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NICOLE Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Baz Luhrmann may be long shots for Oscar nominations, but the special effects wizards on Australia are in with a great chance.

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DESPITE tepid reviews, Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia has surpassed Moulin Rouge as the director's best performing film.

ACTOR John Travolta gave his son mouth to mouth resuscitation for 20 minutes after the teenager apparently suffered a seizure.

A QANTAS source has revealed details of the actor's relationship with his teenage son Jett, who died suddenly.

ACTOR Tom Cruise, one of Scientology's best-known followers, overcame the effects of his dyslexia thanks to the church's teachings, he says.

OSCAR winner Cate Blanchett is refusing to buy into Hollywood's cosmetic surgery obsession, and she has her husband's support.

STAR defies expectations and wins favourable reviews from German critics for his portrayal of a Prussian army officer.

FAMILIES may be pulling in their belts this Christmas, but not Tom and Katie, who spent $6,000 on wrapping paper.

JENNIFER Aniston confesses she was tricked into her raunchy magazine cover which she says owes a lot to photoshopping.

"CULTURAL sensitivites" have stopped Warner Bros releasing the Dark Knight in Chinese cinemas.

SCARLETT Johannson has sold a used tissue on ebay, raising a staggering amount for a US charity.

KATIE Holmes is facing one of the biggest choices of her life.

NEWS.com.au is predicting who will win at the Oscars with our imaginatively titled new feature, the Oscars Predictor.

JESSICA Alba and Cash Warren have confounded the paparazzi by getting married secretly, for the second time, at their LA home.

AUSTRALIA director Baz Luhrmann says he will move quickly onto his next film, The Great Gatsby, which he sees as a perfect story for the current economic crisis.

ACTRESS Scarlett Johansson has put a used tissue on eBay to be auctioned for charity, with bidding reaching over $3000.

NICOLE Kidman has been snubbed again by Hollywood, scoring no nominations for the prestigious SAG Awards.

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