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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Friday, January 3, 2025

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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Friday, January 3, 2025
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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Friday, January 3, 2025

2025-01-04 05:02 Last Updated At:05:12

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

A competitor rides past local people during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A competitor rides past local people during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Members of the House take the oath of office as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the House take the oath of office as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

An Indian Sikh boy shouts religious slogans during a procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

An Indian Sikh boy shouts religious slogans during a procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A member of the new security forces shakes hands with a boy during an operation to detain men suspected of being part of militias or loyalist soldiers of the ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A member of the new security forces shakes hands with a boy during an operation to detain men suspected of being part of militias or loyalist soldiers of the ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A zoo keeper counts penguins during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A zoo keeper counts penguins during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Jan Hoerl, of Austria, soars through the air during training at the third stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Jan Hoerl, of Austria, soars through the air during training at the third stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A tree lies over a creek that meanders through a small valley in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A tree lies over a creek that meanders through a small valley in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Edouard Boulanger competes during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Edouard Boulanger competes during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot to USA's Reilly Opelka during their match at the Brisbane International, in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Pat Hoelscher)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot to USA's Reilly Opelka during their match at the Brisbane International, in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Pat Hoelscher)

Czechia's Karolina Muchova plays a shot between her legs to Italy's Jasmine Paolini during their quarterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Czechia's Karolina Muchova plays a shot between her legs to Italy's Jasmine Paolini during their quarterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A migrant carries a child through Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, as part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A migrant carries a child through Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, as part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A bird flies framed by security fencing in front of the U.S. Capitol, which has been put up in a perimeter around the complex, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A bird flies framed by security fencing in front of the U.S. Capitol, which has been put up in a perimeter around the complex, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Cars drive up to the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday evening, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Cars drive up to the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday evening, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A state trooper stands by New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A state trooper stands by New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A man crosses the street on a rainy and windy day in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A man crosses the street on a rainy and windy day in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Britain's Katie Boulter in their quaterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Britain's Katie Boulter in their quaterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

People stand outside their homes at a residential area as members of the new security forces take part in an operation to detain, according to the state media, militiamen affiliated with ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People stand outside their homes at a residential area as members of the new security forces take part in an operation to detain, according to the state media, militiamen affiliated with ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A cut-out of president-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A cut-out of president-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A man uses a power washer on Toulouse street a day after a vehicle was driven into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A man uses a power washer on Toulouse street a day after a vehicle was driven into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Matthias Hauswirth of New Orleans prays on the street near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Matthias Hauswirth of New Orleans prays on the street near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Members of the FBI walk around Bourbon Street during the investigation of a truck fatally crashing into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Members of the FBI walk around Bourbon Street during the investigation of a truck fatally crashing into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The northern lights appear over homes in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

The northern lights appear over homes in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Stefan Kraft, of Austria, soars through the air during his second round jump at the second stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Stefan Kraft, of Austria, soars through the air during his second round jump at the second stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Arizona State wide receiver Melquan Stovall (5) and Texas defensive back Warren Roberson (24) collide during the first half in the quarterfinals of a College Football Playoff, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Arizona State wide receiver Melquan Stovall (5) and Texas defensive back Warren Roberson (24) collide during the first half in the quarterfinals of a College Football Playoff, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Sikh devotees pray while standing in the pond surrounding the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, on New Year's Day in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Sikh devotees pray while standing in the pond surrounding the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, on New Year's Day in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Canda-Leigh Habonimana dips in the waters of Gatineau Park's Meech Lake in Chelsea, Que., during a polar bear dip on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP)

Canda-Leigh Habonimana dips in the waters of Gatineau Park's Meech Lake in Chelsea, Que., during a polar bear dip on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP)

Crows sit on a branch of a tree as the sun rises on a winter morning in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Crows sit on a branch of a tree as the sun rises on a winter morning in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Women talk on a street surrounded by buildings that were destroyed during the civil war at the district of Khalidiya in Homs, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Women talk on a street surrounded by buildings that were destroyed during the civil war at the district of Khalidiya in Homs, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Pope Francis kisses a wooden statuette of the infant Jesus at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis kisses a wooden statuette of the infant Jesus at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A couple kiss after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

A couple kiss after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Security personnel gather at the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Security personnel gather at the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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A competitor rides past local people during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A competitor rides past local people during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Members of the House take the oath of office as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Members of the House take the oath of office as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

