Nicole Kidman breaks down in tears as she pays tribute to her late parents in an emotional acceptance speech at Palm Springs International Film Awards
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Nicole Kidman broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her late parents at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards on Friday. The actress, 57, spoke in in an emotional speech as she accepted the International Star Award from Jamie Lee Curtis.
![[The actress, 57, spoke in in an emotional speech as she accepted the International Star Award from Jamie Lee Curtis]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/08/93732113-14249383-The_actress_57_paid_tribute_to_her_late_parents_in_an_emotional_-m-14_1735980466904.jpg)
Nicole thanked her parents for teaching her resilience and giving her the 'love and strength' that she needed to move forward in life. Accepting her award on stage at Palm Springs Convention Center, she said: 'I went home over Christmas. I’ve lost both my parents, and I’m in that place, like, ok, this is different now.
![[Nicole thanked her parents for teaching her resilience and giving her the 'love and strength' that she needed to move forward in life]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/08/93732107-14249383-image-a-18_1735980935579.jpg)
'They’ve given me the resilience and they’ve given me the love and they’ve given me the strength to keep moving forward.'. Her mother Janelle tragically died just hours before she was awarded Best Actress for her role in Babygirl on the final day of Venice Film Festival in September in a huge achievement.
![[Accepting her award on stage at Palm Springs Convention Center, she said: 'I went home over Christmas . I’ve lost both my parents, and I’m in that place, like, oh, ah, ok, this is different now']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/08/93732111-14249383-image-a-19_1735980952119.jpg)
Nicole Kidman broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her late parents at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards on Friday. The actress, 57, spoke in in an emotional speech as she accepted the International Star Award from Jamie Lee Curtis.
![['They’ve given me the resilience and they’ve given me the love and they’ve given me the strength to keep moving forward,' she added]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/08/93732117-14249383-image-a-20_1735980990319.jpg)
She recalled: 'I arrived in Venice and she was gone. I got the call. I said to Halina, "Can you go on stage for me?". Her director Halina Reijn read a statement from the actor, revealing that Nicole's mother Janelle died at the age of 83 while she was in Venice.
![[Her mother Janelle tragically died just hours before she was awarded Best Actress for her role in Babygirl on the final day of Venice Film Festival in September in a huge achievement (pictured with her mother)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/08/89403441-14249383-Nicole_Kidman_shared_her_heartbreak_on_Saturday_as_she_revealed_-a-21_1735981040879.jpg)
