Nicole Kidman is reflecting on the moment she was told her mother Janelle Kidman had died right before she was about to go on stage to accept an award. Speaking to Variety on Saturday, April 18, Nicole, 58, detailed how she found out about the loss at the Venice International Film Festival as she was preparing to accept a best actress award for her role in Babygirl. "I was about to go out on stage, and I found out that my mother had passed," Nicole told the outlet. "I went right back to my room in Venice, was getting into bed, and I was completely devastated.