The actress' last appearance at the event was in 2023

Nicole Kidman arrived at the 2026 Academy Awards in a custom Chanel gown that immediately set off debate online, with viewers scrutinizing everything from the dress to her appearance. Another viewer echoed the sentiment,

Feathers are becoming the theme of the night

The Baz Luhrmann-directed pop cultural phenomenon received eight Academy Award nods after it was released in June 2001.

Nicole Kidman enjoyed a well-deserved girls’ night out before the 2026 Oscars — with her lookalike teen daughters by her side. Kidman, 58, made a splash at Charles Finch and Chanel’s 17th annual Pre-Oscar dinner on Saturday,

Nicole Kidman is facing criticism over her new crime drama, Scarpetta, after viewers and commentators accused the series of "glamorizing" violence against women through what critics describe as "nightmarishly graphic" scenes depicting murdered female victims,

FX’s Love Story star Sarah Pidgeon stood out when she entered wearing a pale mint embroidered silk dress from the Métiers d’art 2026 collection, as her co-star, Paul Anthony Kelly, made the rounds. Fashionista Teyana Taylor, in a Chanel multicolor shearling coat, made a statement when she arrived with friend Danielle Brooks.

Film’s top stars buzzed over lychee martinis at Chanel’s annual Polo Lounge bash, and a Netflix chief mused about Hollywood’s biggest drama of the year.

But not Nicole Kidman. “This is crazy but I will go to church in the morning,” she told me Saturday night at the Chanel and Charles Finch pre-Oscars dinner at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

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