Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has lodged objections after Kylie Jenner, part of the Kardashian celebrity clan, sought trademark protection for the name.

A company around 18-year-old model Jenner asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to register "KYLIE" in capital letters for use in advertising.

The ABC TV network said Monday 34.3 million Americans watched the 2016 Oscars, the lowest ratings in eight years for the glitzy culmination to Hollywood's annual awards season.

Despite headlines generated by a race row embroiling the 88th Academy Awards, the audience was six percent down on last year's 36.6 million in the same day "fast nationals" rating.

Many of the Oscars went to those tipped by the experts, but the evening was far from predictable, with notable surprises punctuated by powerful, emotional moments to remember.

Here are five top moments from the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday:

Leonardo DiCaprio won his long-awaited first Oscar for revenge epic "The Revenant" Sunday but journalism drama "Spotlight" took best picture in a surprising end to Hollywood's glittering awards season.

The night was overshadowed by a simmering race row, addressed head-on by black host Chris Rock, who delivered a series of caustic jokes targeting the Academy's overwhelmingly white male membership.

Superhero blockbuster "Deadpool" dominated the North American box office over Oscar weekend, beating out the fantasy epic "Gods of Egypt," which staged a disappointing second-place debut, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Starring Ryan Reynolds as a Marvel Comics character, "Deadpool" took in an estimated $31.5 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said. That gives the film a projected total of $286 million after it clocked the fastest rise of any R-rated movie in history following its debut three weeks ago.

Hollywood hits the Oscars red carpet Sunday for its annual show of glitz and pageantry honoring cinema's finest -- with a broiling row over diversity an awkward guest at the party.

Tinseltown's elite are looking forward to the usual sparkling night of celebration, with survival epic "The Revenant" leading the charge for golden statuettes and a panoply of rivals snapping at its heels.

Elton John gave a surprise West Hollywood concert to several thousand fans ahead of the Oscars, with Lady Gaga as guest performer.

The 66-year-old Grammy-winning musician played in the parking lot of what used to be Los Angeles' Tower Records store, as a gesture of thanks to the city that hosts his Academy Awards viewing party to raise funds for his AIDS foundation.

The Philippines criticized Madonna on Sunday for disrespecting its flag during a concert in Manila, and said it would call on organizers of  future events to avoid similar incidents.

Photos from one of her two concerts last week published in local media showed the 57-year-old American mega-star draped in the Philippine flag.

At a time of simmering Mideast tensions and rising malaise, a group of French chefs recently visited the West Bank to bring a little joie de vivre to Palestinian kitchens.

The eight chefs visited restaurants in Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus and east Jerusalem in a weeklong event earlier this month sponsored by the French government, which prides itself on culinary diplomacy and has held similar events in Japan, Brazil, India, Morocco and elsewhere.

France's top film awards ceremony, the Cesars, celebrated diversity on Friday with honors for films about the struggles of life as an immigrant and forced marriage.

The creme de la creme of French showbiz gathered in Paris Friday for the 41st Cesars just two days ahead of its Hollywood equivalent, the Oscars, which have been panned as "too white".