Nicole Kidman drew on own adoption experience for 'Lion'The Weinstein Company Nicole Kidman stalks another Oscar with her latest film, Lion. Nicole Kidman has been hotly tipped to win the Oscar for best supporting actress, where she plays an Australian mother who adopts an Indian child, for the film Lion, which made its London Film Festival premiere on Wednesday. John Phillips Actress Nicole Kidman is hotly tipped to win an Oscar for her performance in Lion. READ MORE:* Scientology and the Nicole Kidman-Tom Cruise split* Nicole Kidman set to roar with Lion in Toronto* Nicole Kidman to star in Top of the Lake season 2: China GirlJohn Phillips Actors Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel attend the 'Lion' screening during the 60th BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square. Australian actress Kidman, 49, who adopted two children with her ex-husband, actor Tom Cruise, said that was the reason she was drawn to play Sue Brierley, Saroo's adopted mother.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 23:37 UTC