Kidman will be the festival's first honoree at an Alice Tully Hall event that will include an onstage conversation as well as a screening of Lee Daniels' “The Paperboy.”
The film “The Paperboy” has also been scheduled to the festival's slate. It is directed by Lee Daniels and stars Kidman, Zac Efron, John Cusack and Matthew McConaughey.
Program Director Richard Pena, who will also be feted during the 17-day event, says, “Nicole Kidman is one of film's finest contemporary actresses. Since her breakthrough performance in To Die For and her bold and provocative appearances in Lars Von Trier's Dogville, Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, as well as her awarding-winning portrayal of Virginia Woolf in Stephen Daldry's The Hours, Kidman has insisted on finding roles that are complex, bold and demanding.”
“We are excited to honor her with a tribute at the New York Film Festival,” Pena further added.
Kidman will be honoured with gala tribute on October 3rd, with the Pena event following on October 10th. The festival continues September 28th through October 14th.