Last Updated:May 19, 2025, 07:31 IST Nicole Kidman received the Women in Motion Award at Cannes 2025 for advocating female directors and addressing ageism. Nicole Kidman champions gender equality at Cannes party. Nicole Kidman was celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 as the latest recipient of the Women in Motion Award, presented by Kering. While the accolade itself is prestigious, what truly resonated was Kidman’s candid reflection on how the industry treats both emerging and seasoned female talent. Known for supporting women behind the lens, Kidman has turned her words into action. Back in 2017, she made a personal commitment to work with a female director at least once every 18 month, a promise she’s exceeded, having collaborated with 27 women directors in just eight years. “I was going to make it possible. I was at a point where we had a discussion where there was such a disparity in terms of the choice. You’d go, ‘Could a woman direct this?’ And there wasn’t a number of names where you could even consider people. …