Clooney donates Oscar goodies

Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney has donated his bag of Oscar goodies to an auction to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The Syriana actor, who won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award on March 5, insists he has no need for the expensive gifts, which are given to the millionaire celebrities, simply for attending the annual ceremony.

The bag, which contains a host of items including a BlackBerry 8700c, a Kay Unger kimono and a Tahitian-pearl necklace, will be auctioned for the United Way Hurricane Response and Relief Recovery Fund from March 21.

United Way spokeswoman Sheila Consaul says the highest bidder will receive a handwritten thank you note from Clooney.