This has been a difficult year for many of us.
Round of applause
Nicole Kidman received her fourth Oscar nomination, forLion, in 2017.
She wore Armani Prive to the ceremony and looked beautiful, obviously.

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Liar, liar
Nicole Kidmanbegan2017 with an awards-season run, which would make it a major year for anyone.
But did she stop there?
No, she most certainly did not.

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The creatures of the Great Barrier Reef rejoiced.
And did she ever!
“I think it’s necessary,” she told theSydney Morning Herald.

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Nicole turns 50
On June 20, Nicole Kidman, a Gemini, turned 50.
Very beguiling
Just a month after its Cannes premiere,The Beguiledhit theaters in June.
Howard’s clip included a brief appearance by Nicole Kidman, resulting in this extraordinary moment.

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Style star
In September, Nicole Kidmanwas namedPEOPLE’s best-dressed star of 2017.
As if it could have been anyone else.
Nicole on top
12.
“It is a complicated, insidious disease.
It exists far more than we allow ourselves to know.
It is filled with shame and secrecy.
And by you acknowledging me with this award, it shines a light on it even more.
So thank you, thank you, thank you.
I bow down to you.”
Oh, no, Nicole Kidman,webow down toyou.
But that’s not all!