00:00Nicole Kidman reveals devastating family loss after abruptly leaving Venice Film Festival.
00:06The Big Little Lies star had just arrived in Venice when she got the news.
00:10Nicole Kidman is dealing with a profound loss in her family.
00:14The 57-year-old film star was unable to accept an award at the 81st Venice Film Festival this
00:21week, after receiving news that her mother, Janelle, has suddenly died.
00:26Nicole Kidman was supposed to be receiving the Best Actress award for her new film Baby
00:32Girl.
00:33The film's director, Helena Rehn, instead accepted the honour on her behalf, while reading
00:38aloud a prepared statement from the Academy Award-winning actress.
00:42As seen in footage from the ceremony shared to ex-formerly Twitter, Rehn held out a piece
00:48of paper while reading Kidman's words as she wrote,
00:52Today I arrived in Venice only to find out shortly after that my beautiful, brave mother,
00:58Janelle Kidman, has just passed.
01:01I'm in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her.
01:06Kidman's statement continued,
01:08She shaped me.
01:09She guided me.
01:11And she made me.
01:12I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Helena.
01:17The collision of life and art is heartbreaking, and my heart is broken, the solemn statement
01:23concluded.
01:24French actress Isabelle Hoppert, president of the Venice Film Festival jury this year,
01:30also spoke out to send her condolences to Kidman, stating,
01:35I just wanted to tell her that we really miss her and we love her, as had in another clip
01:40shared on ex.
01:42Kidman's team has not released any further details regarding her mother's death, but
01:47in a statement made to People, a rep for the actress said,
01:51The family is heartbroken and asks for privacy at this time.
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