SAG Award nominee Nicole Kidman is in Australia taking care of her 81-year-old mother

The SAG Award nominated actress has opened up about why she is in Australia, revealing more about her beloved mother’s health.

Nicole Kidman has revealed heartbreaking news that her beloved mother Janelle is unwell, with the Oscar-winning actress currently in Australia looking after her.

In an interview with the Fresh Air podcast on Wednesday, the 54-year-old actress opened up about her mother’s health issues and how she wanted to “surround her with her grandchildren”.

She also said the family managed to spend some quality time at the Art Gallery of New South Wales after-hours, where they took in the Matisse: Life & Spirit exhibition, describing it as “soothing balm”.

“So luckily yesterday, even though Omicron is raging through this country, we were able to take her into the gallery after hours and show her the Matisse exhibit, which coming from a mother who’s raised me in the arts, it was soothing balm,” she said.

“Matisse was soothing balm last night.”

The last time Kidman was spotted with her mother was at the Being the Ricardos premiere in Sydney around mid-December, with the two women appearing together on the red carpet.

“I’m at the place where I’m being given the chance to view the world, because of how close we are, my mum is giving me the chance to view the world through an 81-year-old woman’s eyes,” she said.

“That is so beneficial right now, because she’s so cognisant. She has every brain faculty available, so she hasn’t lost anything. She hasn’t lost any memory, which is fascinating, and she’s extremely bright.

“She’s giving me access, because she’s also very direct and very honest, and so I’m getting access to the world through her eyes, my mother’s eyes, so therefore a part of me almost at 80.”

FULL LIST: FOUR AUSSIE STARS UP SAG AWARDS

Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman are among multiple Aussie actors who will be looking to add to their trophy collections, after they were nominated at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

Kidman (Being the Ricardos) is up for outstanding performance by a female actor, while Blanchett (Nightmare Alley) is nominated for her supporting role.

Voted for by actors, the SAG awards are seen as a strong indicator of Oscars glory, since actors represent the largest branch of the roughly 10,000 Oscar voters in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Cate Blanchett is nominated for a SAG award. Picture: Getty Images

Joining the pair is Australian star Sarah Nook, who is up for a gong for her roles in Succession, which airs on Foxtel and Binge in Australia.

In her first nomination, Snook is a chance to win for her performance in the critically acclaimed worldwide TV hit Succession.

Succession joins Ted Lasso with five nominations each, leading the TV categories.

And fellow Aussie actor Kodi Smit-McPhee has been nominated for his role in the western drama film, The Power of the Dog.

Kodi Smit-McPhee attends the official screening of Netflix's "The Power Of The Dog" in California. Picture: Getty Images

Other big names to score nominations include Will Smith for his role in the movie King Richard and Kate Winslet for miniseries Mare of Easttown.

Morning Wars co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston will battle it out for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, against Snook.

These leading ladies sparkled on screen this year... ✨
Here are your nominees for Female Actor in a Leading Role: @jes_chastain, #oliviacolman, @ladygaga, @iamjhud, #NicoleKidman #sagawards2022 pic.twitter.com/jzoNTAXpxD

— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) January 12, 2022

FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
• Cate Blanchett, Nightmare Alley
• Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
• Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
• Ruth Negga, Passing

Congratulations to #NightmareAlley‘s Cate Blanchett on her #SAGawards nomination for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS! @SAGawards @RealGDT pic.twitter.com/mrDiKqB1FV

— Searchlight Pictures (@searchlightpics) January 12, 2022

STUNT ENSEMBLE (FILM)

• Black Widow
• Dune
• The Matrix Resurrections
• No Time to Die
• Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings

DRAMA ENSEMBLE

• The Handmaid’s Tale
• The Morning Show
• Squid Game
• Succession
• Yellowstone

COMEDY ENSEMBLE

• The Great
• Hacks
• The Kominsky Method
• Only Murders in the Building
• Ted Lasso

FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
• Jung Ho-Yeon, Squid Game
• Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid‘s Tale
• Sarah Snook, Succession
• Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Congratulations to Sarah Snook for her #SAGawards nomination for Outstanding Performance By a Female Actor in a Drama Series. pic.twitter.com/eR1Mk0g3rz

— Succession (@succession) January 12, 2022

MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Brian Cox, Succession
• Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
• Kieran Culkin, Succession
• Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game
• Jeremy Strong, Succession

FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Elle Fanning, The Great
• Sandra Oh, The Chair
• Jean Smart, Hacks
• Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
• Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
• Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
• Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
• Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
• Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

MALE ACTOR IN A TV LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

• Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
• Oscar Isaac, Scenes from a Marriage
• Michael Keaton, Dopesick
• Ewan McGregor, Halston
• Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown

FEMALE ACTOR IN A TV LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

• Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
• Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
• Margaret Qualley, Maid
• Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
• Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown

STUNT ENSEMBLE (TV)

• Cobra Kai
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
• Loki
• Mare of Easttown
• Squid Game