Key]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lattanzio |first1=Ryan |date=22 October 2020 |title='The Prom' First Trailer: Ryan Murphy's Netflix Musical Confection with Streep, Kidman, and More |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/the-prom-trailer-netflix-ryan-murphy-musical-nicole-kidman-meryl-streep-1234586151/|access-date=29 October 2020 |website=IndieWire |language=en|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028004421/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/the-prom-trailer-netflix-ryan-murphy-musical-nicole-kidman-meryl-streep-1234586151/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Television and independent films (2021–present)===
In August 2021, she starred and served as executive producer on the [[Hulu]] drama series ''[[Nine Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Nine Perfect Strangers]]'', based on the [[Nine Perfect Strangers|novel of the same name]] by Liane Moriarty.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/hulu-orders-nine-perfect-strangers-series-from-nicole-kidman-bruna-papandrea-liane-moriarty-1202605013/ |title=Hulu Orders 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Series From Nicole Kidman, Confirms 'The Dropout' Starring Kate McKinnon |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=1 May 2019|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828102852/https://deadline.com/2019/05/hulu-orders-nine-perfect-strangers-series-from-nicole-kidman-bruna-papandrea-liane-moriarty-1202605013/|archive-date=28 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hulu Sets Premiere Dates for 'Nine Perfect Strangers' and 'Only Murders in the Building' (TV News Roundup) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hulu-premiere-dates-nine-perfect-strangers-only-murders-in-the-building-1234975675/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Antonio |last=Ferme |date=18 May 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924231234/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hulu-premiere-dates-nine-perfect-strangers-only-murders-in-the-building-1234975675/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite receiving mixed reviews, it was reported that the premiere of the show became the most-watched Hulu original on its premiere day and continued to hold that title after five days on the service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/nine-perfect-strangers-series-premiere-most-watched-hulu-original-ever-1234820564/|title=''Nine Perfect Strangers'' Premiere Sets Records for Most-Watched Hulu Original|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|first2=Denise|last2=Petski|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=24 August 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828110642/https://deadline.com/2021/08/nine-perfect-strangers-series-premiere-most-watched-hulu-original-ever-1234820564/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, she portrayed actress-comedian [[Lucille Ball]] alongside [[Javier Bardem]] as Ball's husband, [[Desi Arnaz]], in the biographical drama ''[[Being the Ricardos]]'', directed by [[Aaron Sorkin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |date=11 January 2021 |title=Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz With Aaron Sorkin Directing 'Being The Ricardos' For Amazon Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/aaron-sorkin-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-lucille-ball-desi-ricardo-being-the-ricardos-1234651297/|access-date=11 January 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128175605/https://deadline.com/2021/01/aaron-sorkin-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-lucille-ball-desi-ricardo-being-the-ricardos-1234651297/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Malkin |first1=Mark |date=27 January 2021 |title=Nicole Kidman on Becoming Grace in 'The Undoing' and Preparing to Play Lucille Ball |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/columns/nicole-kidman-the-undoing-lucille-ball-1234893157/|access-date=28 January 2021 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127225603/https://variety.com/2021/film/columns/nicole-kidman-the-undoing-lucille-ball-1234893157/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite unfavourable reactions in response to her casting as Ball,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/nicole-kidman-addresses-doubts-criticisms-cast-lucille-ball-rcna9341 |title=Nicole Kidman addresses doubts, criticisms about being cast as Lucille Ball |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |first=Ree |last=Hines |date=20 December 2021|access-date=25 December 2021|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224204356/https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/nicole-kidman-addresses-doubts-criticisms-cast-lucille-ball-rcna9341|url-status=live}}</ref> her portrayal was met with critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/being-the-ricardos-review-with-nicole-kidman-as-the-comedy-icon-will-you-love-this-lucy/?amp=1 |title='Being the Ricardos' review: With Nicole Kidman as the comedy icon, will you love this Lucy? |newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |first=Moira |last=Macdonald |date=9 December 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216231546/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/being-the-ricardos-review-with-nicole-kidman-as-the-comedy-icon-will-you-love-this-lucy/?amp=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Roeper |first=Richard |title='Being the Ricardos': Nicole Kidman amazes as the Lucy easy to love and the Lucy hard as nails |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=9 December 2021 |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/12/9/22824033/being-the-ricardos-review-nicole-kidman-movie-lucille-ball-lucy-desi-arnaz-javier-bardem-sorkin |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201010552/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/12/9/22824033/being-the-ricardos-review-nicole-kidman-movie-lucille-ball-lucy-desi-arnaz-javier-bardem-sorkin |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/ricardos-review-nicole-kidman-stops-fabulous-lucille-ball/story?id=81582824 |title='Being the Ricardos' review: Nicole Kidman is all-stops-out fabulous as Lucille Ball |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|location=US|first=Peter |last=Travers |date=10 December 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061546/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/ricardos-review-nicole-kidman-stops-fabulous-lucille-ball/story?id=81582824|url-status=live}}</ref> She subsequently won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/golden-globe-winners-list-movie-tv-awards-1234907035/ |title=Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |date=9 January 2022|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110093216/https://deadline.com/2022/01/golden-globe-winners-list-movie-tv-awards-1234907035/|url-status=live}}</ref> in addition to receiving nominations for the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]], as well as her fourth Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, her fifth nomination overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/movies/critics-choice-awards-2022-nominations-complete-list/ |title=Critics Choice Awards 2022 Nominations: Lady Gaga, Will Smith and Nicole Kidman Score Nods |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first=Benjamin |last=VanHoose |date=13 December 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216151436/https://people.com/movies/critics-choice-awards-2022-nominations-complete-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-13/sag-award-nominees-2022-kidman-blanchett-campion/100753376 |title=SAG award nominees 2022: Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Snook and Kodi Smit-McPhee recognised |website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |date=12 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112174112/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-13/sag-award-nominees-2022-kidman-blanchett-campion/100753376|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |title=Nicole Kidman Calls 'Being the Ricardos' Oscar Nomination "More Intense, More Appreciated" Than Previous Nods |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=8 February 2022 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/nicole-kidman-being-the-ricardos-oscar-nomination-1235088836/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |archive-date=8 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208155652/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/nicole-kidman-being-the-ricardos-oscar-nomination-1235088836/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2021, Kidman starred in a commercial for [[AMC Theatres]] entitled "[[We Make Movies Better]]", which would play before every film in the theatres owned by the chain beginning that month and Kidman's sponsorship was later extended for another year in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Spencer |title=Nicole Kidman Renews AMC Theatres Spokesperson Deal |website=ComicBook.com |date=4 August 2022 |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/nicole-kidman-renews-amc-theatres-spokesperson-deal/ |access-date=5 August 2022 |archive-date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805052132/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/nicole-kidman-renews-amc-theatres-spokesperson-deal/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Drum |first=Nicole |title=Nicole Kidman Is Returning for Another AMC Theatres Commercial |website=ComicBook.com |date=21 April 2022 |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/nicole-kidman-returning-for-another-amc-theatres-commercial/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831223025/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/nicole-kidman-returning-for-another-amc-theatres-commercial/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The commercial and Kidman's delivery of her speech proved popular with audiences who viewed it as a way to drive moviegoers back to seeing films theatrically in the midst of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kring |first=Jake |url=https://www.gq.com/story/nicole-kidman-amc-commercial-making-of |title=How the Magic of Nicole Kidman's Beloved AMC Commercial Was Made |publisher=GQ |date=2022-03-23 |access-date=2022-06-26 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626171822/https://www.gq.com/story/nicole-kidman-amc-commercial-making-of |url-status=dead}}</ref> AMC's CEO [[Adam Aron]] described [[Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial|Kidman's viral ad]] as "iconic and revered" during a 2022 earnings call and [[CNN]] reported that the ad "has inspired memes, homages and debate" and became a "cultural thing".<ref>{{cite web|last=Haring |first=Bruce |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/nicole-kidman-amc-theatres-ad-touched-surprise-nerve-in-culture-keith-urban-says-1235637837/|title=Nicole Kidman's AMC Theatres Ad Touched A Surprise Nerve In The Culture, Keith Urban Says|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=2023-11-26 |access-date=23 February 2024 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126171822/https://deadline.com/2023/11/nicole-kidman-amc-theatres-ad-touched-surprise-nerve-in-culture-keith-urban-says-1235637837/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Andrew |first=Scottie |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/28/entertainment/nicole-kidman-amc-ad-keith-urban-cec/index.html|title=How the Magic of Nicole Kidman's Beloved AMC Commercial Was Made |publisher=CNN |date=28 November 2023 |access-date=23 February 2024 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128171822/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/28/entertainment/nicole-kidman-amc-ad-keith-urban-cec/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:TIFF 2019 nicole kidman (48701113091) (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|right|Kidman at [[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]] in 2019]]
In April 2022, Kidman appeared in an episode of the anthology series ''[[Roar (2022 TV series)|Roar]]'', based on [[Cecelia Ahern]]'s [[Roar (short story collection)|2018 short story collection]], in addition to serving as executive producer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Framke |first=Caroline |title='Roar' Throws Nicole Kidman, Issa Rae, Alison Brie and More Into a Mixed Bag of Feminist Fables: TV Review |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=11 April 2022 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/roar-review-apple-nicole-kidman-1235228844/ |access-date=28 April 2022 |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428160125/https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/roar-review-apple-nicole-kidman-1235228844/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The miniseries attracted mixed attention due to its unconventional and controversial feminist themes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Travers |first1=Ben |title=''Roar'' Review: Apple's Spirited Episodic Anthology Is Rewarding All the Way Through |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/roar-review-apple-tv-show-nicole-kidman-1234715757/ |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=13 April 2022 |date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412090901/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/roar-review-apple-tv-show-nicole-kidman-1234715757/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Scherer |first1=Jenna |title=''Roar'' Is Spoon-Fed Women's Empowerment That's Tough to Swallow |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/roar-review-1338552/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=2 May 2024 |date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422090901/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/roar-review-1338552/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That same month, she starred alongside her ''Big Little Lies'' co-star Alexander Skarsgård, [[Anya Taylor-Joy]], [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Willem Dafoe]] in the historical drama ''[[The Northman]]'', directed by [[Robert Eggers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/robert-eggers-northman-nicole-kidman-anya-taylor-joy-bjork-april-2022/ |title=Robert Eggers' 'The Northman' With Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy and Björk Set for April 2022 |website=[[TheWrap]] |first=Brian |last=Welk |date=14 May 2021|access-date=28 November 2021|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514224935/https://www.thewrap.com/robert-eggers-northman-nicole-kidman-anya-taylor-joy-bjork-april-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was received with widespread acclaim upon its release.