What is the greatest Nicole Kidman performance?

By YPB Team

She has played queens, killers, ghosts, and rock icons — often unrecognizable from one role to the next. Her most daring choices and crowd-pleasing turns are all here. Which wins?

The Hours

A 2002 drama in which Kidman's Oscar-winning performance sees her disappear completely into Virginia Woolf under prosthetic makeup.

Moulin Rouge!

A 2001 Baz Luhrmann musical in which Kidman plays the dazzling lead courtesan of a Parisian cabaret who falls in love with a penniless writer.

To Die For

A 1995 Gus Van Sant dark comedy in which Kidman is electrifying as a sociopathic, fame-obsessed TV weatherwoman who manipulates a teenage boy into murder.

Eyes Wide Shut

A 1999 Stanley Kubrick film in which Kidman plays a wife whose one jealous confession sends her husband on a surreal erotic odyssey through New York.

The Others

A 2001 gothic horror in which Kidman plays an isolated, deeply religious mother convinced her remote mansion is haunted, beloved by fans worldwide.

Rabbit Hole

A 2010 drama in which Kidman earned her third Oscar nomination playing a mother grieving the accidental death of her young son.

Destroyer

A 2018 crime drama in which Kidman is physically and psychologically transformed as a burnt-out LAPD detective haunted by a past undercover operation.

Big Little Lies

A 2017 HBO limited series in which Kidman won an Emmy playing a wealthy domestic abuse survivor in this acclaimed drama.

Dogville

A 2003 Lars von Trier film in which Kidman plays a mysterious fugitive who seeks shelter in a small Colorado town that slowly turns on her.

Birth

A 2004 drama in which Kidman plays a widow thrown into turmoil when a young boy claims to be the reincarnation of her dead husband.

Bombshell

A 2019 drama in which Kidman earned an Oscar nomination for playing Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson during the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal.

Practical Magic

A 1998 cult fantasy in which Kidman plays the wild, free-spirited witch sister opposite Sandra Bullock, adored for its warmth and charm.

Lion

A 2016 drama in which Kidman earned an Oscar nomination as the adoptive Australian mother of a lost Indian child, delivering a deeply empathetic performance.

Being the Ricardos

A 2021 Aaron Sorkin drama in which Kidman plays legendary comedienne Lucille Ball during a crisis week of I Love Lucy production, earning an Oscar nomination.