An Indian Sikh boy shouts religious slogans during a procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

An Indian Sikh boy shouts religious slogans during a procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A member of the new security forces shakes hands with a boy during an operation to detain men suspected of being part of militias or loyalist soldiers of the ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A member of the new security forces shakes hands with a boy during an operation to detain men suspected of being part of militias or loyalist soldiers of the ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A zoo keeper counts penguins during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A zoo keeper counts penguins during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Jan Hoerl, of Austria, soars through the air during training at the third stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Jan Hoerl, of Austria, soars through the air during training at the third stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A tree lies over a creek that meanders through a small valley in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A tree lies over a creek that meanders through a small valley in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Edouard Boulanger competes during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Edouard Boulanger competes during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot to USA's Reilly Opelka during their match at the Brisbane International, in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Pat Hoelscher)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot to USA's Reilly Opelka during their match at the Brisbane International, in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Pat Hoelscher)

Czechia's Karolina Muchova plays a shot between her legs to Italy's Jasmine Paolini during their quarterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Czechia's Karolina Muchova plays a shot between her legs to Italy's Jasmine Paolini during their quarterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A migrant carries a child through Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, as part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A migrant carries a child through Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, as part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A bird flies framed by security fencing in front of the U.S. Capitol, which has been put up in a perimeter around the complex, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A bird flies framed by security fencing in front of the U.S. Capitol, which has been put up in a perimeter around the complex, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Cars drive up to the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday evening, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Cars drive up to the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday evening, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A state trooper stands by New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A state trooper stands by New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A man crosses the street on a rainy and windy day in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A man crosses the street on a rainy and windy day in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Britain's Katie Boulter in their quaterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Britain's Katie Boulter in their quaterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

People stand outside their homes at a residential area as members of the new security forces take part in an operation to detain, according to the state media, militiamen affiliated with ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People stand outside their homes at a residential area as members of the new security forces take part in an operation to detain, according to the state media, militiamen affiliated with ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A cut-out of president-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A cut-out of president-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A man uses a power washer on Toulouse street a day after a vehicle was driven into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A man uses a power washer on Toulouse street a day after a vehicle was driven into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Matthias Hauswirth of New Orleans prays on the street near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Matthias Hauswirth of New Orleans prays on the street near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Members of the FBI walk around Bourbon Street during the investigation of a truck fatally crashing into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Members of the FBI walk around Bourbon Street during the investigation of a truck fatally crashing into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The northern lights appear over homes in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

The northern lights appear over homes in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Stefan Kraft, of Austria, soars through the air during his second round jump at the second stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Stefan Kraft, of Austria, soars through the air during his second round jump at the second stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Arizona State wide receiver Melquan Stovall (5) and Texas defensive back Warren Roberson (24) collide during the first half in the quarterfinals of a College Football Playoff, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Arizona State wide receiver Melquan Stovall (5) and Texas defensive back Warren Roberson (24) collide during the first half in the quarterfinals of a College Football Playoff, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Sikh devotees pray while standing in the pond surrounding the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, on New Year's Day in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Sikh devotees pray while standing in the pond surrounding the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, on New Year's Day in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Canda-Leigh Habonimana dips in the waters of Gatineau Park's Meech Lake in Chelsea, Que., during a polar bear dip on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP)

Canda-Leigh Habonimana dips in the waters of Gatineau Park's Meech Lake in Chelsea, Que., during a polar bear dip on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP)

Crows sit on a branch of a tree as the sun rises on a winter morning in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Crows sit on a branch of a tree as the sun rises on a winter morning in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Women talk on a street surrounded by buildings that were destroyed during the civil war at the district of Khalidiya in Homs, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Women talk on a street surrounded by buildings that were destroyed during the civil war at the district of Khalidiya in Homs, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Pope Francis kisses a wooden statuette of the infant Jesus at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis kisses a wooden statuette of the infant Jesus at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A couple kiss after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

A couple kiss after the ball drops in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Security personnel gather at the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Security personnel gather at the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Nicole Kidman gave a long-awaited dedication to her late mother Friday night at the Palm Springs Film Festival.

“I feel my momma right now. This is for you, momma,” Kidman said onstage in tears. The Australian actor and producer’s mother died last year shortly after Kidman arrived at the Venice Film Festival to promote “Babygirl."