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Northman Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-northman| access-date=25 April 2022| archive-date=16 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616112135/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-northman| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Duralde-2022">{{cite web |last=Duralde |first=Alonso |title=The Northman Film Review: Viking Revenge Saga Conquers With Bloody, Trippy Thrills |website=[[TheWrap]] |date=21 April 2022 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-northman-film-review-alexander-skarsgard-nicole-kidman-robert-eggers/ |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425180605/https://www.thewrap.com/the-northman-film-review-alexander-skarsgard-nicole-kidman-robert-eggers/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2023, Kidman began starring in the [[Paramount+]] television series ''[[Special Ops: Lioness]]'', on which she also serves as an executive producer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Nicole Kidman Cast In Taylor Sheridan's CIA Drama Series ''Lioness'' At Paramount+ |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/nicole-kidman-cast-taylor-sheridans-cia-drama-series-lioness-paramount-plus-1235212232/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=13 January 2023 |date=January 5, 2023 |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112111505/https://deadline.com/2023/01/nicole-kidman-cast-taylor-sheridans-cia-drama-series-lioness-paramount-plus-1235212232/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The miniseries received mixed attention upon release and reviewer Anita Singh of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' criticised "the one thing that lets the show down is Nicole Kidman as a CIA boss, whose frozen face these days is a total distraction".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/special-ops-lioness-review/|title=''Special Ops: Lioness'' Review: Zoe Saldaña Fights Through Taylor Sheridan's Antics in So-So Spy Thriller|work=Collider|first1=Tania|last1=Hussain|date=21 July 2023|access-date=7 March 2024|archive-date=21 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721061538/https://collider.com/special-ops-lioness-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/07/23/special-ops-lioness-review-taylor-sheridans-macho-females/|title=''Special Ops: Lioness'', review: all hail the female Marine who can out-macho any man|first=Anita |last=Singh |date=23 July 2023|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location=London|access-date=6 March 2024|archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723193927/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/07/23/special-ops-lioness-review-taylor-sheridans-macho-females/|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, reviewer Mike Hale, writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', remarked that the show resembled many other counterterrorism thrillers, noting its visceral action and somewhat artificial setting in the first episode. However, upon further reflection, he found that the show evolved into a moody, suspenseful, and intricately crafted genre piece with compelling characters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Mike |date=2023-07-21 |title=''Special Ops: Lioness'' Review: Zoe Saldaña Does Strong and Silent|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/arts/television/special-ops-lioness-review-zoe-saldana-taylor-sheridan.html |access-date=2023-09-14|archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002211812/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/arts/television/special-ops-lioness-review-zoe-saldana-taylor-sheridan.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Mike |date=2023-09-11 |title=''Special Ops: Lioness'' Reconsidered|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/arts/television/special-ops-lioness.html |access-date=2023-09-14|archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213072014/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/arts/television/special-ops-lioness.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, Kidman reprised the role of Queen Atlanna in the sequel to the 2018 superhero film ''Aquaman'', titled ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/jason-momoa-aquaman-2-dc-fandome-1235090749/ |title=Jason Momoa Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' at DC FanDome |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Angelique |last=Jackson |date=16 October 2021|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114000629/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/jason-momoa-aquaman-2-dc-fandome-1235090749/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38600242/aquaman-2-synopsis-released/ |title=Aquaman 2 confirms plot details with new synopsis |website=[[Digital Spy]] |first=Dan |last=Seddon |date=23 December 2021|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114000623/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38600242/aquaman-2-synopsis-released/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Forbes'' ranked her as the [[List of highest-paid film actors|highest-paid actress]] in the world in 2024, with an annual income of $31 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2025/02/28/the-highest-paid-actors-of-2024/| title=The Highest-Paid Actors Of 2024|first=Matt|last= Craig|date=February 28, 2025| website=[[Forbes]]| access-date=March 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302113936/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2025/02/28/the-highest-paid-actors-of-2024/ |archive-date=March 2, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2024, Kidman starred in and served as executive producer of the drama television series ''[[Expats (miniseries)|Expats]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/farewells-lulu-wang-books-amazons-nicole-kidman-drama-expatriates-1262328 |title='The Farewell's' Lulu Wang Books Next Project: Amazon's Nicole Kidman Drama Series (Exclusive) |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Natalie |last=Jarvey |date=12 December 2019|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213043148/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/farewells-lulu-wang-books-amazons-nicole-kidman-drama-expatriates-1262328|archive-date=13 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance garnered mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/nicole-kidman-expats/|title=You're Missing Out on Nicole Kidman's Best TV Performance|work=Collider|first1=Isabella|last1=Soares|date=29 February 2024|access-date=29 February 2024|archive-date=29 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061538/https://collider.com/nicole-kidman-expats/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/26/expats-review-nicole-kidman-is-running-on-the-fumes-of-her-talent|title=Expats review – Nicole Kidman is running on the fumes of her talent|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Lucy|last=Mangan|author-link=Lucy Mangan|date=26 January 2024|access-date=29 February 2024|archive-date=26 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126061538/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/26/expats-review-nicole-kidman-is-running-on-the-fumes-of-her-talent|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2024, she reunited with her ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' co-star [[Zac Efron]] in Netflix's ''[[A Family Affair (2024 film)|A Family Affair]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-zac-efron-joey-king-netflix-1235044848/|title=Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King to Star in New Comedy for Netflix|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=14 June 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=29 April 2024|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614193927/https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-zac-efron-joey-king-netflix-1235044848/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/nicole-kidman-zac-efron-have-paperboy-reunion-in-a-family-affair-exclusive-8639733|title=Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron Rekindle Their ''Paperboy'' Spark in ''A Family Affair'': Exclusive First Look|first=Esme|last=Mazzeo|date=29 April 2024 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=29 April 2024|archive-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429193927/https://people.com/nicole-kidman-zac-efron-have-paperboy-reunion-in-a-family-affair-exclusive-8639733|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it received mixed reviews from critics, the film was well received by audiences.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/a-family-affair-review-zac-efron-nicole-kidman-1236050370/|title='A Family Affair' Review: Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman's Hollywood-Set Rom-Com Has No Heat|first=Tomris|last=Laffly|date=June 27, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627193927/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/a-family-affair-review-zac-efron-nicole-kidman-1236050370/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-family-affair-review-nicole-kidman-zac-efron-netflix-1235924658/|title='A Family Affair' Review: Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in a Netflix Rom-Com That Charms Despite Missteps|first=Angie|last=Han|date=June 27, 2024|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627193927/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-family-affair-review-nicole-kidman-zac-efron-netflix-1235924658/|url-status=live}}</ref> It achieved the #1 spot among Netflix originals during its first weekend and maintained a strong position at #2 on the second weekend of its release.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/a-family-affair-furiosa-lead-netflix-vod-charts-1235022027/|title=Aussies Rule as Nicole Kidman's 'A Family Affair' Leads Netflix, 'Furiosa' #1 on VOD|first=Tom|last= Brueggemann|date=July 1, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=July 2, 2024|archive-date=July 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701193927/https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/a-family-affair-furiosa-lead-netflix-vod-charts-1235022027/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/beverly-hills-cop-axel-f-leads-netflix-top-10-1235023691/|title='Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' Is Latest Netflix Original to Score, 'Furiosa' Repeats at #1 on VOD|first=Tom|last= Brueggemann|date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=July 9, 2024|archive-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708193927/https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/beverly-hills-cop-axel-f-leads-netflix-top-10-1235023691/|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman portrayed a high-ranking CEO in the [[A24]] [[erotic thriller]] ''[[Babygirl]]'' written and directed by [[Halina Reijn]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/nicole-kidman-antonio-banderas-a24-erotic-thriller-babygirl-1235804170/|title=Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas Join A24's Erotic Thriller ''Babygirl''|first=Rebecca |last=Rubin |date=21 November 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=24 March 2024|archive-date=21 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121193927/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/nicole-kidman-antonio-banderas-a24-erotic-thriller-babygirl-1235804170/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robbie Collin]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' highlighted Kidman's work as "ferociously good, convincing utterly as this formerly level-headed careerist whose deeply buried, long-denied appetites are simultaneously proving her making and downfall."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/08/30/babygirl-review-nicole-kidman/|title=Babygirl: Nicole Kidman's 21st-century Fatal Attraction is a complete knockout|website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|first=Robbie|last=Collin|date=August 30, 2024|archive-date=August 30, 2024|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830193927/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/08/30/babygirl-review-nicole-kidman/|url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance, she received the [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]] at the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]]. Kidman was absent from the ceremony due to the death of her mother.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/venice-film-festival-winners-list-golden-lion-1236136216/|title=Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door' Wins Venice Golden Lion as Nicole Kidman Takes Best Actress — Full Winners List|first=Jessica |last=Kiang |date=September 7, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907193927/https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/venice-film-festival-winners-list-golden-lion-1236136216/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/golden-globes-2025-winners-list-1236246217/|title='Emilia Pérez' & 'The Brutalist' Take Top Film Prizes At Golden Globes: Full Winners List|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=January 5, 2025|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 5, 2025|archive-date=January 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105193927/https://deadline.com/2025/01/golden-globes-2025-winners-list-1236246217/|url-status=live}}</ref> and subsequently earned her first [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] win at [[National Board of Review|National Board of Review Awards]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/ryan-reynolds-nicole-kidman-wicked-national-board-of-review-gala-1236269691/|title=Ryan Reynolds Calls Out 'Different Set of Standards' for Women in First Public Appearance Amid Lively-Baldoni Legal Battle at National Board of Review Gala|first=Michaela|last=Zee|date=January 8, 2025|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 8, 2025|archive-date=January 8, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108193927/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/ryan-reynolds-nicole-kidman-wicked-national-board-of-review-gala-1236269691/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2024, Kidman starred in, and served as executive producer on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Perfect Couple (TV series)|The Perfect Couple]]'', based on [[Elin Hilderbrand]]'s novel.