Nicole Kidman Looks Edgy in Black Leather Jacket During First Cannes Film Festival Appearance in 8 Years — See Her Look!

Nicole Kidman showed up to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival looking like a true winner.

On Sunday, May 18, the Babygirl actress, 57, attended the Kering Women in Motion Talk at Majestic Hotel in Cannes, France. The outing came ahead of the Kering and Cannes Film Festival’s 2025 Women in Motion dinner, which sees the two institutions teaming up to recognize women who have made significant contributions to film, both on and off screen.

For the occasion, Kidman wore a black corset-style jacket that was shown in Balenciaga’s fall 2025 show during Paris Fashion Week. She appeared to be wearing the full outfit from the catwalk as she chose to pair the eye-catching jacket with baggy jeans.

The Moulin Rouge star wore her blonde hair straight with a center parting and kept her makeup minimal. She appeared in good spirits as she placed a thumb in the pockets on either side of her jeans while posing for photos.

The actress is set to receive the 2025 Women in Motion award during the event’s dinner to celebrate her acting career, which has seen her step in front of and behind the camera over the past 40 years and counting.

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Kidman’s appearance at today’s Kering event marks her first appearance at a Cannes Film Festival event in nearly 8 years.

Kering and the Cannes Film Festival announced that Kidman would receive the 2025 Women in Motion Award on April 28 in a post shared to Instagram.

“Kering and the @festivaldecannes are proud to announce that @nicolekidman will receive the 2025 Women in Motion Award,” the post read.

 

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“A major figure in cinema, Nicole Kidman has built a career marked as much by her artistic audacity as by her virtuosity and transformative portrayals that have reshapes the representation of women on screen,” the post continued. “From Eyes Wide Shut and The Hours to Big Little Lies and Babygirl, her work reflects a deep commitment to bold, uncompromising storytelling.”

Kidman last attended an event for Kering in 2023 in New York City. For the institution’s Caring for Women dinner that year, she wore an strapless, light blue gown that had multiple layers of tulle cut to give the appearance of feathers.

For an added feminine touch, the actress’s gown had a large satin bow to cinch in her waist and create shape. Kidman completed the look with pointed-toe boots in a matching blue shade and gave the look a touch of edge with the addition of black opera gloves.

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Kidman’s last red carpet experience at Cannes took place on May 24, 2017. The star walked the red carpet alongside Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning for the premiere of The Beguiled, which she starred in.

Kidman wore a glittering silver sequined column gown to the premiere that featured swinging fringe details on the front and back of her dress.