Nicole Kidman, 'Australia'

For this sprawling epic, Kidman, 41, reunites with <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003064" title="Baz Luhrmann" href="/topic/entertainment/baz-luhrmann-PECLB003064.topic">Baz Luhrmann</a>, who directed her to her first Oscar nomination for "Moulin Rouge!" (2001). Kidman, a winner the following year for "The Hours," has had a string of near misses ("The Interpreter") and downright flops ("The Invasion") since then. While Jude Law, as her love interest in "Cold Mountain" (2003), got a nod and supporting player <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB004041" title="Renee Zellweger" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/renee-zellweger-PECLB004041.topic">Renee Zellweger</a> won, Kidman was snubbed. Now, with this, the most expensive movie made Down Under, she could be back in the running.

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For this sprawling epic, Kidman, 41, reunites with Baz Luhrmann, who directed her to her first Oscar nomination for "Moulin Rouge!" (2001). Kidman, a winner the following year for "The Hours," has had a string of near misses ("The Interpreter") and downright flops ("The Invasion") since then. While Jude Law, as her love interest in "Cold Mountain" (2003), got a nod and supporting player Renee Zellweger won, Kidman was snubbed. Now, with this, the most expensive movie made Down Under, she could be back in the running.

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