Nicole Kidman recalled the bittersweet moment she won her Oscar in 2003, following her divorce from Tom Cruise.
The Australian actress, 56, won her first Academy Award for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours, shortly after finalizing her divorce from the Top Gun actor, 61, following 11 years of marriage.
‘I was struggling with things in my personal life, yet my professional life was going so well,’ she revealed to author Dave Karger in his new book 50 Oscar Nights, as per People, adding, ‘That’s what happens, right?’
‘I went home and ended up ordering takeout and eating it on the floor of the Beverly Hills Hotel. I sat on the floor of the hotel eating French fries and a burger with my family and went to bed. That’s when it hit me. I went, I need to find my love; I need a love in my life. Because this is supposed to be when you go, ‘This is ours.”‘
‘I went to bed alone; I was in bed before midnight. If I ever won again, I’m telling you, I’d be out for 24 hours,’ she stated.
Nicole Kidman, 56, recalled the bittersweet moment she won her Oscar in 2003, following her divorce from Tom Cruise, 61; Kidman with her Oscar at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003
‘I went to bed alone; I was in bed before midnight. If I ever won again, I’m telling you, I’d be out for 24 hours,’ she told Dave Karger in his new book 50 Oscar Nights; Seen with Tom in 1998
While accepting her big win she briefly broke down, telling the crowd, ‘Russell Crowe said don’t cry when you get up there and now I’m crying’ and was later played off before she could finish her speech.
Afterwards she wanted to go home.
‘I’m not a big party girl, so I was going to skip the Vanity Fair party, and everyone was like, “You’ve got to go. You’ve got to walk through the party carrying your Academy Award,”‘ she shared.
‘I said, “That just feels like gloating, and it doesn’t feel humble.” Like, what? You can’t walk through carrying the award! That feels really inappropriate. They’re like, “That’s what you do.”‘
However she ended up attending the glitzy bash along with her Oscar.
‘I literally walked in, carried it around, was completely overwhelmed, emotional, shaking, and I didn’t enjoy it. I was almost apologetic, which is so stupid. I wish I could have enjoyed it more.’
Nicole’s big Oscar win came just after her highly-publicized divorce from Cruise.
The pair wed in 1990 before their shock split in 2001, which came as a surprise to fans.
While accepting her win she briefly broke down, telling the crowd, ‘Russell Crowe said don’t cry when you get up there and now I’m crying’
‘I was struggling with things in my personal life, yet my professional life was going so well. That’s what happens, right?’ she shared in the book
When she went to bed that night, the star said she dreamt about finding love again. ‘That’s when it hit me… I need to find my love; I need a love in my life. Because this is supposed to be when you go, ‘This is ours,”‘ she shared; Seen at the Vanity Fair after party
The Australian actress won her first Academy Award for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours (pictured) shortly after finalizing her divorce from the actor, following 11 years of marriage
Nicole and Tom got married in 1990 and divorced in 2001. They share two adopted children: daughter Isabella, 31, and son Connor, 28; The former pair seen in 1999
Kidman is mother to daughter Isabella, 31, and son Connor, 28, with Cruise.
Connor was adopted by Kidman and the action star not long after he was born in 1995, but the exact timeline remains unclear.
Sister Isabella was adopted by the couple three years earlier in 1992.
After she returned home from winning her Oscar, Kidman went to sleep dreaming of one day being able to find love again.
Two years later she began dating country crooner Keith Urban, 56.
The couple married in 2006 and share daughters Sunday Rose, 14, and Faith Margaret, 12.
Last year the pair celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary.
In July, she revealed the unique relationship rule that helps her keep the romance alive with Urban – they only communicate on the phone via calling.
Two years after her win she began dating country crooner Keith Urban, 56. The couple married in 2006 and share daughters Sunday Rose, 14, and Faith Margaret, 12
‘We never text each other, can you believe that? We started out that way – I was like, “If you want to get a hold of me, call me,”‘ she told the Something To Talk About podcast on Sunday.
‘I wasn’t really a texter. I think he tried texting me a few times and I never texted back. Then it was like, this is quite nice.’
‘If you really want to get a hold of me, you have to call me. Everyone else we text with. That’s just the one thing we don’t do.’
Though Kidman has yet to win another Oscar, she took home the Golden Globe for best actress for her role in Being the Ricardos in 2022.
Laura Davis is an entertainment aficionado who delves into the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry. From Hollywood to Broadway, she offers readers an insider’s perspective on the world of movies, music, and pop culture.
