Nicole Kidman’s hopes for her adopted children, Connor, 29, and Bella, 31, to attend her Life Achievement Award ceremony in Los Angeles were unfortunately not met as neither child showed up at the event hosted by The American Film Institute. Nicole shares Connor and Bella with her ex-husband Tom Cruise, and the siblings are notoriously private on social media. While Connor is believed to be loyal to his father, he did not publicly show support for Nicole’s achievement, but Bella did like one of her mother’s Instagram posts about the award. Last year, there were rumored expectations for all four of Nicole’s children to be present at the ceremony.
Nicole Kidman, who had reportedly been eager to have her children present as she received America’s highest honor for a career in film, has a somewhat strained relationship with Bella and Connor. Little is known about her current relationship with them as they reportedly remained loyal to their father following the divorce. Nicole has mostly kept her family life private, and there are reports of her absence at many of her children’s life events. She was last publicly seen with Bella and Connor in 2007 and was reportedly devastated when they did not attend her father’s funeral in 2014.
Connor and Bella’s whereabouts over the weekend of the award ceremony were unknown, but they were not present during the event where their mother made cinematic history. It is known that Connor has a close relationship with his father, Tom Cruise, and Nicole rarely speaks about her eldest children publicly. During her Best Actress Golden Globe acceptance speech in 2018, she thanked her biological daughters and current husband Keith Urban but did not mention Connor or Bella. Despite their absence at the ceremony, Nicole was supported by Keith, their daughters Sunday and Faith, her sister Antonia, brother-in-law Craig Marran, and niece Sybella Hawley.
Nicole expressed her gratitude and pride on Instagram following the event, thanking all the support she received from around the world. Keith also paid tribute to his wife on Instagram, praising her career achievements and the recognition from The American Film Institute. The actress was thrilled to be honored by AFI, describing it as beyond her wildest dreams. Despite the lack of presence from Connor and Bella, Nicole was surrounded by her loving family and well-wishers as she received the prestigious award.
