Farrah Fawcett was intentionally left out of the "in memoriam" segment at Sunday’s Oscars, organisers have admitted. Facing a barrage of criticism after failing to honour the late Charlie’s Angels star.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences executive director Bruce Davis said organisers considered including Fawcett but decided she was better known for her "remarkable television work".

The Academy believed it would be more appropriate for the actress, who died from cancer in June last year, to be honoured at the Emmy Awards, Davis told AP. The reasoning is unlikely to placate Fawcett’s family, who released.

A press statement following Sunday’s ceremony, saying that they were "deeply saddened" and "bereft" after watching Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richards, Brittany Murphy and others remembered during a performance by James Taylor.

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Now that the envelopes have been ripped open and the winners have finally popped out of them, it is time for some soul searching. Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, had a great quote to offer to the media.

“I think the Academy voters did what they do. You and I might disagree with one thing or another. But they did what they needed to do”, he quipped. I have no idea about “You”, but I am clear about what I wanted out of this year’s Oscars.

I have, in my long years of reporting and commenting, found that juries often honour men and their creations for reasons other than talent or merit. A classic example of this was Michael Moore’s 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, an extremely harsh look at the George Bush presidency in America.

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Sandra Bullock wants to have her Oscar welded to her car. The 45-year-old star, who picked up the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'The Blind Side', wants to be reminded she is a movie star when doing mundane daily chores and has asked her husband, biker Jesse James, to attach the statue to her vehicle. She said: "I'm going to have Jesse weld the Oscar to the hood of the car. "It will be there to remind me as I do the school and grocery runs. I'm taking my award food shopping. More people will see it."

Sandra also admitted she has not yet come to terms with winning the award and being in the company of other Oscar-winning actresses such as Dame Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep - but is glad the ceremony is over so she can go back to leading a normal life. She told the Daily Star newspaper: "It's really hard for it so sink in. Now I can go days without wearing make-up, eating cheese burgers, get back to my life walking the dogs and doing the things everybody else does.

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Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar triumph has had an instant effect on her movie's fortunes with rentals more than doubling in a matter of hours. The Hurt Locker landed six titles at the world's biggest movie bash this week, including best director and film.

Now DVD subscription firm Lovefilm has reported rentals for the Iraq war thriller shot up by 117 per cent in 24 hours following its victories. Other winning titles have proved a hit with armchair movie fans, with.

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Kim Kardashian looked smashing in a white-hot bikini Sunday while vacationing with beau Reggie Bush in Costa Rica.On Monday, she Twittered that she had a photo shoot Tuesday and asked fans for advice."Do I get up at 6am to workout or sleep that extra hour to and look more rested. Toned or rested???" she asked.She was pleased with the responses.

"Not ONE reply said to workout!" she said. "Everyone said sleep and be rested. Usually its like half and half but not this time!"In the end, Kardashian said she ended up doing sit ups and squats at home for 30 minutes. "Best of both worlds," she wrote.

BRITISH actress Carey Mulligan became “really excited” when she pulled up in her car to go to the Oscars and saw a man carrying a huge gun.

The star  who missed out on the Best Actress gong at the Academy Awards Sunday night  spotted the security for the show she felt a mixture of extreme excitement and fear all rolled in to one.

“There were guys with enormous shotguns as I came in,” she says. “That is when I thought, ‘This is major’. That is when I got really excited because it felt really big.

“I thought it must be huge if the men have guns that big!” Carey, 24, recently revealed she isn’t sure what the future holds for her acting career.

“This is all a dream come true for me. But I don’t have another job yet so I don’t know what I’m going to do  maybe the dole,” said Mulligan, who recently finished shooting Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

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Analysts Nielsen Company said 41.3 million viewers watched The Hurt Locker win six awards, including best film. It is up 14% on the 36.3 million viewers.

Who watched Slumdog Millionaire dominate last year's ceremony. Nielsen used digital video recording data for the first time this year, meaning anyone who recorded the Oscars to watch later was counted.

Ratings boost

The ratio of commercial hits to arthouse films in the Oscars race has long influenced the show's ratings success. An increase in the number of nominations for best picture this year - which included more mainstream films like Up and Avatar - is likely to have given the ceremony a boost.

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The Hollywood superstar  who on Saturday scooped the Worst Actress at the Razzies  took home the Best Actress gong for her role in The Blind Side. We at Showbiz Spy are delighted about this; Sandy B is amazing!! Sandra  who previously insisted she was leaving her Oscars gown ’till the last minute   was rockin’ a sexy gold beaded Marchesa gown with delicate embroidery on the bodice.

Speaking to reporters before the big event, Bullock revealed she was scared of tripping over her heels. “Anytime I present tonight or walk up and down those stairs, I just don’t want these heels to pull this body down!” the actress, 45, said on E!’s pre-Oscar special. “As long as the body stays upright, it’s a perfect night!”

As she once again showcases the curves which brought her fame, Kim Kardashian spoke of the joys of being a reality TV star.

The 29-year-old, who recently lost more than half a stone, features in a sultry photoshoot in lad's mag FHM this month.

And male fans will be pleased to see her back in a bikini. Recently she has been devoting much of her time to her TV project.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians. But, as she explains.

It's a labour of love. She appears alongside her American footballer boyfriend Reggie Bush, her sisters.

Kourtney and Khloe and is obviously happy with her lot. "I couldn't have a better job in the entire world.

She told the magazine, "I mean, it's my job to film a TV show with my family."

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Nicole Scherzinger and Pamela Anderson have been confirmed in the line-up for the next Dancing with the Stars.

The sexy singer and the former Baywatch star will take part in the 10th season of the US reality show, in which they will be paired with a professional dancer who will teach them both Latin and ballroom dances.

Other stars to take part include astronaut Buzz Aldrin, former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Shannen Doherty, mother-of-eight Kate Gosselin, figure skater Evan Lysacek.

All My Children actor Aiden Turner, comedienne Niecy Nash, sports newsreader Erin Andrews, Bachelor star Jake Pavelka and American footballer Chad Ochocinco.

All 11 couples will dance on the first episode, which airs on the US later this month, performing either the Viennese Waltz or the Cha-cha.

During week two, the pairs will dance their second routines in another two-hour show and the dance duo with the lowest score - based on a combination of the judges' scores and the public vote - will be eliminated. Last year, the series was won by Donny Osmond.