London, Feb 4 : Australian postal authority have honoured four Oscar-winning Australian actors-Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush- by immortalising them in postage stamp.

The stars have been named legends of the year by the post office.

All the four actors have been presented with 24-carat gold replicas of their special edition 55 cent (25 pence) stamps.

Cate Blanchett said she felt "utterly, deeply humbled and chuffed by the fact I''m on a stamp. I''m going to be licked by millions of Australians and I can''t wait," reports The BBC.

Melbourne, Feb 01: Nicole Kidman has been caught smoking once again - this time while shooting for her new film `Nine' on location in Rome.

Kidman has been criticised for choosing to light up in the past by anti-smoking lobby groups.

In between filming scenes for `Nine', Kidman and co-star Daniel Day-Lewis shared a cigarette, and played up to the cameras once she realised she''d been spotted, according to the Sunday Telegraph.

The Aussie actress initially denied being a smoker, before admitting that she was an occasional smoker, reports News. com. au.

Sydney - Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman denied Tuesday she was embarrassed by her performance in Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia and fled her homeland for fear of what the critics would say about the country's costliest film.

Last week Britain's Daily Mail quoted Kidman saying in a November 21 interview with a Sydney radio station that she "squirmed in her seat," couldn't "connect emotionally at all with it," and "ran" from the expected bad reviews.

Sydney - Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman denied Tuesday she was embarrassed by her performance in Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia and fled her homeland for fear of what the critics would say about the country's costliest film.

Last week Britain's Daily Mail quoted Kidman saying in a November 21 interview with a Sydney radio station that she "squirmed in her seat," couldn't "connect emotionally at all with it," and "ran" from the expected bad reviews.

Kidman's Sydney-based publicist said the Daily Mail report misrepresented what the 41-year-old actor had said.

Sydney, Jan 09 : Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman has admitted that she is not proud of her performance in `Australia', and was quite uncomfortable watching it.

The actress stated that she was very fidgety while watching the flick with her husband Keith Urban at the Sydney Premier.

"I can''t look at this movie and be proud of what I''ve done. I sat there, and I looked at Keith and went, ''Am I any good in this movie?" The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Kidman, as saying.

However, Kidman was all praises for her co-actor Hugh Jackman and Brandon Walters' performances in the flick.

London, December 25 : Nicole Kidman's dream house may just give her the creeps after a 100-room motel was set to come up overlooking her back garden.

The Oscar-winner, along with hubby Keith Urban, had purchased the 3-million pound mansion in the scenic Sutton Forest in New South Wales, Australia.

Gary Cowan, who co-owns the pub next to the development, said: "If they were looking for privacy it''s not the best place. We can see the place from the pub as it is."

The actress' rep, however, trashed the claims suggesting the couple were thinking of putting up the plot for sale, reports the Mirror.