Nicole Kidman hunts Oscar glory

EPIC romance Australia will kick off its multi-million dollar Oscars campaign next week when stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman appear on Oprah Winfrey's US talk show.

The high-profile television appearance will launch a 10-week worldwide promotional blitz, with Kidman, Jackman and Sydney director Baz Luhrmann set to launch the long-anticipated movie in the US, Sydney, London and Paris.

While the film is due to have its world premiere in Australia in two weeks it's still unseen by critics, but influential taste-maker Winfrey was given a sneak peak of Australia in unfinished form ahead of her interviews with the two stars last week.