Nicole Kidman for Outstanding Lead Actress. In 2018, she received praise for her performances in the drama films "Destroyer" and "Boy Erased" and played Queen Atlanna in the superhero film "Aquaman". Kidman has been a Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and for UNIFEM since 2006. In 2006, Kidman was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia and was the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry for that year. As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States. Kidman founded and owns the production company Blossom Films. Following her
Nicole Kidman case for two decades. Peter Debruge of "Variety" found her "unrecognizable" in the role and added that "she disappears into an entirely new skin, rearranging her insides to fit the character’s tough hide." The latter film is based on Garrard Conley's "", and features Russell Crowe and Kidman as socially conservative parents who send their son (played by Lucas Hedges) to a gay conversion program. Richard Lawson of "Vanity Fair" credited all three performers for "elevating the fairly standard-issue material to poignant highs." Kidman played Queen Atlanna, the mother of the title character, in the DC Extended Universe superhero film