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Nicole Kidman to receive honorary César for her career
The French film academy will give Nicole Kidman an honorary César for her career.
The Australian actor and producer will receive the award at the 2027 César Awards in Paris on February 25.
The Césars are France’s major film awards, and the honorary prize recognizes a person’s work across their career.
Kidman has moved between major studio films and independent cinema, working with directors including Stanley Kubrick, Jane Campion and Baz Luhrmann.
She won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2003 for playing Virginia Woolf in *The Hours*, and later won the Volpi Cup for *Babygirl* at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The honor recognizes a career spanning film and television, including series she produced and starred in through Blossom Films.
The first round of voting for the 2027 Césars begins January 5, with nominations due to be announced January 22.
Nicole Kidman will receive an honorary César for her career at the 52nd César Awards in Paris.
The ceremony is scheduled for February 25, 2027, at the Olympia Theater.
France’s Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma announced the honor on November 12, 2026.
The academy praised Kidman’s work across studio films and auteur cinema.
Deadline’s article initially says the ceremony will be in February 2026, but later gives the date as February 25, 2027.
- Who
- Nicole Kidman, the Australian actress and producer.
- What
- She will receive an honorary César for her career.
- When
- February 25, 2027.
- Where
- The Olympia Theater in Paris, France.
- Why
- The French film academy says the award recognizes her life’s work and artistic choices.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma announced that Nicole Kidman would receive an honorary César.
The first round of voting for the 2027 Césars is scheduled to begin.
Nominations for the 2027 Césars are scheduled to be announced.
The 52nd César Awards are scheduled to take place in Paris.
- Honorary César recipient
- Nicole Kidman
- Award ceremony
- 52nd César Awards
- Ceremony date
- February 25, 2027
- Ceremony venue
- Olympia Theater, Paris
- Academy
- Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
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a Hollywood star and a major figure in auteur cinema
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