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nicole-kidman-liev-schreiber-eve-hewson-dakota-fanning-netflix-limited-series-the-perfect-couple-1235570386/ | title=Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Dakota Fanning to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple' | first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=31 March 2023 | access-date=1 April 2023 | archive-date=1 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401042358/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nicole-kidman-liev-schreiber-eve-hewson-dakota-fanning-netflix-limited-series-the-perfect-couple-1235570386/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The series received mixed reviews from critics with many reviews criticizing Kidman for her constantly repeating herself.<ref>{{Cite web|title='The Perfect Couple' Review: Nicole Kidman Keeps Her Must-Watch Murder Series Streak Alive on Netflix|first=Kayleigh|last=Donaldson|date=September 5, 2024|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-perfect-couple-review-nicole-kidman-netflix/|accessdate=September 5, 2024|website=[[TheWrap]]|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905193927/https://www.thewrap.com/the-perfect-couple-review-nicole-kidman-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='The Perfect Couple' Review: Nicole Kidman Plays Yet Another Miserable Rich Lady in Netflix's Turgid Murder Mystery|first=Angie|last=Han|date=September 5, 2024|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-perfect-couple-review-nicole-kidman-netflix-1235991939/|accessdate=September 6, 2024|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905193927/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-perfect-couple-review-nicole-kidman-netflix-1235991939/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, it became Netflix's global hit leading the charts for two consecutive weeks<ref>{{cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=September 17, 2024 |title=''Rebel Ridge'' Continues Netflix Reign As ''The Perfect Couple'' Tops TV; ''Emily In Paris'' Season 4B & ''Uglies'' Debut In Second Place |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/rebel-ridge-the-perfect-couple-emily-in-paris-season-4-netflix-viewership-1236092060/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917194937/https://deadline.com/2024/09/rebel-ridge-the-perfect-couple-emily-in-paris-season-4-netflix-viewership-1236092060/ |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Netflix Top 10: 'Uglies' Debuts as No. 2 Movie While 'Perfect Couple' and 'Rebel Ridge' Hold Strong |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-top-10-streaming-ratings-1235697082/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917000000/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-top-10-streaming-ratings-1235697082/ |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> before dropping but still maintaining strong positions for the following weeks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=October 15, 2024 |title=Netflix Top 10: 'Menendez Brothers' Doc Leads Film Chart While Ryan Murphy's Menendez Series Keeps Steady as No. 3 TV Title|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-top-10-menendez-doc-ryan-murphy-1236178893/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015194937/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-top-10-menendez-doc-ryan-murphy-1236178893/|archive-date=October 15, 2024 |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In October 2024, Kidman starred in the second season of the television series ''[[Lioness (American TV series)|Lioness]]'', on which she earned a nomination for [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] and was executive producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lioness-season-2-ratings-analysis-taylor-sheridan/|title='Lioness' Season 2 Reaches 8.3 Million Domestic Households, Up 10% From Season 1 Exclusive|first=Lucas|last=Manfredi|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=December 19, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219193927/https://www.thewrap.com/lioness-season-2-ratings-analysis-taylor-sheridan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/critics-choice-association-television-nominations-2025-1236078220/|title='Shogun' Leads 2025 Critics Choice TV Nominations|first=Steven|last=Zeitchik|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 5, 2024|access-date=December 6, 2024|archive-date=December 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206123640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/critics-choice-association-television-nominations-2025-1236078220/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2024, Kidman was voiced Queen Ellsmere in the animated fantasy film ''[[Spellbound (2024 film)|Spellbound]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-john-lithgow-nathan-lane-more-join-spellbound-1235049176/ |title=Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis & More Board Animated Pic ''Spellbound'' From Apple & Skydance Animation |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=21 June 2022|access-date=21 June 2022|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621170553/https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-john-lithgow-nathan-lane-more-join-spellbound-1235049176/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews mainly for its subject matter; however, it managed to place #3 and #2 position in Netflix's top series for the first and second week since its release.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Netflix Top 10: 'Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey' Debuts in First Place With 13.4 Million Views |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/who-killed-jonbenet-ramsey-ratings-netflix-views-1236233818/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203194937/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/who-killed-jonbenet-ramsey-ratings-netflix-views-1236233818/ |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In March 2025, Kidman portrayed Nancy, a teacher in Amazon's ''[[Holland (film)|Holland]]'' directed by Mimi Cave and executive produced ''[[The Last Anniversary]]'', adapted from [[Liane Moriarty]]'s novel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-to-star-mimi-cave-directing-1235047748/|title=Nicole Kidman To Star & Produce Thriller Feature 'Holland, Michigan' At Amazon Studios; Mimi Cave Directing|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=17 June 2022|access-date=21 April 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201224511/https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-to-star-mimi-cave-directing-1235047748/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/doctor-who-day-jackal-concordia-dramas-to-watch-2024-1235650820/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first1=Max| last1=Goldbart|first2=Jesse|last2=Whittock| title=From 'Doctor Who' to 'The Count of Monte Cristo': Deadline's 15 Buzzy International TV Dramas to Look Out for in 2024 | date=24 December 2023 | access-date=11 February 2024 | archive-date=2 March 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302114012/https://deadline.com/2023/12/doctor-who-day-jackal-concordia-dramas-to-watch-2024-1235650820/amp/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Kidman is also set to star in, and serve as executive producer on, numerous projects, including an [[Amazon Prime Video]] ''[[Scarpetta (TV series)|Scarpetta]]'' series based on [[Patricia Cornwell]]'s [[Kay Scarpetta]] novels and the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Margo's Got Money Troubles]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/nicole-kidman-jamie-lee-curtis-star-ep-patricia-cornwell-kay-scarpetta-series-dorothy-amazon-blumhouse-liz-sarnoff-1235252848/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva| title=Nicole Kidman & Jamie Lee Curtis to Star in & EP Patricia Cornwell's 'Kay Scarpetta' TV Series at Amazon from Liz Sarnoff & Blumhouse | date=8 February 2023 | access-date=11 February 2024 | archive-date=3 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203054915/https://deadline.com/2023/02/nicole-kidman-jamie-lee-curtis-star-ep-patricia-cornwell-kay-scarpetta-series-dorothy-amazon-blumhouse-liz-sarnoff-1235252848/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/margos-got-money-troubles-series-nicole-kidman-elle-fanning-david-e-kelley-apple-1235895390/ | title='Margo's Got Money Troubles' Series from Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, David E. Kelley Lands at Apple | date=2 February 2024 | access-date=11 February 2024 | archive-date=5 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205213329/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/margos-got-money-troubles-series-nicole-kidman-elle-fanning-david-e-kelley-apple-1235895390/ | url-status=live }}</ref><!--She also has an [[HBO]] series ''[[The Perfect Nanny (TV series)|The Perfect Nanny]]'' adapted from the [[Leïla Slimani]] novel ''[[The Perfect Nanny (novel)|The Perfect Nanny]]''; .<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nicole-kidman-maya-erskine-the-perfect-nanny-hbo-1235504714/ | title=Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine to Star in 'The Perfect Nanny' Limited Series at HBO | date=27 January 2023 | access-date=11 February 2024 | archive-date=3 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203053044/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nicole-kidman-maya-erskine-the-perfect-nanny-hbo-1235504714/ | url-status=live }}</ref> She will also star in and executive produce four television series: the psychosexual love story series ''[[Crime Farm]]'' for [[WarnerMedia]]; the series ''[[Hope (TV series)|Hope]]'', which adapted from the Norwegian drama film ''[[Hope (2019 film)|Hope]]''; the thriller miniseries ''[[Pretty Things (TV series)|Pretty Things]]'', based on the upcoming novel of the same name by [[Janelle Brown]]; and the family-drama series ''[[Things I Know To Be True (TV series)|Things I Know To Be True]]'', based on the [[Things I Know to Be True|Australian play of the same name]]. The three latters are for [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Nicole Kidman To Star And Exec Produce Series Adaptation Of 'Hope' For Amazon Studios |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=28 January 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/nicole-kidman-hope-amazon-studios-1234681715/ |access-date=28 April 2022 |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428160125/https://deadline.com/2021/01/nicole-kidman-hope-amazon-studios-1234681715/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/nicole-kidman-pretty-things-amazon-reed-morano-1202898725/ |title=Nicole Kidman To Star In & Produce Series Adaptation Of Janelle Brown's 'Pretty Things' For Amazon With Reed Morano Attached To Direct |last=White |first=Peter |date=2 April 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |language=en|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403015103/https://deadline.com/2020/04/nicole-kidman-pretty-things-amazon-reed-morano-1202898725/|archive-date=3 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nicole-kidman-crime-farm-warnermedia-streaming-1203262294/|title=Nicole Kidman to Produce Drama Series ''Crime Farm'' in Development at WarnerMedia Streaming|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=9 July 2019 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=24 March 2024|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709193927/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nicole-kidman-crime-farm-warnermedia-streaming-1203262294/|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike her other television projects, ''[[Things I Know To Be True (TV series)|Things I Know To Be True]]'' is envisioned as an ongoing series with multiple seasons rather than a miniseries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ausiello |first1=Michael |date=28 October 2020 |title=Nicole Kidman to Star in Amazon Series Things I Know To Be True |url=https://tvline.com/2020/10/28/nicole-kidman-things-i-know-to-be-true-amazon-series/|access-date=29 October 2020 |website=TVLine |language=en-US|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061508/https://tvline.com/2020/10/28/nicole-kidman-things-i-know-to-be-true-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gael-garcia-bernal-nicole-kidman-thriller-holland-michigan-1235315493/|title=Gael García Bernal Joins Nicole Kidman in Thriller 'Holland, Michigan' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=1 February 2023|access-date=21 April 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201223903/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gael-garcia-bernal-nicole-kidman-thriller-holland-michigan-1235315493/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her other credited film role includes ''Mice'' directed by [[Justin Kurzel]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/nicole-kidman-bruna-papandrea-team-on-mice-film-1234712181/|title=Nicole Kidman & Bruna Papandrea Team on Feature Film Adaptation Of YA Novel ''Mice''|first=Anthony |last= D'Alessandro|date=24 March 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=24 March 2024|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311193927/https://deadline.com/2021/03/nicole-kidman-bruna-papandrea-team-on-mice-film-1234712181/|url-status=live}}</ref>-->

