Nicole Kidman’s AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute Gets New Date – Update

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UPDATED with new date: The 49th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Nicole Kidman is now set for April 27, 2024 at the Dolby Theater, with the new date coming after AFI postponed the annual event earlier this summer because of the WGA strike.

Since the original postponement in May, SAG-AFTRA also went out on strike. The writers strike ended September 27 and the actors guild reached a tentative agreement last week.

The AFI Board of Trustees established the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1973. PREVIOUSLY, May 8: Oscar winner Nicole Kidman will have to wait a little longer to receive her Life Achievement Award tribute from AFI, as the ceremony planned for June 10 has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing writers strike. “For nearly half a century, the AFI Life Achievement Award has convened artists and audiences in celebration of excellence in the art form,” said a spokesperson for the American Film Institute. “Due to the division in our community at this time, AFI has decided to postpone this year’s event with the goal to offer a celebratory environment worthy of our recipient.” RELATED: Deadline’s Full Strike Coverage  Named as the latest recipient of AFI’s Life Achievement Award back in November, Kidman’s tribute ceremony was set to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with the Big Little Lies star poised to become the first Australian actor to receive the honor. “Nicole Kidman has enchanted audiences for decades with the daring of her artistry and the glamour of a screen icon,” said AFI Board of Trustees Kathleen Kennedy at the time of the initial announcement. “She is a force both brave in her choices and bold in each performance.