Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts Have Recently ‘Grown Apart’

Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts have been finest pals for many years, however their friendship has dwindled in recent times, sources solely inform Nearer.

Making issues worse is that Nicole, 57, and Naomi, 55, simply competed for nominations in the identical extraordinarily tight Emmy Awards class.

Naomi emerged with a nomination for Finest Actress in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film for her work on Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, whereas Nicole walked away empty-handed in that class after closely campaigning for her position within the worldwide miniseries Expats, which she additionally government produced.

“Competing for awards is all the time a dramatic and intense course of for Naomi however being pitted in opposition to Nicole makes all the pieces 10 occasions tougher due to their a long time of historical past collectively and particularly as a result of they have been finest pals from their early 20s on,” says a supply in Naomi’s world.

Earlier this yr, Naomi recalled assembly Nicole once they have been each youngsters at an audition for an “’80s swimsuit industrial,” revealing, “We lined all the pieces, what motion pictures we cherished, what pals we had in frequent, our mother and father, colleges, events, boyfriends, teenage stuff.”

Nevertheless, the supply explains, “As all people is aware of, they’ve grown aside during the last 20 years.”

The 2 can nonetheless “sit down and relive outdated occasions — they usually try this once they get an opportunity — however this final Emmys nominations interval noticed them pitted immediately in opposition to one another, and Nicole was particularly invested in her venture Expats, which she personally produced and bought off the bottom,” the supply notes.

It was surprising Nicole didn’t get any Emmys love within the Finest Actress in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film class “as a result of she completely campaigned tougher than Naomi did” and “has a killer intuition about these items that Naomi doesn’t have.”

As a substitute, the opposite nominations in that class went to Jodie Foster for True Detective: Night time Nation, Brie Larson for Classes in Chemistry, Juno Temple for Fargo and Sofía Vergara for Griselda.

“Sadly for Nicole, [campaigning] wasn’t sufficient this time round, and Naomi appears to have prevailed strictly on advantage,” says the supply. “There is no such thing as a doubt her work in Capote vs. the Swans is a few of the finest and most attention-grabbing of her profession, and the critics and the TV Academy paid consideration.”

Solely time will inform if Naomi finally takes residence the massive prize when the 76th Emmys air dwell from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15, on ABC.

“Beating out Nicole for a nomination has solely managed to put in Naomi in opposition to some very powerful competitors for the ultimate prize, with Jodie Foster and Sofía Vergara rising as favorites within the class,” says the supply.

Whereas Naomi has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards (for her performances in 2003’s 21 Grams and 2012’s The Unattainable), she’s never taken home Oscar gold. She additionally misplaced out on a Golden Globe for her efficiency in The Unattainable. Feud: Capote vs. the Swans marks her first Emmys nom.

Provides the insider, “Naomi’s massive hope right here is that folks keep in mind what number of awards she has been missed for prior to now and provides her some recognition, however that’s nonetheless going to be a stretch!”