==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>

==Working with female filmmakers==
In 2017, Kidman has pledged to collaborate with a female director every 18 months to address gender disparities in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/24/nicole-kidman-i-will-work-with-a-female-director-every-18-months|first=Gwilym|last=Mumford|date=May 24, 2017|title=Nicole Kidman: I will work with a female director every 18 months|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/24/nicole-kidman-i-will-work-with-a-female-director-every-18-months|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/video/nicole-kidman-pledge-female-directors/|first=Margeaux|last=Sippell|date=May 24, 2018|title=Nicole Kidman on Her Pledge to Work With More Female Directors|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://variety.com/video/nicole-kidman-pledge-female-directors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/nicole-kidman-makes-a-pledge-to-work-with-more-female-directors|first=Elizabeth|last=Logan|date=May 24, 2017|title=Nicole Kidman Makes a Pledge to Work With Female Directors Every 18 Months|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.glamour.com/story/nicole-kidman-makes-a-pledge-to-work-with-more-female-directors|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/nicole-kidman-robert-longo-cover-interview|first1=Lynn|last1=Hirschberg|first2=Armand|last2=Limnander|date=November 19, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman on Babygirl and Pushing Herself to the Limit|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[W (magazine)|W]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/nicole-kidman-robert-longo-cover-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> This commitment has led to her involvement in numerous projects, including ''[[The Perfect Couple (TV series)|The Perfect Couple]]'' where she portrays Greer Garrison Winbury, a role reminiscent of her previous characters in ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'' and ''[[The Undoing]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/7018235/perfect-couple-netflix-nicole-kidman/|first1=Judy|last1=Berman|date=September 5, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman Has Mastered the Art of the Icy Rich Mom. So Why Does She Keep Repeating Herself?|access-date=December 24, 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://time.com/7018235/perfect-couple-netflix-nicole-kidman/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some critics argued that such choices resulted in repetitive portrayals, potentially diminishing the impact of her performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/nicole-kidman-too-much-tv-perfect-couple-lioness-1235044028/|first1=Ben|last1=Travers|date=September 6, 2024|title=Is Nicole Kidman Making Too Much TV?|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/nicole-kidman-too-much-tv-perfect-couple-lioness-1235044028/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/perfect-couple-nicole-kidman-women-characters/679867/|first=Sophie|last=Gilbert|date=September 13, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman's Perpetual Trick|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[The Atlantic]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/perfect-couple-nicole-kidman-women-characters/679867/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/opinion/nicole-kidman-female-gaze.html|first=Jennifer|last=Weiner|date=October 2, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman Knows Exactly What She's Doing|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/opinion/nicole-kidman-female-gaze.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 
Though Kidman’s recent roles often portray wealthy, sophisticated women, each character reveals unique emotional complexities. From hidden grief and buried secrets to self-sacrifice or the pursuit of personal desires, Kidman adds depth and nuance to these archetypes, demonstrating her range and versatility as an actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/entertainment/nicole-kidman-babygirl-interview/|title=Nicole Kidman Wants 'Babygirl' Sex Scenes To Make You Hot, Giggly And Uncomfortable |website=[[Marie Claire]]|first=Alexandra|last=English|date=January 22, 2025|archive-date=February 23, 2025|access-date=February 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223193927/https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/entertainment/nicole-kidman-babygirl-interview/url-status=live}}</ref>
Despite criticisms, Kidman continues to support female filmmakers, contributing to increased representation in the industry and creating more jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/scene/news/nicole-kidman-acting-create-jobs-help-newcomers-1236190232/|first=Marc|last=Malkin|date=October 24, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman Says She's Acting in So Many Projects Because 'I Can Create Jobs for People' and Help Newcomers in Hollywood|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://variety.com/2024/scene/news/nicole-kidman-acting-create-jobs-help-newcomers-1236190232/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/nicole-kidman-women-in-entertainment-speech-1236077586/|first=Mariel|last=Turner|date=December 4, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman Honors Her Mother, Daughters and Female Mentors Who Have "Shown Up" at THR's Women in Entertainment Gala|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/nicole-kidman-women-in-entertainment-speech-1236077586/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/what-drives-nicole-kidman-the-hardest-working-actress-in-hollywood-75xgqcgtf|first=Emily|last=Prescott|date=October 26, 2024|title=What drives Nicole Kidman, the hardest-working actress in Hollywood?|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[The Times]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/what-drives-nicole-kidman-the-hardest-working-actress-in-hollywood-75xgqcgtf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/video/nicole-kidman-movie-premieres-movies-national-national-b3558757fd9e449aa8bbadfd0d86cb6a|date=August 31, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman says she wants to change the ratio of female directors|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://apnews.com/video/nicole-kidman-movie-premieres-movies-national-national-b3558757fd9e449aa8bbadfd0d86cb6a|url-status=live}}</ref> As of November 2024, Kidman had worked with 15 female directors over the previous seven years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0k6c8ym|date=November 22, 2024|title=Nicole Kidman on working with female directors|access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193927/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0k6c8ym|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a February 2025 interview with ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', she reflected on her career, emphasizing the importance of humility, continuous learning, and taking risks in her craft. Kidman also highlighted her commitment to telling diverse stories and supporting female filmmakers, aiming to create more opportunities for women in the industry. Her efforts have elevated her career and inspired a new generation of talent, solidifying her legacy as both an artist and a trailblazer.<ref name="timewomenoftheyear2025">{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/7216403/nicole-kidman-interview/|title=Why Nicole Kidman Never Stops Working |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|first=Eliana|last=Dockterman|date=February 20, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://time.com/7216403/nicole-kidman-interview/url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/nicole-kidman-gender-parity-films-of-women-1235097806/|title=Nicole Kidman Believes Gender Parity in Hollywood Only Comes from 'Actually Being in the Films of Women'|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Harrison|last=Richlin|date=February 22, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/nicole-kidman-gender-parity-films-of-women-1235097806/url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/nicole-kidman-worked-with-19-women-directors-eight-years-1236313884/|title=Nicole Kidman Worked With 19 Female Directors in Eight Years After Vowing to Do So: Things Only Change by 'Actually Being in the Films of Women'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=February 20, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/nicole-kidman-worked-with-19-women-directors-eight-years-1236313884/url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/7225495/nicole-kidman-women-of-the-year-interview/|first=Chantelle|last=Lee|date=February 25, 2025|title=Nicole Kidman on the 'Radical Honesty' of Babygirl and Her Female Director Pledge|access-date=February 26, 2025 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |language=en-US|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://time.com/7225495/nicole-kidman-women-of-the-year-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Halina Reijn]], director of ''[[Babygirl]]'', highlighted her experience with Kidman, stating, "She is one of the few people who practices what she preaches when it comes to feminism and empowering women."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/nicole-kidman-babygirl-keith-urban-daughters-career-1236075664/|title=Nicole Kidman Exposed|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rebecca|last=Keegan|date=December 4, 2024|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/nicole-kidman-babygirl-keith-urban-daughters-career-1236075664/url-status=live}}</ref> Mimi Cave, director of ''[[Holland (film)|Holland]]'', reflected on working with Kidman, saying that she "makes herself completely available to you as a director" and praising her collaborative spirit. She added, "She's really incredible to watch and she's someone I've learned a great deal from. It was a pretty magnificent experience for me," underscoring Kidman's professionalism and the lasting impression she leaves on collaborators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/nicole-kidman-holland-first-look-exclusive-11679543|title=Nicole Kidman Unravels a 'Twisted Tale' in First Look at Holland from Fresh Director Mimi Cave (Exclusive)|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Tommy|last=McArdle|date=February 18, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://people.com/nicole-kidman-holland-first-look-exclusive-11679543/url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lulu Wang (filmmaker)|Lulu Wang]], director of ''[[Expats (miniseries)|Expats]]'', praised Kidman, stating, "Nicole, being able to support me, created this entire network and world of filmmakers, women, people of color who’ve never had the opportunity to be in this space."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/expats-nicole-kidman-lulu-wang-interview-the-partnership-1235970523/|title=The Partnership: How Nicole Kidman Convinced A Hesitant Lulu Wang To Take The Helm In Prime Video's 'Expats'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Baz|last=Bagimboye|date=June 14, 2024|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://deadline.com/2024/06/expats-nicole-kidman-lulu-wang-interview-the-partnership-1235970523/url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], Kidman's co-star in ''[[Scarpetta (TV series)|Scarpetta]]'', shared that "People work when Nicole works. I’m working because Nicole is working."<ref name="timewomenoftheyear2025" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nicole-kidman-working-female-directors-goal-1236143318/|title=Nicole Kidman on Surpassing Goal, Working With 19 Female Directors Over 8 Years|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Carly|last=Thomas|date=February 21, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nicole-kidman-working-female-directors-goal-1236143318/url-status=live}}</ref>

