Nicole Kidman was set to make history this year when she became the first Australian actress to receive the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award.
And now the AFI has revealed that the 56-year-old homegrown Hollywood superstar will have to wait until next year to receive the prestigious award.
Originally scheduled for June, the ceremony will now take place on April 24, 2024 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
The event was postponed due to the Writers Guild of America strike, which began in May and ended September 27, Variety reports.
Previous recipients of the AFI award include legendary heavyweights of world cinema such as Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Robert de Niro, Al Pacino and Meryl Streep.
Nicole Kidman will now receive her Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles next April after the ceremony, which was scheduled to take place in June, was postponed due to the recent Writers Guild of America strike that ended in September. Pictured: Kidman on the red carpet in New York earlier this month
The institute’s prize, awarded by the AFI Board of Trustees, is one of the film industry’s highest honors, along with an Oscar.
When Nicole announced the news of her stories last November, she posted a glamorous picture with the caption: “What an honor!” Thank you to the American Film Institute.
“And to everyone who has been a part of this journey,” she continued.
“I look forward to seeing you in June.”
AFI chairwoman, film producer Kathleen Kennedy, praised Nicole for the official announcement.
The 56-year-old star will be the first Australian to receive the award. Pictured: Kidman in 1989’s Dead Calm, one of her early film roles that helped launch her Hollywood career
Previous AFI Prize winners include legendary heavyweights of world cinema such as Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Robert de Niro and Meryl Streep. Pictured: Kidman in The Hours. The role that won her an Oscar in 2003
“Nicole Kidman has enchanted for decades with her bold artistry and screen icon glamor,” she said.
Nicole will be the 49th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, first presented in 1973.
In her four-decade career, the ageless redhead has worked with some of the greatest filmmakers of her time, including Stanley Kubrick, George Miller, Sofia Coppola, Jane Campion, Sydney Pollack and Lars von Trier.
After being born in Hawaii in 1967, Nicole began her career in Australia, initially gaining fame as a child actress in films such as Bush Christmas (1983) and BMX Bandits (1983).
She later won critical acclaim for her role as a rebellious 1960s teenager in the groundbreaking Kennedy Miller miniseries Vietnam (1987).
Kidman starred in the 1990 Tom Cruise box office hit Day of Thunder (pictured)
Kidman is one of the most honored actresses of her generation, including six Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA and two prime-time Emmys. Pictured: Kidman in 1995’s “To Die For.”
Her international breakthrough came in 1989 with another Kennedy Miller production, the thriller “Dead Calm” with Sam Neill in the lead role.
Nicole later made three films with Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise between 1990 and 1999: Days of Thunder, Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut.
The couple married in 1990 when Kidman was 23 and divorced in 2001 after 12 years of marriage.
Nicole’s major films include To Die For (1995), Lion (2016) and The Baz Luhrmann’s Australia (2008) as well as Moulin Rouge! (2001) – for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Nicole, who continues to receive praise from fans, colleagues and critics for her versatility, is one of the most honored actresses of her generation.
Her awards include six Golden Globes, a BAFTA, two primetime Emmys and an Oscar for Best Actress for “The Hours” in 2003.