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 Kidman害羞草研究所檚 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 2010害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淩abbit Hole.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淚 later found out that the reason she said I was right for the part was because I was able to blush on camera,害羞草研究所� Teller, now 37, said. 害羞草研究所淏ut that was not acting, Nicole. That was hives.害羞草研究所�
She would also get the third of her five nominations for the role in director John Cameron Mitchell害羞草研究所檚 film about grief and loss. Teller was just a 23-year-old senior at New York University.
害羞草研究所淪he was this, like, mystic creature. And I was just so taken by her grace and her beauty and her talent,害羞草研究所� Teller said. 害羞草研究所淎fter the first day of filming, Nicole comes up to me and she gives me a hug, and she says, 害羞草研究所極h, Miles, that was such a great first day.害羞草研究所� I can still remember that moment. I was on top of the world.害羞草研究所�
It wouldn害羞草研究所檛 last.
害羞草研究所淭he next time I show up on set, I see Nicole and she害羞草研究所檚 kind of across the room, and I wave to her and I say, 害羞草研究所楬i, Nicole.害羞草研究所� And she just stares at me, says nothing, and walks away,害羞草研究所� Teller said. 害羞草研究所淎nd I was like, oh my God, I just messed up. This is not how you do it in the big leagues, kid.害羞草研究所�
Later at the wrap party, she apologized for the emotional gaming, saying she wanted to keep the young actor off balance.
害羞草研究所淪he knew that that would help me and would help the performance. And it did,害羞草研究所� Teller said. 害羞草研究所淣icole, I am so proud to have 害羞草研究所楻abbit Hole害羞草研究所� as my first film, and to say that I was cast by you personally. I truly can say that I wouldn害羞草研究所檛 be here without you.害羞草研究所�
Two years later, Teller auditioned to appear with Kidman again, in 害羞草研究所淭he Paperboy.害羞草研究所� But he didn害羞草研究所檛 get it.
害羞草研究所淚 guess I didn害羞草研究所檛 blush enough,害羞草研究所� he said.
That role went instead to . He害羞草研究所檚 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 害羞草研究所淗igh School Musical害羞草研究所� films and 害羞草研究所淗airspray.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淲hat most people don害羞草研究所檛 know is that when I was making those films, I watched 害羞草研究所楳oulin Rouge害羞草研究所� religiously,害羞草研究所� said Efron, sporting a major mustache that would have fit perfectly in that film, which got Kidman her first Oscar nomination. 害羞草研究所淚 must have seen the film over a hundred times, because it害羞草研究所檚 there that I found inspiration, and it was there that I found Nicole Kidman.害羞草研究所�
In the crime drama 害羞草研究所淭he Paperboy,害羞草研究所� 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.
害羞草研究所淚t was terrifying and it was thrilling,害羞草研究所� Efron said. 害羞草研究所淎nd as my character and I were looking for guidance, there she was.害羞草研究所�
He concluded, 害羞草研究所淣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.害羞草研究所�
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 害羞草研究所淭he Hours害羞草研究所� in 2003.
She thanked by name every director she has worked with, including (害羞草研究所淭o Die For害羞草研究所�), (害羞草研究所淧ortrait of a Lady害羞草研究所�), (害羞草研究所淢oulin Rouge害羞草研究所�), (害羞草研究所淭he Beguiled害羞草研究所�), (害羞草研究所淭he Killing of a Sacred Deer害羞草研究所�), , (害羞草研究所淒ogville害羞草研究所�), (The Interpreter害羞草研究所�) and (害羞草研究所淓yes Wide Shut害羞草研究所�). She teared up when talking about the last two, each of whom died not long after making their final film with her.
害羞草研究所淚t is a privilege to make films and glorious to make films and television with the storytellers who allowed me to just run wild,害羞草研究所� 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, Kidman害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭he Hours害羞草研究所� co-star, killed when she said she was still intimidated by Kidman despite being 害羞草研究所渢he greatest actress of my generation.害羞草研究所�
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 Kidman害羞草研究所檚 AMC Theatres 害羞草研究所渨e make movies better害羞草研究所� ads.
害羞草研究所淣icole Kidman,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淪he makes movies better.害羞草研究所�
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