As of February 2025, Kidman has worked with 19 female directors, either in an acting or producing capacity, over the past eight years to champion gender equality in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/nicole-kidman-working-19-female-directors-since-2017-1236297001/|title=Nicole Kidman Talks Working With 19 Female Directors Since 2017 Goal|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Glenn|last=Garner|date=February 20, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://deadline.com/2025/02/nicole-kidman-working-19-female-directors-since-2017-1236297001/url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/7225476/women-of-the-year-gala-2025-kidman-munn-baldeh-wilson-babineaux-fontenot/|first=Miranda|last=Jeyaretnam|date=February 26, 2025|title=At 2025 TIME Women of the Year Gala, Honorees Celebrate Resilience and Hope|access-date=February 26, 2025 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |language=en-US|archive-date=February 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226193927/https://time.com/7225476/women-of-the-year-gala-2025-kidman-munn-baldeh-wilson-babineaux-fontenot/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
=== Relationships and family ===
Kidman met actor [[Tom Cruise]] in 1989 while working on the set of ''[[Days of Thunder]]'', a film in which both starred, and they married on Christmas Eve of 1990 in Colorado.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/12/18/tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman-wed-eight-years-ago/ |title=Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman wed eight years ago |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Caren |last=Weiner Campbell |date=18 December 1998|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127223554/https://ew.com/article/1998/12/18/tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman-wed-eight-years-ago/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Claire |last2=Christensen |first2=Kim |date=18 December 2005 |title=Tom Cruise and Scientology|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-scientology18dec18%2C0%2C4394524%2Cfull.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723012257/http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-scientology18dec18,0,4394524,full.story |archive-date=23 July 2012 |quote=Among other things, Britt said, Miscavige and his wife attended the star's 1990 wedding to Kidman in Colorado and then followed up with frequent gifts.}}</ref> While married, the couple adopted a daughter, Isabella (born 1992), and a son, Connor (born 1995).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/i-was-so-young-nicole-kidman-looks-back-marriage-tom-t103439 |title='I was so young': Nicole Kidman looks back on marriage to Tom Cruise |website=[[The Today Show]] |first=Randee |last=Dawn |date=30 September 2016 |access-date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=30 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930161120/https://www.today.com/popculture/i-was-so-young-nicole-kidman-looks-back-marriage-tom-t103439 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 February 2001, the couple's spokesperson announced their separation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133675,00.html |title=Hearts Wide Shut |first=Alex |last=Tresniowski |website=People |date=19 February 2001 |access-date=1 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702003212/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133675,00.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise filed for divorce two days later, and their marriage was dissolved later that year, with Cruise citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name="Kidman still loves Cruise">{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-says-she-still-loves-tom-cruise-1C9433600 |title=Nicole Kidman says she still loves Tom Cruise |website=[[The Today Show]] |date=9 May 2006 |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-date=2 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002195607/https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-says-she-still-loves-tom-cruise-1C9433600 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Kidman said their marriage failed because of her young age when they married. "I was a child, really, when I got married," she said. "And I needed to grow up."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-29 |title=Nicole Kidman on Her Marriage to Tom Cruise: The Only People Who'd Understand Are Brad and Angelina |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/10/nicole-kidman-tom-cruise-marriage |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2007 interview with ''[[Marie Claire]]'', Kidman noted the incorrect reporting of a [[miscarriage]] early in her marriage: "It was wrongly reported as miscarriage by everyone who picked up the story. So it's huge news, and it didn't happen. I had a miscarriage at the end of my marriage, but I had an [[ectopic pregnancy]] at the beginning of my marriage."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gordon |first=Meryl |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/Nicole-Kidman-Interview-3 |title=Nicole Kidman Tells It Like It Is |magazine=Marie Claire |date=11 November 2007 |access-date=14 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117025440/http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/Nicole-Kidman-Interview-3 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the June 2006 issue of ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', Kidman said of Cruise: "He was huge; still is. To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge. But he was lovely to me and I loved him. I still love him". She expressed shock about the divorce.<ref name="Kidman still loves Cruise" /> In 2015, former [[Church of Scientology]] executive [[Mark Rathbun]] claimed [[Going Clear (film)|in a documentary film]] that he was instructed to "facilitate [Cruise's] break-up with Nicole Kidman".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/25/scientology-doc-going-clear-claims-the-church-split-up-tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman.html |title=Scientology Doc 'Going Clear' Claims the Church Split Up Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=26 January 2015 |last1=Stern |first1=Marlow |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407050147/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/25/scientology-doc-going-clear-claims-the-church-split-up-tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman.html |archive-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise's [[Auditing (Scientology)|auditor]] further claimed Kidman had been wiretapped on Cruise's suggestion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/going-clear-scientology-doc-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman-breakup-2015271 |title=Tom Cruise Had Nicole Kidman's Phone Wiretapped and More Revelations in Scientology Doc Going Clear: Review |date=27 January 2015 |author=Reinstein, Mara |work=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407014039/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/going-clear-scientology-doc-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman-breakup-2015271|archive-date=7 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Kidman said her divorce from Cruise heightened public attention on her career. "Out of my divorce came work that was applauded, so that was an interesting thing for me." She received an Academy Award in 2003, shortly after her divorce.<ref name="Finnigan-2015">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11923716/Nicole-Kidman-Divorcing-Tom-Cruise-was-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-my-career.html |title=Nicole Kidman: Divorcing Tom Cruise was the best thing to happen to my career |last1=Finnigan |first1=Lexi |last2=Loveluck |first2=Louisa|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011061631/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11923716/Nicole-Kidman-Divorcing-Tom-Cruise-was-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-my-career.html |archive-date=11 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Before marrying Cruise, Kidman had been in relationships with Australian actor [[Marcus Graham]] and ''Windrider'' co-star [[Tom Burlinson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/music/u2-set-for-december-return/2006/05/06/1146335968489.html?page=2 |title=Best wishes for Kidman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026002408/http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/u2-set-for-december-return/2006/05/06/1146335968489.html?page=2|archive-date=26 October 2013 |date=7 May 2006|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Christine |last=Sams}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/nic-gets-saddle-tips/2007/04/15/1176575723647.html |title=Other Tom gives Nic saddle tips |date=16 April 2007|newspaper=[[The Age]]|first=Rachel |last=Browne |location=Melbourne|access-date= 1 May 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070419052548/http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/nic-gets-saddle-tips/2007/04/15/1176575723647.html|archive-date= 19 April 2007|url-status= live}}</ref> The film ''Cold Mountain'' brought rumours that an affair between Kidman and co-star [[Jude Law]] was responsible for the break-up of his marriage. Both denied the allegations, and Kidman won an undisclosed sum from the British tabloids that published the story.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/31/uk.kidman.mail/index.html |title=Kidman wins affair libel case |access-date = 17 October 2007 |date=31 July 2003 |publisher=CNN |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120723/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/31/uk.kidman.mail/index.html |archive-date = 23 July 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref> She began dating musician [[Lenny Kravitz]] in 2003. According to Kidman, they were engaged before deciding to end their relationship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-reveals-she-was-once-engaged-lenny-kravitz-he-t108298 |title=Nicole Kidman reveals she was once engaged to Lenny Kravitz: 'He's a great guy' |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=16 February 2017|access-date=5 May 2021|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144349/https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-reveals-she-was-once-engaged-lenny-kravitz-he-t108298|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Isabel |date=1 November 2018 |title=Nicole Kidman Reveals Why She and Lenny Kravitz Called Off Their Engagement |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nicole-kidman-reveals-why-she-130000944.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD1dF8i3-m6u3hI81OJP7vEacM8y6bzZhsvbjYr2Kdm6FQ2Zjo2v6YXVNUwp1f1Z7HtlEaQRcDhPTaSsxAJlbOgUpWi4u2-JVf_A2fDlvW2e6JpFQ5PLio6wu6sh7NIRh84rzbqcGJg4KIracwvtR_mOXVUyfrN1fujiOWpX3Nus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105204931/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nicole-kidman-reveals-why-she-130000944.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD1dF8i3-m6u3hI81OJP7vEacM8y6bzZhsvbjYr2Kdm6FQ2Zjo2v6YXVNUwp1f1Z7HtlEaQRcDhPTaSsxAJlbOgUpWi4u2-JVf_A2fDlvW2e6JpFQ5PLio6wu6sh7NIRh84rzbqcGJg4KIracwvtR_mOXVUyfrN1fujiOWpX3Nus |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021 |website=Yahoo}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Krista |date=October 2007 |title=The Lady Is Yar |url=https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2007/10/the-lady-is-yar |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105204931/https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2007/10/the-lady-is-yar |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> However, they remain on good terms. Kravitz's daughter, [[Zoë Kravitz]], later said that Kidman was a loving potential stepmother to her.<ref name=":0" /> In 2003, she briefly dated [[A Tribe Called Quest]] rapper [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/unlikely-valentine-hollywoods-bizarre-celebrity-couples/nicole-kidman-q-tip/ |title=Madonna and Tupac in love: Hollywood's most unconventional celebrity couples |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=13 February 2017|access-date = 4 November 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191104212257/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/unlikely-valentine-hollywoods-bizarre-celebrity-couples/nicole-kidman-q-tip/|archive-date = 4 November 2019|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Faye |date=2024-06-25 |title=Inside Nicole Kidman's famous dating history - From Tom Cruise to Keith Urban |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/701341/inside-nicole-kidmans-famous-dating-history-from-tom-cruise-to-keith-urban/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban 03 (Cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman and her husband [[Keith Urban]] in 2011]]

In January 2005, Kidman met Australian-American country singer [[Keith Urban]] at [[Australia Week|G'Day LA]], an event honouring Australians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/how-did-nicole-kidman-and-keith-urban-meet-2017-9 |title=How Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have made their 10-year relationship stronger than ever |website=Insider |first=Kristin |last=Salaky |date=25 October 2017|access-date=5 November 2021}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lutkin |first=Aimée |date=2024-06-26 |title=Nicole Kidman and Husband Keith Urban's Complete 19-Year Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44052980/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-relationship-timeline/#june-2024 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2006, she revealed they were engaged. Kidman married Urban on 25 June 2006 at Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel on the grounds of [[St Patrick's Seminary|St Patrick's Estate]], [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-06-24-kidman-wedding_x.htm |title=Kidman weds Urban in intimate ceremony |first=Karen |last=Thomas |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=28 May 2011 |date=25 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113081706/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-06-24-kidman-wedding_x.htm |archive-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1149081%2C00.html |title=Nicole & Keith Say 'I Do' |work=People|access-date=28 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110328055413/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1149081,00.html|archive-date=28 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> For their honeymoon, they went to [[French Polynesia]].<ref name=":1" /> In a 2015 interview, regarding her relationship with Urban, Kidman said, "We didn't really know each other – we got to know each other during our marriage."<ref name="Finnigan-2015" /> Urban has credited Kidman for helping him overcome his struggles with [[Alcoholism|alcohol addiction]].<ref name=":1" /> They maintain homes in Nashville (Tennessee, US),<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |author-link=E. Thomas Wood |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20401614/headline-homes-nashvilles-top-10-sales-january-2008 |title=Headline homes: Nashville's top 10 sales, March 2008|newspaper=[[Nashville Post]]|access-date=4 April 2008 |date=4 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903184459/http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20401614/headline-homes-nashvilles-top-10-sales-january-2008 |archive-date=3 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beverly Hills (California, US),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-hotprop2-2008aug02-pg-photogallery.html |title=Hot Property: Nicole Kidman takes Beverly Hills |date=2 August 2008 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130035503/https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-hotprop2-2008aug02-pg-photogallery.html|url-status=live}}</ref> two apartments in Sydney (New South Wales, Australia),<ref name="Olito-2019" /> a farmhouse in [[Sutton Forest]] (New South Wales, Australia), and an apartment in Manhattan (New York, US).<ref name="Olito-2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urbans-homes-houses-2019-5 |title=From Australia to NYC, take a look inside Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's sprawling real estate empire |first=Frank |last=Olito |website=Business Insider Australia |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=18 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218171110/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urbans-homes-houses-2019-5 |archive-date=18 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple's first daughter (Sunday Rose) was born in 2008, in Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urban-welcome-a-baby-girl/ |title=Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Welcomed a Baby Girl |work=People |first1=Brenda |last1=Rodriguez |first2=Stephen M. |last2=Silverman |date=7 July 2008 |access-date=7 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709063125/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203442,00.html |archive-date=9 July 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tauber |first=Michelle |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20211126,00.html |title=The Secret Behind Baby Sunday Rose's Name Revealed! |work=People |date=8 July 2008 |access-date=29 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728224237/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20211126,00.html |archive-date=28 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Kidman and Urban welcomed their second daughter (Faith Margaret) via [[gestational surrogacy]]<ref>{{cite interview |url=http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/8213180/faith-love-and-happiness |title=Faith, Love and Happiness |interviewer=[[Karl Stefanovic]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222140455/http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/8213180/faith-love-and-happiness |archive-date=22 February 2011 |work=[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]] |location=Australia |date=18 February 2011}}</ref> at Nashville's Centennial Women's Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-welcome-a-daughter-via-surrogate/ |title=Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Welcome a Daughter! |work=People |author=Jordan, Julie |date=17 January 2011 |access-date=17 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903022632/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20458381,00.html |archive-date=3 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-blessed-by-faith/ |title=Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban: 'Blessed' by Faith |work=People |date=19 January 2011 |access-date=19 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121035513/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20458718,00.html |archive-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Religious beliefs and political views ===
Kidman was brought up in a [[Catholic Christian|Catholic]] family and remains practising.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=20148 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627000523/http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=20148 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2006 |title=Kidman wedding in Australia seen as spiritual homecoming |website=Catholic Online |access-date=17 October 2007 |date=9 June 2006 |first=Dan |last=McAloon }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Brennan |last=Kilbane |title=Nothing Keeps Nicole Kidman From Her Work, Not Even a 102-Degree Fever |url=https://www.allure.com/story/nicole-kidman-december-january-cover-interview?verso=true |work=Allure |date=13 November 2018|access-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181202/https://www.allure.com/story/nicole-kidman-december-january-cover-interview?verso=true|archive-date=30 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended [[Mary Mackillop Memorial Chapel and Museum]] in [[North Sydney, New South Wales|North Sydney]]. Following criticism by Catholic leaders regarding her role in ''The Golden Compass'' as [[anti-Catholicism|anti-Catholic]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/some-catholic-leaders-upset-over-new-nicole-kidman-movie |title=Some Catholic Leaders Upset Over New Nicole Kidman Movie |publisher=Fox News |date=10 October 2007 |access-date=9 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109140916/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,300737,00.html |archive-date=9 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-golden-compass-anti-catholic/ |title=Is 'Golden Compass' Anti-Catholic? |publisher=CBS News |date=11 February 2009 |access-date=9 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604213634/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/28/earlyshow/leisure/boxoffice/main3549503.shtml |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that the source material had been "watered down a little" and that her religious beliefs would prevent her from taking a role in a film she perceived as anti-Catholic.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Golden Compass |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/12/03/golden-compass/ |access-date=30 March 2021 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=3 December 2007 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808025851/https://ew.com/article/2007/12/03/golden-compass/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Since her divorce from Tom Cruise, she has been reluctant to discuss Scientology.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/scientology-a-sore-point-with-nicole-kidman-20091214-kqnu.html |location=Melbourne|newspaper=[[The Age]]|title=Scientology a sore point with Nicole Kidman |date=14 December 2009 |access-date = 13 December 2009 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120912/http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/scientology-a-sore-point-with-nicole-kidman-20091214-kqnu.html |archive-date = 12 September 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.com.au/nicole-kidman-truth-connor-cruise-bella-cruise-adopted-kids |title=Nicole Kidman finally breaks silence on Connor and Bella Cruise |magazine=[[Who (magazine)|Who]] |first=Jenny |last=Cooney |date=8 November 2018|access-date=5 November 2021|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105191633/https://www.who.com.au/nicole-kidman-truth-connor-cruise-bella-cruise-adopted-kids|url-status=live}}</ref>

