The Top 10 Nicole Kidman films
Upcoming thriller The Paperboy is the latest film featuring our favourite Aussie and Academy award winning actress Nicole Kidman.
From on screen performances in TV series to many major Hollywood films, Nicole Kidman has become an on screen star since her start as Petra in the 1983 TV movie Chase Through the Night.
The Paperboy has already claimed the title of the first BIG cult film of the year to hit the UK.
In celebration of its upcoming release, we take a look back at Nicole's most notable performances throughout her career...
Dead Calm (1989)
An early major motion picture for Kidman comes with this 1989 Australian thriller. Based on the novel of the same title, Dead Calm enticed viewers as a mass-murderer (Billy Zane) hijacks the yacht of Rae Ingram (Kidman) and her husband (Sam Neill) while sailing on the Pacific.
The film was well received as a whole, with a lot of people noting in particular the full frontal sex scene between Billy and Nicole.
To Die For (1995)
One of Kidman's most awarded performances in her silver screen career came in her role in this dark comedy. Aspiring TV broadcaster Suzanne Stone (Kidman) is willing to do anything to gain fame in the spotlight, even if that means killing her husband with the help of three teenagers.
A mockumentary of sorts, To D! ie For features crime, comedy and drama, all while being inspired by real life events. Kidman's performance was award winning, receiving numerous honours across the globe, including her first Empire and Golden Globe.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut sees Nicole once again amidst a sexual film adaptation as sexual relations run high in the drama film. Adapted from the 1926 novella Dream Story, Eyes Wide Shut follows the sexual adventures of Dr. Bill Hartford (Tom Cruise) as he learns that his wife Alice (Kidman) just about had an affair.
The doctor, shocked by his wife's revelation, goes on a binder around New York City, in which he encounters a local underground cult engaging in a group orgy. The film reunited Nicole with her husband at the time, Tom and was released just after the director Stanley Kubrick's death.
The Others (2001)
Marking her second appearance in a novella inspired film, Nicole stars alongside Christopher Eccleston in the 2001 psychological horror film The Others.
Kidman plays Grace Stewart, a woman who is convinced her house, in which she resides with her two children is haunted. Written and directed by Spaniard Alejandro Amenbar, The Others received much praise, being awarded eight Goya Awards, including ''Best Film'' as well as earning three Saturn Awards.
And Nicole's's performance landed her nominations for ''Best Actress in a Drama'' at both the Golden Globes and the BAFTAS.
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Perhaps her most recognised film by name even now, Nicole stole the show in the celebrated romantic musical, Moulin Rouge!
Kidman dazzles on stage literally as Satine, the beautiful star of cabaret show Moulin Rouge, while winning the heart of a young English writer named Christian.
The fiml was nominated for eight Oscars, including the first musical to be nominated for ''Best Picture'' in ten years. Kidman was named ''Actress of the Year'' at th! e 2002 Lo! ndon Critics Circle Film Awards in addition to earning her second Golden Globe and Empire Awards.
The Hours (2002)
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name, The Hours examines the story of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway.
The Hours shows the novel's effect on three generations of women who have each had personal experiences with suicide in their lives.
Kidman portrays Virginia Woolf herself, as the author struggles to write her novel in 1920s England while suffering from depression. You know you've done good if you're starring alongside Meryl Streep
Cold Mountain (2003)
Viewers got to see a more serious side of Kidman as she starred next to Jude Law, Rene Zellweger, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Natalie Portman, in war drama film Cold Mountain.
Set during the American Civil War, this film romanticizes the journey of a wounded Confederate soldier as he returns back home to North Carolina, in hopes of being reunited with his soulmate.
The Golden Compass (2007)
For the first time on the big screen, audiences experience Kidman in the family friendly genre, as she stars in fantasy film, The Golden Compass.
The fantasy adventure is based on the novel Northern Lights, the first in His Dark Materials, the trilogy written by Philip Pullman.
The Golden Compass was widely praised for its visual effects, deeming it both an Academy Award and BAFTA.
Although Kidman originally rejected the role stating she did not want to play a villain, she accepted after a personal letter from the director himself.
Rabbit Hole (2010)
Premiering at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, drama Rabbit Hole features Kidman as actress and producer for the first time.
Kidman produced the film with her company, Blossom Films, as an adaptation of the 2005 play of the same title. The world of Becca (Kidman) and Howie Corbett (Aaron E! ckhart) i! s turned upside down following the death of their young son who is killed in a car accident.
Once again, Kidman's performance was critically acclaimed as she earned several nominations including an Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award.
The Paperboy (2013)
Oscar nominated director Lee Daniels of Precious, brings audiences into the deep south of 1960s Florida in upcoming film The Paperboy.
The film tells the story of Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) as he investigateS a case involving a death row inmate Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack). With the help of his younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) and sexy death-row groupie Charlotte (Nicole Kidman), Ward and his partner Yardley (David Oyelowo) chase the story of the career as they try to set Van Wetter free, under the belief that he was framed for the murder of a local sheriff.
Kidman has already been nominated for a SAG and Golden Globe for her much anticipated performance and you can read our review here!
Be sure to catch the first BIG cult film of 2013 when The Paperboy hits cinemas from 15 March 2013.
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