Nicole Kidman, 50, won the Best Actress Emmy award for her performance in Big Little Lies
Welling up in tears, the Australian beauty dedicated her award to her husband Keith Urban and her two daughters Sunday Rose, nine, and Faith Margaret, seven, in an emotional speech on Sunday.
However, she failed to mention her adopted children Connor, 22, and Isabella Cruise, 24, who she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise.
Winners are grinners! Nicole Kidman, 50, has won Best Actress Emmy award for her performance in Big Little Lies
‘I am also a mother and a wife, I have two little daughters Sunny and Faith and my darling Keith – who I asked to help me pursue this artistic path,’ the actress said breaking down into tears.
‘And they have to sacrifice so much for it, so this is yours – I want my little girls to have this on their shelf and to look at it and go ‘every time my mum didn’t put me to bed it’s because of this – I got something.’
She continued: ‘But also I want them to know that sometimes when you’re acting you get a chance to bring a bigger message and this is their contribution and your contribution – we’ve shone a light on domestic abuse.
Emotional: Welling up in tears, the Australian beauty dedicated her award to her husband Keith Urban and her two daughters Sunday and Faith in an emotional speech
Dedication: ‘I am a mother and I have two beautiful daughters…I want to give this to my little girls,’ Nicole said referring to her two children, Sunday Rose, nine, and Faith Margaret, seven
No mention: Throughout the speech Nicole did not mention her adopted children Connor and Isabella
‘It is a complicated insidious disease, it exists far more than we allow ourselves to know – it is filled with shame, secrecy and by you acknowledging me with this award it shines a light on it even more – so thank you, thank you, thank you I bow down to you.’
Throughout the speech Nicole did not mention her adopted children Connor and Isabella.
Nicole is said to be in constant contact with her 24-year-old daughter and 22-year-old son.
Close to her heart: Nicole is said to be in constant contact with her 24-year-old daughter and 22-year-old son. The trio are pictured at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on December 25, 2004
‘She regularly texts them,’ a source previously told Woman’s Day.
Nicole and ex-husband Tom Cruise, 55, adopted Isabella and Connor during their marriage, which lasted from 1990 to 2001.
Earlier this year, the Hollywood heavyweight opened up about being viewed differently as a mother simply because she hadn’t given birth to her adopted kids.
Close bond: ‘She regularly texts them,’ a source previously told Woman’s Day
‘People don’t mean it to be offensive, but it is,’ she told Vogue Australia in January.
She said she ‘got a lot of’ comments from others who didn’t understand adoption.
”We feel so bad that you couldn’t have your own children,’ That’s what I got a lot of,’ the Australian beauty explained.
Challenging: Earlier this year, the Hollywood heavyweight opened up about being viewed differently as a mother simply because she hadn’t given birth to her adopted kids. The star is pictured at Yankee Stadium with Connor in 2003
‘I would say, basically: ‘This is my destiny, this is what I wanted, and this is my child.’ And that’s the simplest way to handle that,’ she said.
Following her divorce from Top Gun star Tom, Nicole went on to marry country singer Keith Urban, 49, in 2006.
The couple welcomed two biological children, daughters Sunday Rose in 2008, and Faith Margaret in 2010.
Wedded bliss! Following her divorce from Top Gun star Tom, Nicole went on to marry country singer Keith Urban, 49, in 2006. The couple are pictured with Sunday and Faith at Sydney International Airport on June 11, 2014
In January this year, Nicole opened up about motherhood in an interview with Foxtel magazine.
‘I do have elements of the helicopter parent that I grapple with,’ the Big Little Lies star began.
‘When my daughters are playing on the monkey bars I try not to hover and say, ‘be careful’. I want them to find their own way and not feel over-parented, but I still have that balance of knowing I am there when they need me.
Nicole also gushed about her marriage to Keith, saying: ‘I would not be able to do anything without Keith. Our union is so nourishing and strong and healing.’
Ravishing in red! Nicole dazzled on the red carpet in a stunning Calvin Klein gown
Her number one fan: Niole’s husband Keith Urban could not keep his eyes off of his glamorous wife