A supporter of [[women's rights]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/10/22/nicole-kidman-women-rights-congress-forbes-woman-leadership-celebrity.html |title=Nicole Kidman Champions Women's Rights |last=Casserly |first=Meghan |work=Forbes |date=22 October 2009|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228025120/http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/22/nicole-kidman-women-rights-congress-forbes-woman-leadership-celebrity.html|archive-date=28 December 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman testified before the [[United States House of Representatives]] Committee on Foreign Affairs to support the [[International Violence Against Women Act]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/22/nicole-kidman-violence-against-women |title=Nicole Kidman: Hollywood plays role in violence against women |last=MacInnes |first=Paul|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=22 October 2009|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004233008/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/22/nicole-kidman-violence-against-women|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, she stated her support for the legalisation of [[same-sex marriage in Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/13/nicole-kidman-on-trump-we-as-a-country-need-to-support-whoevers-the-president/ |title=Nicole Kidman on Trump: 'We as a country need to support whoever's the president' |last=Andrews |first=Travis M. |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=13 January 2017|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129083855/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/13/nicole-kidman-on-trump-we-as-a-country-need-to-support-whoevers-the-president/|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman has also donated to [[Democratic Party (United States)|US Democratic party]] candidates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Nicole_Kidman.php |title=Nicole Kidman's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712184303/https://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Nicole_Kidman.php |archive-date=12 July 2006 |publisher=NewsMeat |date=16 October 2006 |access-date=22 October 2006}}</ref>

=== Net worth and philanthropy ===
'''Net worth'''

Kidman has featured in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors multiple times, including the leading place for a female actor in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kidman knocks Roberts off high-paid actress list |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-actresses-salaries/kidman-knocks-roberts-off-high-paid-actress-list-idUKN2939504620061129 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=20 January 2007|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924191131/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-actresses-salaries/kidman-knocks-roberts-off-high-paid-actress-list-idUKN2939504620061129|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, she first appeared on the ''[[Australian Financial Review]]'' [[Financial Review Rich List|Rich List]], following her divorce from Tom Cruise, with an estimated [[net worth]] of A$122&nbsp;million.<ref name="Murphy-2002">{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/22/1022038438059.html |title=Nicole cruises on to the rich list with $122&nbsp;million |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=23 May 2002 |last=Murphy |first=Damien |access-date=16 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226163225/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/22/1022038438059.html |archive-date=26 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2023|05}}, Kidman's net worth, listed jointly with Urban's, was assessed at {{AUD}}596&nbsp;million by the ''Financial Review'', after several years of not meeting the threshold for inclusion on the Rich List.<ref name="Bailey-2023">{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Michael |last2=Sprague |first2=Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20230523-p5dapa |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed|newspaper=[[Australian Financial Review]] |date=26 May 2023 |access-date=6 June 2023 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606141432/https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20230523-p5dapa |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021 it was reported that ''[[CelebrityNetWorth|Celebrity Net Worth]]'' had assessed Kidman's net worth, not including that of Urban's, at {{USD}}250&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=6 August 2023 |author=Lusk, Darian |date=24 April 2021 |title=Keith Urban And Nicole Kidman: Who Has The Higher Net Worth? |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/391893/keith-urban-and-nicole-kidman-who-has-the-higher-net-worth/ |work=Nikki Swift|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806080408/https://www.nickiswift.com/391893/keith-urban-and-nicole-kidman-who-has-the-higher-net-worth/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Philanthropy'''
[[File:Nicole Kidman 2010 (4838066646) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Kidman (right) attending the 'International Center to End Violence' with [[Nancy Pelosi]] (left) and [[Esta Soler]] (center) in 2010]]

Kidman has raised money for, and drawn attention to, disadvantaged children around the world. In 1994, she was appointed a [[Goodwill ambassador]] for [[UNICEF]].<ref name="Goodwill Ambassador">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4649476.stm |title=Kidman becomes ambassador for UN |work=BBC News |date=26 January 2006 |access-date=22 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717013730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4649476.stm |archive-date=17 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also joined the Little Tee Campaign for breast cancer care to design T-shirts or vests to raise money to fight the disease;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16912 |title=Kidman joins the Breast Cancer Care crusade |publisher=newKerala |date=2 July 2006 |access-date=22 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103185836/http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16912 |archive-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> motivated by her mother's own battle with breast cancer in 1984.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-03-03-nicole_x.htm |title=Nicole Kidman fashions fight against women's cancers |work=USA Today |date=3 March 2004 |access-date=22 October 2006 |first1=John |last1=Morgan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320014530/http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-03-03-nicole_x.htm |archive-date=20 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman was also appointed Goodwill ambassador of the [[UNIFEM|United Nations Development Fund for Women]] (UNIFEM) in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unifem.org/partnerships/goodwill_ambassadors/nicole_kidman.php|title=UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman|work=UN Women|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005003124/http://www.unifem.org/partnerships/goodwill_ambassadors/nicole_kidman.php|archive-date=5 October 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=3 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="Goodwill Ambassador"/>

She visited Kosovo in 2006 to learn about women's experiences of conflict and UNIFEM's support efforts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6052960.stm |work=BBC News |title=Kidman undertakes UN Kosovo tour |date=15 October 2006|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004181446/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6052960.stm|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> She is also the international spokesperson for UNIFEM's Say NO&nbsp;– UNiTE to End Violence against Women initiative.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=1006 |title=Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman Calls for Ending Pandemic of Violence Against Women and Announces Partnership at Groundbreaking for International Centre to End Violence |publisher=UNIFEM |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=3 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613020205/http://unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=1006 |archive-date=13 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kidman and the UNIFEM executive director presented over five million signatures collected during the first phase of this to the UN Secretary-General on 25 November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saynotoviolence.org/say-no-around-world/who-says-no/nicole-kidman |title=UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador and Say NO Spokesperson |publisher=SayNoToViolence |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715233830/http://www.saynotoviolence.org/say-no-around-world/who-says-no/nicole-kidman |archive-date=15 July 2010 |access-date=3 July 2010 }}</ref> On 8 January 2010, alongside [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Joan Chen]] and [[Joe Torre]], Kidman attended the ceremony to help the [[Family Violence Prevention Fund]] break ground on a new international centre located in the [[Presidio of San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/family-violence-prevention-fund-will,1112890.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905220244/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/family-violence-prevention-fund-will,1112890.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2012 |title=Family Violence Prevention Fund Will Break Ground on a New International Conference Center and Exhibit Hall in San Francisco's Presidio on Friday, 8 January |publisher=Earth Times |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=12 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.endabuse.org/content/features/detail/1431/ |title=Pelosi, Kidman, Torre Help FVPF Break Ground on New International Center |publisher=[[Family Violence Prevention Fund]] |access-date=15 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022115407/http://endabuse.org/content/features/detail/1431/ |archive-date=22 October 2010 }}</ref>

[[File:"Blush" Paddington Bear, Leicester Square - geograph.org.uk - 4262792.jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman's [[Paddington Bear]] statue in [[Leicester Square]], London, auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]]]]

