Thrill of the case at the Oscars

...Best-actress nominees are the most sought-after: they will reportedly get a $20,400 lingerie set featuring a gold and diamond brooch, and a hammer decorated in gold leaf and crystals.

STM got lucky when a US client was asked to put together products for the gift basket, and thought of them.

All the nominees will take home STM's iPod case.

It will also be given to presenters such as past Oscar winners and A-list celebrities Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Hilary Swank and Nicole Kidman.

But it almost ended in disaster: there was a last-minute rush to get the order to the US after the manufacturer failed to meet the deadline.

"We were frantically trying to get there on time, it was constant hammering on the phone," Mr Nyholm said.

While he said he does not usually watch the Oscars, Mr Nyholm said he will be tuning in next Sunday.

"I'll see if I can catch anyone with a basket with our product inside.

It's extremely difficult to measure [the value of] this kind of thing but we should hope to see a spike in the sales." Email Print Normal font Large font Subscribe to The SMH and you could win a $26,000 holiday to London SPONSORED LINKS 1141020023973-smh.com.auhttp://www.smh.com.au/news/film/thrill-of-the-case-at-the-oscars/2006/02/27/1141020023973.htmlsmh.com.auSydney Morning Herald2006-02-28Thrill of the case at the OscarsJordan BakerEntertainmentFilmhttp://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

... Rumor mill • Olympic gold medalist Shaun ‘‘the Flying Tomato" White was spotted with actress Lindsay Lohan one night last week at the New York club Bungalow 8.

No word on whether she and the snowboarding sensation were canoodling.

Funny business Recent headlines from the satirical newspaper The Onion: • ‘‘Girlfriend Dumped After Valentine-Candy-Related Weight Gain" • ‘‘Voices in Man’s Head Make Great Point About Time Management" • ‘‘Alito Keeps Telling Supreme Court How They Did Things in Circuit Court" • ‘‘Father Doesn’t Understand Teenage Son’s Obsession With Classic Rock" • ‘‘Opinion: Life Is Too Precious To Be Enjoyed" Legal briefs • Actor Brad Renfro pleaded guilty to attempted possession of heroin in a case stemming from his December arrest during a sting in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles.

He was given three years’ probation and must enter a rehab program.

• Film director Lee Tamahori pleaded no contest to criminaltrespass charges in return for having a pair of prostitution charges dropped.

Tamahori was arrested Jan.

8 after allegedly soliciting an undercover cop while wearing a dress and wig.

For the record • Actress Ellen Barkin has reportedly received $20 million in her divorce from billionaire Ron Perelman.

The Revlon boss, 62, and the Sea of Love star, 51, reportedly ended their marriage Feb.

14, only a month after Perelman served Barkin divorce papers, New York’s Daily News says.

• Elizabeth Taylor will mark her 7...

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