close co-stars, including and , paid her emotional tribute, as expected, when she in April.
But when a taped telecast of the event airs on TNT on Monday night, viewers may be surprised to see younger actors thanking the Aussie Oscar winner for the boost she gave their fledgling careers.
who recently starred in with Kidman91裸聊视频檚 ex-husband, , told the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood that he got his first film role, along with encouragement and strategic cold shoulders, from Kidman in 201091裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淩abbit Hole.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 later found out that the reason she said I was right for the part was because I was able to blush on camera,91裸聊视频� Teller, now 37, said. 91裸聊视频淏ut that was not acting, Nicole. That was hives.91裸聊视频�
She would also get the third of her five nominations for the role in director John Cameron Mitchell91裸聊视频檚 film about grief and loss. Teller was just a 23-year-old senior at New York University.
91裸聊视频淪he was this, like, mystic creature. And I was just so taken by her grace and her beauty and her talent,91裸聊视频� Teller said. 91裸聊视频淎fter the first day of filming, Nicole comes up to me and she gives me a hug, and she says, 91裸聊视频極h, Miles, that was such a great first day.91裸聊视频� I can still remember that moment. I was on top of the world.91裸聊视频�
It wouldn91裸聊视频檛 last.
91裸聊视频淭he next time I show up on set, I see Nicole and she91裸聊视频檚 kind of across the room, and I wave to her and I say, 91裸聊视频楬i, Nicole.91裸聊视频� And she just stares at me, says nothing, and walks away,91裸聊视频� Teller said. 91裸聊视频淎nd I was like, oh my God, I just messed up. This is not how you do it in the big leagues, kid.91裸聊视频�
Later at the wrap party, she apologized for the emotional gaming, saying she wanted to keep the young actor off balance.
91裸聊视频淪he knew that that would help me and would help the performance. And it did,91裸聊视频� Teller said. 91裸聊视频淣icole, I am so proud to have 91裸聊视频楻abbit Hole91裸聊视频� as my first film, and to say that I was cast by you personally. I truly can say that I wouldn91裸聊视频檛 be here without you.91裸聊视频�
Two years later, Teller auditioned to appear with Kidman again, in 91裸聊视频淭he Paperboy.91裸聊视频� But he didn91裸聊视频檛 get it.
91裸聊视频淚 guess I didn91裸聊视频檛 blush enough,91裸聊视频� he said.
That role went instead to . He91裸聊视频檚 about the same age as Teller, but already had dozens of credits. The role opposite Kidman would push him past the pigeonholing from appearing in three 91裸聊视频淗igh School Musical91裸聊视频� films and 91裸聊视频淗airspray.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淲hat most people don91裸聊视频檛 know is that when I was making those films, I watched 91裸聊视频楳oulin Rouge91裸聊视频� religiously,91裸聊视频� said Efron, sporting a major mustache that would have fit perfectly in that film, which got Kidman her first Oscar nomination. 91裸聊视频淚 must have seen the film over a hundred times, because it91裸聊视频檚 there that I found inspiration, and it was there that I found Nicole Kidman.91裸聊视频�
In the crime drama 91裸聊视频淭he Paperboy,91裸聊视频� he plays a character who obsessively pursues the older Kidman. The two share a sex scene, and other scenes that are even more strangely intimate.
91裸聊视频淚t was terrifying and it was thrilling,91裸聊视频� Efron said. 91裸聊视频淎nd as my character and I were looking for guidance, there she was.91裸聊视频�
He concluded, 91裸聊视频淣icole, thank you so much. On behalf of the teenager who was so inspired by you on screen, and the man who stands here today proud to be one of your many collaborators, congratulations.91裸聊视频�
It was the kind of personal, loving tribute that was the norm that night.
The AFI award often goes to mid-career Hollywood figures, and often comes years before they would typically receive other major honorary awards. Previous winners include , , and .
It gave Kidman a chance to reflect on the nearly 100 films and TV shows she has appeared in, as she stood on the stage where she won her Oscar for playing Virginia Woolf in 91裸聊视频淭he Hours91裸聊视频� in 2003.
She thanked by name every director she has worked with, including (91裸聊视频淭o Die For91裸聊视频�), (91裸聊视频淧ortrait of a Lady91裸聊视频�), (91裸聊视频淢oulin Rouge91裸聊视频�), (91裸聊视频淭he Beguiled91裸聊视频�), (91裸聊视频淭he Killing of a Sacred Deer91裸聊视频�), , (91裸聊视频淒ogville91裸聊视频�), (The Interpreter91裸聊视频�) and (91裸聊视频淓yes Wide Shut91裸聊视频�). She teared up when talking about the last two, each of whom died not long after making their final film with her.
91裸聊视频淚t is a privilege to make films and glorious to make films and television with the storytellers who allowed me to just run wild,91裸聊视频� Kidman said.
She cried earlier in the evening when her husband of 18 years, country singer , talked about going to rehab a few months into their marriage, and the love and compassion she showed.
Laughs abounded too.
Streep, Kidman91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Hours91裸聊视频� co-star, killed when she said she was still intimidated by Kidman despite being 91裸聊视频渢he greatest actress of my generation.91裸聊视频�
Witherspoon did the best of many Australian-accented impressions of Kidman.
And Morgan Freeman had the A-list crowd rolling with a video parody of Kidman91裸聊视频檚 AMC Theatres 91裸聊视频渨e make movies better91裸聊视频� ads.
91裸聊视频淣icole Kidman,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淪he makes movies better.91裸聊视频�
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