In 2014, Kidman designed a gold coloured [[Paddington Bear]] statue, one of fifty located around London prior to the release of the film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'', which was auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC).<ref>{{cite news |first=Lilit |last=Marcus |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |date=24 November 2014 |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=Condé Nast |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609174122/https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, she donated $50,000 to [[UN Women]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/63396eb31f794bd686a41a1b9b3034c2 |title=Nicole Kidman speaks out to help women victims of violence |work=Associated Press |date=18 November 2016 |last=Lederer |first=Edith M.|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813045452/https://apnews.com/63396eb31f794bd686a41a1b9b3034c2|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Endorsement deals and ventures ===
Kidman has taken part in several endorsement deals representing various companies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Creswell |first=Julie |date=22 June 2008 |title=Nothing Sells Like Celebrity |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/business/media/22celeb.html|url-access=limited|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523044258/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/business/media/22celeb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, she served as the face of the [[Chanel No. 5]] perfume.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haria |first=Sonia |date=31 January 2021 |title=Chanel No. 5 turns 100: the story behind the world's most famous perfume|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news/chanel-no-5-turns-100-story-behind-worlds-famous-perfume/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news/chanel-no-5-turns-100-story-behind-worlds-famous-perfume/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She has also served as an ambassador for [[Omega SA|Omega watches]] since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=OMEGA women's event with Nicole Kidman |url=https://www.omegawatches.com/stories/omega-womens-event-with-nicole-kidman |website=[[Omega SA|OMEGA]]|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925181625/https://www.omegawatches.com/stories/omega-womens-event-with-nicole-kidman|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, [[Nintendo]] announced that she would be the new face of Nintendo's advertising campaign for the [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[More Brain Training]]'' in its European market.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nicole Kidman to Promote Nintendo Brain-Training Game |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/nicole-kidman-to-promote-nintendo-brain-training-game|access-date=29 June 2017 |publisher=Fox News |date=27 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213143833/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/06/27/nicole-kidman-to-promote-nintendo-brain-training-game.html|archive-date=13 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Kidman starred in the inauguration campaign of the Brazilian mall VillageMall, owned by the company Multiplan, located in Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawson |first=Richard |date=20 August 2010 |title=Nicole Kidman Now Shilling for Brazilian Shopping Malls |url=https://www.gawker.com/5617960/nicole-kidman-now-shilling-for-brazilian-shopping-malls |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Gawker |archive-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105220428/https://www.gawker.com/5617960/nicole-kidman-now-shilling-for-brazilian-shopping-malls |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, she served as the face of [[Jimmy Choo (fashion house)|Jimmy Choo]] shoes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman to Appear in Jimmy Choo Ads |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/nicole-kidman-to-appear-in-jimmy-choo-ads-6932540/ |magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily|WWD]] |first=Samantha |last=Conti |date=14 May 2013|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925181618/https://wwd.com/business-news/media/nicole-kidman-to-appear-in-jimmy-choo-ads-6932540/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, she became the brand ambassador for [[Etihad Airways]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/67424156/nicole-kidman-stars-in-etihads-flying-reimagined-commercial |title=Nicole Kidman stars in Etihad's 'Flying Reimagined' commercial |author=Dang, Annie |date=16 March 2015 |work=[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]|access-date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317022301/http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/67424156/nicole-kidman-stars-in-etihads-flying-reimagined-commercial|archive-date=17 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, she was announced as the new face of [[Neutrogena]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rodulfo |first=Kristina |date=6 February 2017 |title=Nicole Kidman Is the New Face of Neutrogena |url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/news/a42741/nicole-kidman-neutrogena-global-brand-ambassador/|access-date=23 May 2021 |website=ELLE |language=en-US|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523044258/https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/news/a42741/nicole-kidman-neutrogena-global-brand-ambassador/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, she joined SeraLabs as their global brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Erica |date=11 December 2020 |title=Nicole Kidman's Face Has a New Job |url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/12/nicole-kidman-cbd-beauty-seralabs.html|access-date=23 May 2021 |website=The Cut |language=en-us|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419125834/https://www.thecut.com/2020/12/nicole-kidman-cbd-beauty-seralabs.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2023, she joined Balenciaga as their brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |last=Borgogno |first=Pauline |date=20 February 2024 |title=Balenciaga Names Nicole Kidman as New Brand Ambassador|url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-announcement|access-date=20 February 2024 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en-us|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203125834/https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-announcement|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Bailey |date=20 February 2024 |title=Nicole Kidman Is 'Excited' to Be Balenciaga's Newest Brand Ambassador|url=https://people.com/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-8410150#:~:text=Nicole%20Kidman%20is%20Balenciaga's%20newest,brand%20in%20this%20new%20role.|access-date=20 February 2024 |website=People |language=en-us|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203125834/https://people.com/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-8410150#:~:text=Nicole%20Kidman%20is%20Balenciaga's%20newest,brand%20in%20this%20new%20role.|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kidman supports the [[Nashville Predators]], being seen and photographed almost nightly throughout the season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erdman |first1=Shelby Lin |title=Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman showing Predator pride in Nashville |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/keith-urban-nicole-kidman-showing-predator-pride-nashville/ttM8M75dBYhyjYpZTfYXqK/ |access-date=7 February 2020 |work=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=5 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206230612/https://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/keith-urban-nicole-kidman-showing-predator-pride-nashville/ttM8M75dBYhyjYpZTfYXqK/ |archive-date=6 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, she supports the [[Sydney Swans]] in the [[Australian Football League]] and once served as a club ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beveridge |first1=Riley |title=Your AFL club's most famous supporters, from Barack Obama to Cam Newton |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5 |work=Fox Sports |access-date=29 January 2016 |date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629180327/http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Acting credits and accolades ==
{{main|Nicole Kidman on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Nicole Kidman}}

[[File:Nicole Kidman 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman at the [[83rd Academy Awards]] in 2011]]

According to the [[review aggregation]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], which assigns film scores based on critic reviews and audience reception, some of Kidman's highest-scoring films include ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014), ''[[Flirting (film)|Flirting]]'' (1990), ''[[To Die For (film)|To Die For]]'' (1995), ''[[Rabbit Hole (2010 film)|Rabbit Hole]]'' (2010), ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' (2016), ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'' (2001), ''[[The Family Fang (film)|The Family Fang]]'' (2015), ''[[Dead Calm (film)|Dead Calm]]'' (1989), ''[[Boy Erased]]'' (2018), ''[[The Killing of a Sacred Deer]]'' (2017) and ''[[The Northman]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-nicole-kidman-movies-ranked/ |title=All Nicole Kidman Movies Ranked |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105011840/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-nicole-kidman-movies-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her most financially successful films include ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018) and its sequel ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]'' (2023), ''[[Happy Feet]]'' (2006), ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' (2008), ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995) and ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014), as listed by the box office tracking website ''[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]'' as her highest-grossing films.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/690401-Nicole-Kidman#tab=acting&all_acting_credits=od5 |title=Nicole Kidman – Box Office |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=18 February 2024|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930185846/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/690401-Nicole-Kidman#tab=acting&all_acting_credits=od5|url-status=live}}</ref> Her other screen credits include:

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Dogville]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Birth (2004 film)|Birth]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Beguiled (2017 film)|The Beguiled]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Destroyer (2018 film)|Destroyer]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Being the Ricardos]]'' (2021)
}}

Kidman has been recognized by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for the following:

* [[74th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], nomination, for ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001)
* [[75th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], win, for ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' (2002)
* [[83rd Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], nomination, for ''[[Rabbit Hole (2010 film)|Rabbit Hole]]'' (2010)
* [[89th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]], nomination, for ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' (2016)
* [[94th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], nomination, for ''[[Being the Ricardos]]'' (2021)

In 2003, Kidman received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for her achievements in the motion picture industry.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nicole Kidman |author=Goldstein, Gary |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/nicole-kidman/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-access=limited |access-date=9 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209035634/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/nicole-kidman/ |archive-date=9 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Why This May Be Nicole Kidman's Best Year Yet: How After Three Decades in Hollywood, She's Only Getting Started |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/861377/why-this-may-be-nicole-kidman-s-best-year-yet-how-after-three-decades-in-hollywood-she-s-only-getting-started |website=[[E! Online]] |first=McKenna |last=Aiello |date=20 June 2017|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128004425/https://www.eonline.com/news/861377/why-this-may-be-nicole-kidman-s-best-year-yet-how-after-three-decades-in-hollywood-she-s-only-getting-started|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to her Academy Award for Best Actress win, she has received many other awards and nominations for her performances on the screen and stage, including four additional Academy Award nominations, one BAFTA Award from five nominations, two Laurence Olivier Award nominations, two Primetime Emmy Awards from three nominations, a Screen Actors Guild Award from fifteen nominations, three Critics' Choice Awards from fifteen nominations and six Golden Globe Awards from seventeen nominations, among various others.<ref>{{multiref2|{{cite web |url=https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/getresults?query=%7B%22Nominee%22%3A%22nicole%20kidman%22%2C%22Sort%22%3A%221-Nominee-Alpha%22%2C%22AwardShowNumberFrom%22%3A0%2C%22AwardShowNumberTo%22%3A0%2C%22Search%22%3A30%7D |title=Search Results – Academy Awards Search |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930225350/https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/getresults?query=%7B%22Nominee%22:%22nicole%20kidman%22,%22Sort%22:%221-Nominee-Alpha%22,%22AwardShowNumberFrom%22:0,%22AwardShowNumberTo%22:0,%22Search%22:30%7D|url-status=live}}
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|{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/nicole-kidman |title=Nicole Kidman – Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117162452/https://www.emmys.com/bios/nicole-kidman|url-status=live}}
|{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/nicole-kidman |title=Nicole Kidman |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325233611/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/nicole-kidman|url-status=live}}
|{{cite web |url=https://www.sagawards.org/about/24th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 24TH Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=[[SAG Awards]]|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930223853/https://www.sagawards.org/about/24th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}}}</ref><ref name="Laurence Olivier Award 1999"/><ref name="Laurence Olivier Award 2016"/> Nicole Kidman was selected for the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award, originally scheduled to be received at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on 10 June 2023, but was postponed to 27 April 2024 due to the [[2023 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA strike]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2022-11-22 |title=Nicole Kidman to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nicole-kidman-afi-life-achievement-award-1235268568/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125104039/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nicole-kidman-afi-life-achievement-award-1235268568/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/film-news-in-brief-nov-13-2023-1235789242/|title=AFI Gala Honoring Nicole Kidman Rescheduled for 2024 – Film News in Brief|first1=Jazz|last1=Tangcay|first2=Valerie|last2=Wu|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=13 November 2023|access-date=11 February 2024|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119125300/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/film-news-in-brief-nov-13-2023-1235789242/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rhoden-Paul-2024"/>

In 2004, Kidman was honoured as a "Citizen of the World" by the United Nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kidman becomes 'Citizen of the World' |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-12-04/kidman-becomes-citizen-of-the-world/597294|access-date=22 May 2013 |publisher=[[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] |location=Australia |date=5 December 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028033618/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-12-04/kidman-becomes-citizen-of-the-world/597294|archive-date=28 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 2006 [[Australia Day Honours]], she was appointed Companion of the [[Order of Australia]] (AC) for "service to the performing arts as an acclaimed motion picture performer, to health care through contributions to improve medical treatment for women and children and advocacy for cancer research, to youth as a principal supporter of young performing artists, and to humanitarian causes in Australia and internationally".<ref>{{cite news |last=Stafford |first=Annabel |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/kidman-honoured/2007/04/13/1175971353201.html |title=Kidman and the Kennedys honoured for their service|newspaper=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne |date=14 April 2007 |access-date=14 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216081615/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/kidman-honoured/2007/04/13/1175971353201.html |archive-date=16 December 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1131287 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227084949/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1131287 |archive-date=27 December 2018 |access-date=12 April 2007 |publisher=Australian Honours Database}}</ref> However, due to film commitments and her wedding to Urban, it was not until 13 April 2007 that she was presented with the honour.<ref>{{cite news |first=Holly |last=Byrnes |title=Nicole's new bridal path |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21540362-5001021,00.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |location=Sydney|date=12 April 2007|access-date=12 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114214338/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21540362-5001021,00.html|archive-date=14 November 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was presented by the [[Governor-General of Australia]], Major General [[Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)|Michael Jeffery]], in a ceremony at Government House, Canberra.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.gov.au/governorgeneral/gallery.php?action=view&id=124 |title=Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia |publisher=Government of Australia |access-date=17 October 2007 |date=13 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221035/http://www.gg.gov.au/governorgeneral/gallery.php?action=view&id=124 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> At the beginning of 2009, Kidman appeared in a series of postage stamps featuring Australian actors. She, [[Geoffrey Rush]], Russell Crowe, and [[Cate Blanchett]] each appear twice in the series: once as themselves and once as their Academy Award-nominated characters, with Kidman appearing as Satine from ''Moulin Rouge!''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7867661.stm |title=Oscar winning Aussies go postal |website=[[BBC News]] |date=3 February 2009|access-date=1 November 2021|archive-date=9 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209171636/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7867661.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{main|Nicole Kidman discography}}

