Los Angeles | Hollywood star Nicole Kidman will receive the Honorary Cesar Award at the 52nd Cesar Awards ceremony, the French Academy announced on Thursday.

The "Big Little Lies" actor will receive the honour during the ceremony, which will be held on February 25, 2027, the French Academy said in a statement.

In a career of over 43 years, Kidman made her acting debut with the 1983 Australian holiday drama "Bush Christmas" but gained recognition among international audience with "Dead Calm" in 1989.

Since then, she has featured in many blockbusters as well as critically-acclaimed movies such as "Days of Thunder", "Moulin Rouge!", "Eyes Wide Shut", "Rabbit Hole", "Australia", "Cold Mountain", "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and "Bombshell".

Kidman has frequently collaborated with filmmakers such as Stanley Kubrick, Jane Campion, Lars von Trier, Baz Luhrmann and Yorgos Lanthimos, and many others.

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as literary icon Virginia Woolf in the 2002 drama "The Hours".

On the small screen, the actor has featured in popular shows such as "Big Little Lies", "The Undoing", "Nine Perfect Strangers" and "The Perfect Couple".