It looks likely the king of country music will be sharing his moment of glory with a couple of loved-up cowboys at next Sunday's Oscar ceremony. The results of our online poll show that [Joaquin Phoenix] is your hot favourite to take the coveted best actor gong, while <I>Brokeback Mountain</I> should be the one riding off into the sunset with the trophies for best movie and best director.
There was a distinctly urban feel to this year's Country Music Awards after Nashville's favourite sons and daughters upped sticks and headed for the Big Apple. New York is more accustomed to feting the big names of hip-hop and rock and roll, but there was no shortage of star power on hand when the annual event made its debut in the city that never sleeps.
[Heather Mills-McCartney] met up with America's favourite blonde bombshell at the weekend when [Pamela Anderson] joined the charity campaigner at the annual People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals Awards gala. And the glamorous pair were far from the only big names supporting the cause, as a roll-call of showbiz stars turned out for the glitzy bash.