Taking the stage as one of the night’s illustrious presenters, Nicole Kidman presented Meryl Streep with Best Actress honors at the 2012 Australian Academy Of Cinema And Television Arts Awards on Friday night (January 27).

Held at Soho House in West Hollywood, California, the “Australia” actress announced Miss Streep as the winner of the prestigious award coming by way of her role as Margaret Thatcher in

Wearing a lovely Collette Dinnigan dress, Miss Kidman attended the event’s first annual ceremony alongside her suit and tie clad country star husband Keith Urban.

Along with Meryl, the big winner at the Australian Academy Of Cinema And Television Arts Awards was “The Artist” - with the French silent film taking home Best Picture, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin) and Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius).