The pioneering actor and producer Nicole Kidman, who last starred in the thought-provoking “babygirl” of Halina Reijn, will be celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival, will receive the Women’s Sports Awards from Kering Chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault, Cannes President Iris Knobloch and Theierry Fremaux.

Launched in 2015 by Kering, the official partner of the Cannes Film Festival, Women’s Sports Program highlights women’s creativity and contributions in turning on and off
Screen, in the world of culture and art.

As the landmark 10th sports winner, Kidman will replace Nbcuniversal Studio Group Chairman and CEO Donna Langley, Jane Fonda, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, Isabelle Huppert, Patty Jenkins, Gong Li, Salma Hayek Pinault, Viola Davis and Michelle Yeoh.

A tribute to Kidman will be held at a charming dinner that brings together filmmakers, talented, jury members and executives.

Kidman, who last won the 70th anniversary award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, said: “Being able to win this award from François, Thierry, Iris, I was at the Kering Group and the Cannes Film Festival.”

“I am honored to be part of this list of extraordinary women who have received this honor before me and have received it – and I am very impressed,” Kidman said. “The Cannes Film Festival has been a part of me for over 30 years and I am happy to add this incredible recognition to the many memories I have left here.”

"For the women in this movement, Nicole Kidman fully embodies the spirit of the program, and it's an obvious choice," said François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering.

"By her artistic standards, her promised choices, and concrete actions that change the representation of the film, she strongly illustrates what women in the movement have been defending for a decade," Pinault continued.

Kidman works with some of the world's greatest filmmakers, including Stanley Kubrick, Jane Campion, Lars von Trier, Baz Luhrmann, Sofia Coppola, Gus van Sant and Reijn, explaining complex and powerful characters that help modernize and perfect women's representation on screen.

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There has also been a pursuit of meaningful women-driven projects such as Big Little Lies, in which they play as a survivor of domestic violence. The limited series won the Emmy Awards in 2017, which included her. That year, one of the awards in the year, while at Sofia Coppola’s “The the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the Has worked with 19 female directors.

"Nicole Kidman is a talented actress," said Cannes Film Festival representative Thierry Fremaux. "Her extensive photography, she is a patient writer, her superb, disturbing performances left her mark, and she has been associated with the history of contemporary cinema.
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Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch praised Kidman for his commitment to empowering women.

"When a great actress works with nearly twenty female directors
Over the years, she showed the world the vitality and vitality of the women's talents in the film
IS. Knobloch said he became the first president of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

She continued: “Through all these projects, of course, through her production company, Nicole Kidman gives all the visibility that those who write, directly and tell stories deserve. It’s a powerful, bizarre and firm modern voice that we are proud of this year’s Kering celebration.”

Kidman recently won Best Actress in Venice and was nominated for the Golden Globes for boldly portraying a CEO who started to subvert in “babygirl.” She was also the 49th winner of the American Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award last year.

Apart from her artistic career, Kidman has been a powerful social activist for decades. As a goodwill ambassador to UNICEF and UN Women, she uses her influence to defend the rights of women and children around the world.

Kering recently held an event at its Paris headquarters, during which it introduced a study from the Annenberg Cannepusion Initiative study and showed that it showed that female directors have achieved important foundations in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.