‘I was crying’: Nicole Kidman shares her kids’ hilarious reaction to Oscar nod tears

Nicole Kidman was “literally crying” with tears running down her face, but her daughters were less impressed at the Oscar nod for Being the Ricardos.

Nicole Kidman broke out in tears but her kids were less impressed at the Oscar nomination her role of Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos.

Recounting the moment during an episode of US talk show The View, Kidman said she “literally started crying” on a FaceTime call.

“I’m like, whaaaat? I mean it’s like there was so much emotion attached to it that I didn’t realise I was carrying, and I just looked around, tears are coming down,” she said.

“And my kids looked at me like, ‘Wow, congrats mum, anyway we’re going to be late, we gotta get going’.”

Nicole Kidman remembers her daughters’ reactions to an Ocsar nomination. Picture: Supplied.

Kidman was nominated for an Academy Award nomination for her role as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos.

She said was having breakfast in Nashville with her husband, Keith Urban, and their two daughters Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, 13, and Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, 11, when she got the surprise FaceTime call.

Urban congratulated Kidman after the nomination was announced, saying the family was “SO proud” of all that she poured into the role.

“We REALLY lived through it with you on this one, & you gave it EVERYTHING,” he said.

CONGRATS on your OSCAR nomination today babygirl! SO proud of you & all that you poured into this dual role. Lucille AND Lucy. We REALLY lived through it with you on this one, & you gave it EVERYTHING. Here’s me FaceTiming you on set back in April 2021. Loving you always ❤️🎉 pic.twitter.com/cjjoCG3YYU

— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) February 8, 2022

“They’re always a part of every decision, because obviously the family has to come and support, I’m asking for them tl let me go and do it and take time away from them,” she said.

Kidman last won the Oscar for The Hours in 2002, and said she prepared for her Oscar-nominated role as Lucille Ball and Lucy with her toughest audience.

“When I was preparing, they were my audience, so I’d sit them on the couch and they’d do it, and they’d be saying, ‘ah, you’ve got a lot more work to do’,” she said.

Nicole Kidman is up for the Best actor category for her portrayal of Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos. Picture: Supplied.