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THE daughter of in a Sydney nursing fa- showbiz legend cility. Her only daugh- Kidman says Jeanne Little has cre- ter, graphic designer ated a fund to carry Katie Little Poulton, out research into the has created the Jeanne disease that has clai- Little Alzheimer’s Re- med most of her moth- search Fund to help er’s memories. fight the disease. she’ll dress Little, an Australian ‘‘Let’s try to do some- icon and darling of thing really positive, Australian television create a fund that actu- for more than 30 years, ally does go towards re- is now being cared for search,’’ she said . tutu impress

NICOLE Kidman joked she might Shine, is up for a supporting actor tro- wear a tutu to this month’s Academy phy for The King’s Speech and he said Awards, Geoffrey Rush admitted he he has room on his mantelpiece for wouldn’t mind another Oscar while another. Jacki Weaver revealed she would soon ‘‘Gosh, it would be an overload, but I be speaking with an American accent. wouldn’t mind it,’’ Rush said. The Australian trio made the dis- The King’s Speech, which follows closures at a star-studded Oscar lunch King George VI’s ascension to the at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. throne and battle to overcome a stut- The four-course lunch is an invite- ter, is a favourite for the best picture only annual tradition for Oscar nomi- Oscar and Rush said reports coming nees, with Kidman, Rush and Weaver in said Queen Elizabeth II was joining Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, ‘‘moved’’ by the film. Helena Bonham Carter, Javier Weaver, a first time Oscar nominee Bardem and more than 140 others hop- at the age of 63 for her performance in PUB: ing to score a gold statuette at the Feb- Australian drama Animal Kingdom, ruary 27 Academy Awards ceremony. said the last few weeks attending Hol- ‘‘I love free lunches,’’ best support- lywood events and award ceremonies

TNEWS NT ing actor nominee Mark Ruffalo was ‘‘mindboggling’’. laughed. Kidman, pictured, is known ‘‘If I was a bell, I’d be ringing,’’ as one of Hollywood’s great fashioni- Weaver said. stas, however the actress said two- The Oscar nomination and multiple year-old daughter Sunday Rose had film critic association award wins ‘‘strong opinions’’ on what she would made Weaver a hot commodity in Hol- wear to the Oscars and preferred lywood and, after almost 50 years

DATE: ‘‘pretty dresses’’. working in Australian film, TV and ‘‘Fingers crossed guys,’’ Kidman, stage productions she could soon be nominated in the best actress category cast in Hollywood films. Weaver has for Rabbit Hole, told reporters. hired a Los Angeles-based agent, man- ‘‘I could be wearing a tutu.’’ ager and lawyer and ‘‘several’’ inter- 9-FEB-2011 Rush, an Oscar winner in 1997 for esting roles have been offered to her. PAGE:

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