Oh, Babygirl: Nicole Kidman Has Arrived At The 2025 Golden Globes

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Australian megastar Nicole Kidman—resplendent in a backless, silver-sequinned Balenciaga gown at today’s Golden Globes—is the talk of the town, and many a meme, at the moment. Her latest kinky turn as a powerful CEO who begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern in Babygirl has more than cemented her as the doyenne of must-see television. Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Perfect Couple. Kidman’s ability to implode her perfect character’s lives and expose their deepest complexities on screen is our pride and joy.

“I’ve been receiving the reactions [to Babygirl], and it’s so fascinating, because they run the gamut, with people going: ‘I was really into it’, ‘I was really turned on’, ‘I was really disturbed’,” Kidman tells the Guardian. “It’s crazy, because usually there’s a particular finite response that you feel. But so many people have different… They viscerally respond, in a good way.”

Nominated for Best Actress at today’s Golden Globes, Kidman’s off-the-shoulder, backless gown from Balenciaga, of which she is an ambassador, will go down as one of the best looks of her career. Today, the 57-year-old will go head-to-head with Angelina Jolie (Maria), Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Kate Winslet (Lee), Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) and Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door).