Nicole Kidman has left fans totally shocked with her latest photoshoot. The actress just debuted a new cover story and it has certainly caused a stir among fans.MORE: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $80k wedding favours had special messageHighlighting her recent Oscar nomination for playing Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos, Nicole is part of Vanity Fair's annual Hollywood Issue.Also part of the issue are Kristen Stewart, Idris Elba, Penélope Cruz, Simu Liu, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michaela Jaé Rodríguez, and Andrew Garfield.WATCH: Nicole wows with incredible transformation as Lucille BallMORE: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban bring the heat for romantic beachside snapshotFor the special cover, the 54-year-old showed off her impressively toned abs by wearing an impossibly short gray skirt paired with a matching ruffled bra and pointy-toed moccasins.Though the award-winning actress certainly looked incredible and proved she doesn't age, some fans weren't convinced with the look, and it sparked a heated debate in the comments.A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair)Nicole's sultry cover photo"Not a fan of this look," a follower commented, while another rooted for Nicole, saying: "Haters are gonna hate! Nicole is looking amazing!" Others called the styling both "confusing" as well as "surprising."The stunning – albeit controversial – photo features the star in the school-girl-type outfit holding open two yellow metal gates.
Nicole Kidman on Getting Past the Times She Felt ‘Put Out to Pasture’ by Hollywood
02.02.2022 - 00:51 / variety.com
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorNicole Kidman’s career has spanned nearly four decades. Her trophy shelf includes an Oscar, two Emmys, a SAG Award and a BAFTA. She is a favorite to pick up her fifth Academy Award nomination next week for her work as Lucille Ball in “Being the Ricardos.”Even so, Kidman acknowledges the road to today has also included some bumps.
“I had that sort of in my early thirties where I was like, ‘Right, I think this is kind of going to be it,’” the Aussie actor tells me on today’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “And then I had it again at 40. And so I’ve run that gamut where you just go, ‘Now’s the time that I’m going to be put out to pasture.’”It wasn’t the fear of losing fame that scared Kidman during the down times, but the thought of not being able to pursue her art.
“That feels at times like… gut wrenching,” says Kidman, now 54. “And then going, ‘Okay, well I got to find other things that interest me that I love.’ That’s the journey of life, isn’t it? And then suddenly going, ‘This has blossomed… or this has opened up, and now I have this chance to do something.’ So it’s always been like this, and I know it will always be like that. I’m on the ride.” It’s no wonder her production company is called Blossom Films.In the Aaron Sorkin-written and directed “Being the Ricardos,” she plays Lucille Ball during a week-long production of one episode of “I Love Lucy.” Javier Bardem plays Desi Arnaz.In one flashback scene, Ball is shown losing her contract at RKO Pictures.
She was 39 at the time, but she gets her career back after doing a hit radio show. At the time, radio felt like a step down. “She turns that failure into a success, which then leads to [“I Love
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Javier Bardem explains his mixed feelings over this year’s Best Actress race
Javier Bardem is very involved in this year’s Academy Awards race. Not only was he nominated for Best Actor for the film Being The Ricardos, but his wife and co-star were also nominated for Best Actress. In short; he’s rooting for a lot of people.Penelope Cruz is ready to make a musical with husband Javier Bardem: ‘I had no idea I could sing’Javier Bardem reveals he surprised Daniel Craig by popping out of a cake dressed as a Bond girlA post shared by Nicole Kidman (@nicolekidman)This past Tuesday, February 8th, the Academy Awards announced their nominations for best performances and films of the year.
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2022 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday — and it was a big day for Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz!The two were nominated for top acting awards, with Bardem earning his third career Best Actor nod for his performance as Dezi Arnaz in and Cruz garnering her second Best Actress nomination for her role in Pedro Almodóvar's The pair, who married in 2010 and share a son, Leo, and a daughter, Luna, are the first married couple to both be nominated for the Academy's top acting awards since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were nominated together in 1967 for (Taylor won, Burton didn't, and they would divorce a few years later.)However, they're not the only acting couple to be nominated together this year. Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst, who announced their engagement in 2017 and share two children together, both scored supporting nods for Bardem and Cruz are each one-time Oscar winners; Bardem won Best Supporting Actor in 2008 for his role as assassin Anton Chigurh in and Cruz won Best Supporting Actress the following year for in which Bardem was her co-star.Following his nomination, Bardem released a statement to ET, which reads, «To embody Desi Arnaz’s spirit was a privilege and an honor and to be connected to his energy and legacy is something I will never forget.
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Nicole Kidman took to Instagram over the weekend to share a touching post with her 8 million followers – and daughter Bella was quick to show her support.READ: Nicole Kidman unrecognisable as she celebrates major news – famous friends reactMom-of-four Nicole posted a black and white photo showing her cuddling up to acclaimed director Alan Sorkin, and wrote: "Sending a big congratulations to the one & only Aaron Sorkin on his nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the #WritersGuild Awards. #BeingTheRicardos @LATimes #TheEnvelope @RyanPfluger."WATCH: Nicole Kidman wows with incredible transformation for new roleAmong those to like the post was 29-year-old Bella, Nicole’s eldest child.