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Story by Jack Foley
NICOLE Kidman and Russell Crowe have been honoured as ‘living
treasures’, by Australian authorities.
The Oscar-winning duo were recognised by the National Trust of
Australia's living treasures committee, alongside other figures
such as cricketer, Steve Waugh, who retired last year.
The actors replace those who have died since the inaugural awards
were announced in 1997, including include country singer, Slim
Dusty, and actor, Ruth Cracknell.
According to Michael Ball, chairman of the committee: "We
felt it was time to revive the list through a democratic process."
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Ironically, neither Kidman nor Crowe are native Australians.
Kidman was born in Hawaii, while Crowe hails from Wellington,
New Zealand.
But both are said to be extremely honoured by their new-found
status.
Both have won Oscars during their illustrious careers - Kidman
for The Hours and Crowe for A
Beautiful Mind and Gladiator.
Both also appeared in films which featured prominently in this
year’s awards season - Kidman, for Cold
Mountain, and Crowe for Peter Weir’s naval epic, Master
and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Crowe will next appear alongside Renee Zellweger in Cinderella
Man, in which he plays a boxer. The film has had to be put back
to 2005, after its backers, Universal Pictures, decided they needed
more time to market it, thus making it ineligible for next year’s
Oscars.
The delay in release has largely been caused by the star dislocating
his shoulder, in January.
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