Nicole Kidman will not be receiving her AFI Achievement Award as planned – at least not just yet. The 55-year-old actress was set to be honored with the Life Achievement Award tribute next month, but the event has since hit a delay due to the WGA Strike. Keep reading to find out more… According to Deadline, the tribute event has been “postponed indefinitely” because of the ongoing WGA Writer’s Strike. “For nearly half a century, the AFI Life Achievement Award has convened artists and audiences in celebration of excellence in the art form,” a spokesperson from AFI shared with the outlet. “Due to the division in our community at this time, AFI has decided to postpone this year’s event with the goal to offer a celebratory environment worthy of our recipient.” At the time of the announcement, Nicole was making history as the first Australian actor to achieve the honor. “Nicole Kidman has enchanted audiences for decades with the daring of her artistry and the glamour of a screen icon,” AFI Board of Trustees Kathleen Kennedy said. “She is a force both brave in her choices and bold in each performance.
AFI is honored to present her with the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award.” Julie Andrews, Denzel Washington, and George Clooney are the recent honorees and recipients of the award.
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