Nicole Kidman reveals the one compliment she hates getting for this surprising reason

Nicole Kidman reveals the one compliment she hates getting for this surprising reason

Nicole Kidman is getting candid about the pressure she feels to be “perfect.”

After being crowned one of the 13 “Women of the Year” by Time Magazine, the actress disclosed the compliment she often receives — but hates to hear.

“People go, ‘You’re a superwoman,’” Kidman explained to the outlet. “I hate it.”

Nicole Kidman was featured on a Time Magazine cover as one of their 13 “Women of the Year.” Photograph by Petra Collins for TIME
Time honored Kidman for “[vowing] to be part of the solution” to Hollywood’s lack of support for women directors. Photograph by Petra Collins for TIME

The “Babygirl” actress was discussing Hollywood’s demand for perfection from women directors, actresses and producers on every project.

During the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017, Kidman vowed to work with a woman director every 18 months.

The “Big Little Lies” star has exceeded that goal; since then, she’s partnered with 19 women directors as either a producer or actor.

She also opened up about the pressure Hollywood puts on women in the industry. Photograph by Petra Collins for TIME
Kidman revealed that being called “superwoman” is her least favorite compliment. Photograph by Petra Collins for TIME
The “Eyes Wide Shut” actress highlighted the importance of actresses supporting women directors. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / SplashNews.com

“It can be changed,” Kidman argued. “But, it can only be changed by actually being in the films of women.”

Kidman’s latest project, the erotic thriller “Babygirl,” was directed by Dutch writer and actress Halina Reijn. 

Reijn discussed her close relationship with Kidman, and the “spiritual experience” of watching the “Eyes Wide Shut” actress perform in an interview with Vogue in January

Kidman starred in “Babygirl,” the critically well-received thriller about a woman who enters an dominant-submissive relationship with her intern. AP
“Babygirl” director Halina Reijin gushed about her “connect[ion]” with Kidman. A24

“I’ve never felt so quickly connected to another human being,” Reijn said.

“There is a similarity in our approaches to life and work. We both want a lot of control, we both prepare to the teeth.”

Despite “Babygirl” getting a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival – and snagging Kidman the Volpi Cup for Best Actress – neither the film nor Kidman received any Oscar nominations

Kidman has worked with 19 women directors in 7 years, far surpassing her vow to partner with one every 18 months. GC Images
Despite not receiving any Oscar nods, Kidman won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and the Best Actress award at the 2024 National Board of Review Gala. Getty Images

Having been recently relegated to the archetype of slowly-unraveling matriarch, Kidman, 57, expressed her desire for a role where she doesn’t start out as a seemingly perfect wife.

“I am so open to starting something completely a mess and shattered,” Kidman said.

“Where is it? Give me the material.”

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