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Nicole Kidman will present Mentalist star Simon Baker (pictured) with an award at the Ozwood event of the year, G'Day USA, in Los Angeles on January 16. The black-tie gala, held annually in the heart of Hollywood, will also honor Toni Collette and golfing great Greg Norman.

Simon Baker & Greg Norman to be Honored at G-Day USA.

The event is famously the setting of Kidman's meeting with Keith Urban in 2005. The pair went on to marry.


Baker and Collette were announced weeks ago as honorees but Norman's addition was a surprise. "Greg Norman is a great Australian with a huge profile in the US and has not just been successful on the golf course. In business he has also been an Australian champion," said Chris De Cure, Australia's consul-general in Los Angeles and a member of the G'Day steering committee.

Past G'Day ball honorees include Kidman, Urban, Mel Gibson, Rod Laver, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Steve Irwin, Cate Blanchett and Kylie Minogue.

The ball also attracts Hollywood A-listers, with past attendees including John Travolta, Harrison Ford, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sally Field and John McEnroe.

As part of a new advertising campaign in the US, Qantas, a founding sponsor of G'Day, will slash business fares by 50 percent, while economy return tickets will start at $798.

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