On Jan. 3, one day before the party, she received the International Star Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards in Southern California. In her acceptance speech, she dedicated the honor to her late mother Janelle Ann Kidman, who died at 84 in September, ten years after the actress; father Antony Kidman passed away at 75.
“I’m still grieving my mom, so I want to dedicate [this to her], because I didn’t get to do that at the Venice Film Festival,” said a tearful Nicole, who had learned about her mother’s death after arriving at the event in Italy and then quickly left to be with her family. “But now I’m onstage and I’m back here.”