Kidman's [[discography]] consists of several audio recordings, including one [[spoken word album]], one [[extended play]] and three [[single (music)|singles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no97048514/ |title=Kidman, Nicole *1967 – Overview – Roles |website=[[WorldCat]] |publisher=[[OCLC]]|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131721/http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no97048514/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman, primarily known for her acting career, entered the [[music industry]] during the early 2000s after recording a number of tracks for the original motion picture soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's 2001 musical film ''Moulin Rouge!'', which she starred in.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1672341.stm |title=Entertainment – Music – Acting Like a Singer |date=23 November 2001 |work=BBC News|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908163237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1672341.stm|archive-date=8 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Her duet with Ewan McGregor entitled "[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" was released as her debut single and the second single from the film's original soundtrack album through [[Interscope Records]] on 24 September 2001. The composition became the eighth-highest selling single by an Australian artist that year,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2001.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top Australian Singles 2001 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204041923/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=4 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> being certified Gold by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025141445/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=25 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> while peaking at number twenty-seven on the [[UK singles chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20010930/7501/ |title=UK Top 40 Singles Charts&nbsp;– 6 October 2001 |website=[[Official Charts Company]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220155934/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20010930/7501/|archive-date=20 February 2018|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> In addition, the song received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] nomination at the 59th Golden Globe Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=/year/2001 |title=Golden Globes > 2001 > The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) |work=OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629163241/http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=%2Fyear%2F2001|archive-date=29 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and was listed at eighty-fifth within [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]] by the [[American Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs100.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs |publisher=[[American Film Institute|AFI]]|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313151657/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs100.pdf|archive-date=13 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

"[[Somethin' Stupid#Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman version|Somethin' Stupid]]", a [[cover version]] of [[Frank Sinatra|Frank]] and [[Nancy Sinatra]]'s version, followed soon after. The track, recorded as a duet with English singer-songwriter [[Robbie Williams]], was issued on 14 December 2001 by [[Chrysalis Records]] as the [[lead single]] off his fourth studio album, ''[[Swing When You're Winning]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20011216/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225145041/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20011216/7501/|archive-date=25 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman's second single topped the official music charts in New Zealand,<ref name="nz">For peak positions of Kidman's singles in New Zealand, use the austriancharts.at links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s |title=New Zealand – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ|RM NZ]]|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520080147/http://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Portugal,<ref name="por">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_w8EAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+february+2002&pg=PA45|title=Portugal – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams|access-date=30 June 2014|date=9 February 2002|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813150604/https://books.google.com/books?id=_w8EAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard%2Bfebruary%2B2002&pg=PA45|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the UK, in addition to reaching top ten placings all over Europe, including Austria,<ref name="aut">For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Austria, use the austriancharts.at links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s |title=Austria – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |website=Austrian charts |publisher=[[Musikmarkt]] |language=de|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330023007/http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Belgium,<ref>For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Belgium, use the ultratop.be links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1377/Robbie-Williams-&-Nicole-Kidman-Somethin%27-Stupid |title=Belgium – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |website=Ultratop |publisher=BEA |language=nl|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619160635/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1377/Robbie-Williams-%26-Nicole-Kidman-Somethin%27-Stupid|archive-date=19 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Denmark,<ref>For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Denmark, use the danishcharts.dk links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s |title=Denmark – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |website=Danish Charts |publisher=[[Nielsen SoundScan]]|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901030609/https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie%2BWilliams%2B&%2BNicole%2BKidman&titel=Somethin%27%2BStupid&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> Germany,<ref name="ger">For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Germany, use the officialcharts.de links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de |title=Germany – "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor |website=Official Charts |publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] |language=de|access-date=30 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184511/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de|archive-date=14 July 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&title=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s&country=de |title=Germany – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |website=Official Charts |publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] |language=de|access-date=30 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152720/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&title=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s&country=de|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> the Netherlands,<ref name="nld">For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Netherlands, use the dutchcharts.nl links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s |title=Netherlands – "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor |website=Dutch Charts |publisher=[[MegaCharts]] |language=nl|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155615/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+&+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s |title=Netherlands – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |website=Dutch Charts |publisher=[[MegaCharts]] |language=nl|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821045933/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Norway<ref>For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Norway, use the danishcharts.com links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s |title=Norway – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |website=Norwegian Charts |publisher=[[Nielsen SoundScan]]|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103004127/http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams+%26+Nicole+Kidman&titel=Somethin%27+Stupid&cat=s|archive-date=3 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and Switzerland,<ref name="swi">For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Switzerland, use the hitparade.ch links depending on a release.
* {{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-&-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937 |title=Switzerland – "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor |publisher=[[Swiss Hitparade]] |language=de |access-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719054144/http://hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-%26-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937 |archive-date=19 July 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/song/Robbie-Williams-&-Nicole-Kidman/Somethin%27-Stupid-4983 |title=Switzerland – "Somethin' Stupid" with Robbie Williams |publisher=Swiss Hitparade |language=de |access-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627025459/http://hitparade.ch/song/Robbie-Williams-%26-Nicole-Kidman/Somethin%27-Stupid-4983 |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as Australia. Apart from being certified either Gold<ref>{{multiref2|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles|publisher=ARIA|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6CqeCmSU7?url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=12 December 2012|url-status=dead}}
| {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.at/edelmetal.php3 |title=IFPI Austria – Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft |language=de |publisher=IFPI |access-date=2 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716030609/http://www.ifpi.at/edelmetal.php3 |archive-date=16 July 2007 }}
| {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=Somethin%20%20Stupid |title=Germany – Wirtschaft |language=de |publisher=IFPI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202933/http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=Somethin%20%20Stupid |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=30 December 2014 }}
| {{cite web |url=http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1292&chartKind=S |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703162712/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1292&chartKind=S |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2013 |title=Top 50 Singles Chart: Chart #1292 (Sunday 20 January 2002) |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=2 June 2013 }}
| {{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=somethin+stupid|title=Switzerland – Certification – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – "Something Stupid|publisher=Swiss Hitparade|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080041/http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=somethin+stupid|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live}}
| {{cite certification |region=United Kingdom |id=6077-4301-1|access-date=19 January 2022}}
| {{cite certification |region=France |title=Somethin' Stupid|access-date=19 January 2022}}}}</ref> in a number of countries, it was ranked as the thirteenth best-selling single of 2002 in the UK, the fifty-ninth in Australia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top Australian Singles 2002 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706101957/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ninety-third in France,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Number1_V2002.php |title=France – Le Bilan des Ventes de Singles en 2002 |publisher=SNEP |language=fr |access-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924112332/http://www.infodisc.fr/Number1_V2002.php |archive-date=24 September 2014}}</ref> respectively. The song peaked at No. 8 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart and at No. 1, for three weeks, in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20011216/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=30 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225145041/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20011216/7501/|archive-date=25 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 5 April 2002, Kidman released through Interscope Records her third single, a cover of [[Randy Crawford]]'s "[[One Day I'll Fly Away#Nicole Kidman|One Day I'll Fly Away]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/moulin-rouge-vol-2-mw0000214449 |title=Moulin Rouge, Vol. 2 – Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024412/https://www.allmusic.com/album/moulin-rouge-vol-2-mw0000214449|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, a Tony Philips remix, was promoted as the pilot single for the follow-up to the ''Moulin Rouge!'' original soundtrack, titled ''[[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, Vol. 2|Moulin Rouge! Vol. 2]]''. In 2006, she contributed to the original motion picture soundtrack of ''[[Happy Feet (soundtrack)|Happy Feet]]'', recording a rendition of the [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] song "[[Kiss (Prince song)#Other cover versions/appearances in media|Kiss]]" for the film.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Nicole Kidman on Prince: 'I had my first kiss, first love, first of a lot of stuff while listening to him' |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/23/nicole-kidman-comment-prince/ |first=Joe |last=McGovern |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=23 April 2016|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128001018/https://ew.com/article/2016/04/23/nicole-kidman-comment-prince/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, she was featured on the [[Nine (soundtrack)|original soundtrack]] of Rob Marshall's 2009 musical film ''Nine'', recording the song "Unusual Way".<ref>{{cite news |title=Nine – How Kate Hudson and Nicole Kidman sang and danced |url=http://filmreviewonline.com/2009/12/21/nine-kate-hudson-nicole-kidman/|access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=Film Review Online |date=21 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110023559/http://filmreviewonline.com/2009/12/21/nine-kate-hudson-nicole-kidman/|archive-date=10 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, she narrated an [[audiobook]] and in 2017, she contributed with background vocals to her husband's, [[country music]] singer Keith Urban, song titled "[[Female (song)|Female]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/to-the-lighthouse-unabridged/id537676604 |title=Nicole Kidman Performs ''To the Lighthouse'' by Virginia Woolf |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211184549/https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/to-the-lighthouse-unabridged/id537676604|archive-date=11 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wjla.com/news/entertainment/nicole-kidman-sings-backup-on-keith-urbans-female-song-inspired-by-harvey-weinstein|title=Nicole Kidman sings backup on Keith Urban's 'Female' song inspired by Harvey Weinstein|publisher=[[World Entertainment News Network]]|date=11 November 2017|via=WJLA|access-date=11 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112013800/http://wjla.com/news/entertainment/nicole-kidman-sings-backup-on-keith-urbans-female-song-inspired-by-harvey-weinstein|archive-date=12 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2022, Kidman joined [[Luke Evans]] to release a cover of "[[Say Something (A Great Big World song)|Say Something]]", originally performed by [[A Great Big World]] and [[Christina Aguilera]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/music/luke-evans-nicole-kidman-say-something-duet-christina-aguilera-remake/ | title=Luke Evans and Nicole Kidman become musical icons on new duet | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | access-date=13 February 2024 | archive-date=28 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028015848/https://ew.com/music/luke-evans-nicole-kidman-say-something-duet-christina-aguilera-remake/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Australia|Biography|Film}}
* [[List of Australian Academy Award winners and nominees]]
* [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]]
* [[List of actors with three or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last=Dickerson |first=James |title=Nicole Kidman |publisher=Citadel |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-8065-2490-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/nicolekidman00dick|ref=none}}
* {{cite book |last=Thomson |first=David |author-link=David Thomson (film critic) |title=Nicole Kidman |publisher=Knopf |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-4000-4273-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/nicolekidman00thom|ref=none}}
* {{cite book |last=Tylski |first=Alexandre |title=Nicole Kidman |publisher=Phaidon |year=2016 |isbn=978-0714868035|ref=none}}

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