“I didn’t get to do it at the Venice Film Festiva," the actor said. "Thank you for giving me the chance to say this is for my mom. My whole career has been for my mom and dad.”

Kidman's “Scarpetta” co-star and friend Jamie Lee Curtis presented her with the International Star Award during the 36th annual International Film Awards at the festival in Palm Springs, California.

The intimate gala kicked off Hollywood’s whirlwind award season, honoring some of the film industry’s most anticipated award contenders.

Kidman was among notable A-listers including Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini and Angelina Jolie, who was presented with the Desert Palm Achievement Award-Actress by her godmother, acclaimed actor Jacqueline Bisset.

Jolie, who portrays opera singer Maria Callas in the Netflix biopic “Maria,” is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture.

“I’m all right today because when I walk off of this stage, I am more myself because of you, Zahara, and your brothers and sisters,” the Academy Award-winning actor said to her daughter while reflecting on Callas’ difficult life. Jolie's speech came days after finalizing a divorce settlement with Brad Pitt that reached over eight years.

The night was full of onstage reflection as recipients and presenters gave long, heartfelt speeches at the non-televised event.

Colman Domingo, who was presented with the Spotlight Award by good friend Demi Moore, reflected on art’s impact on him as a child and its power to transform lives. The speech was a nod to his recent film, “Sing Sing,” which tells the story of incarcerated men who find purpose while acting in a theater group.

“I found art when I really needed it to be a parachute to save my life,” Domingo said. “Art saves lives. It saved mine. It will save yours.”

While receiving the Chairman Award, Timothée Chalamet said he feels “clear-sighted” about his career and credits music icon Bob Dylan for indirectly providing him with the perspective he has to work as an actor out of love for the art form.

Chalamet stars as Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” and spent more than five years preparing for his transformation into the folk musician.

“A wise man once said, ‘They can hurt your feelings if they boo you, they can also kill you with kindness.’ I took my anxiety about tonight as a good sign that I’m actually focused on what really matters. The work and the opportunity to do the work again," Chalamet said.

Intermixed with the sentiment, stars also took the time to poke fun at themselves and their peers.

Jennifer Coolidge presented Ariana Grande with the Rising Star award, noting the “Wicked” actor and pop star was already a household name.

“Hasn’t Ariana already risen?” Coolidge said.

Grande, who endearingly almost dropped the heavy award onstage, said she expected to receive “the withering star” award at age 31 and playfully gave thanks to her “good friends Botox and Juvederm.”

Chalamet, who presented director Denis Villeneuve with the Visionary award alongside Amy Adams, reminded the director that he had worked more production days with the director than actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

“Perhaps if I could paint a throughline for Denis' movies is that they just keep getting bigger and better. Apologies to Jake Gyllenhaal once more, who was in the earlier, smaller movies,” Chalamet said.

Kieran Culkin cheekily pointed out he was receiving a Breakthrough Award-Actor for his work in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” after working in the industry for over 30 years.

“It’s weird to be here, to have been doing this for over 36 years. Perfect time to get my breakthrough award,” Culkin said.

Mikey Madison received the Breakthrough Award-Actress for her work in Sean Baker’s “Anora,” while Adrien Brody received the Desert Palm Achievement Award-Actor.

The ensemble cast from “Conclave” took home the Ensemble Performance Award, with director Edward Berger praising unique performances by each of his actors in the religious drama.

“Emilia Pérez” earned the event's Vanguard Award. Actor Alan Cumming lauded the film and said his immediate reaction was, “What the actual (expletive) is going on here?’ I stayed utterly mesmerized until the credits.”

The stars won’t spend too much time in the California desert before traveling two hours north to Los Angeles in time for the 82nd Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.

Timothee Chalamet poses with the chairman's award for "A Complete Unknown" in the press room during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Timothee Chalamet poses with the chairman's award for "A Complete Unknown" in the press room during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Jacqueline Bisset, left, and Angelina Jolie, winner of the desert palm achievement award, actress for "Maria", pose in the press room during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Jacqueline Bisset, left, and Angelina Jolie, winner of the desert palm achievement award, actress for "Maria", pose in the press room during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Nicole Kidman accepts the international star award for "Babygirl" during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Nicole Kidman accepts the international star award for "Babygirl" during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Nicole Kidman accepts the international star award for "Babygirl" during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Nicole Kidman accepts the international star award for "Babygirl" during the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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