Big congratulations to Ms Cornish for her AFI Award Best Lead Actress nomination for her performance as Fanny Brawne in Jane Campion’s Bright Star! It is truly wonderful to see Abbie’s stunning portrayal recognized by the Australian Film Institute. She has previously won for her work in Somersault and Wildside and been nominated for Candy and Marking Time.

AFI AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS

• Abbie Cornish. Bright Star.
• Morgana Davies. The Tree.
• Charlotte Gainsbourg. The Tree.
• Jacki Weaver. Animal Kingdom.

Bright Star earned an impressive total of 11 nominations, including for Feature Film, Best Direction and Cinematography. Congratulations to the whole crew for the wonderful honor!

The AFI Awards will be handed out in Melbourne on December 10 and 11. The ceremony will be broadcast on Saturday December 11 on the Nine Network at 9.30pm.

Last night, Abbie Cornish attended PETA’s 30th Anniversary Gala And Humanitarian Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. She wore a cute one shouldered navy dress with black shoes. She looked very pretty! At the Gala she presented on stage to actress and fellow vegetarian, Lea Michele who won a humanitarian award at the event.

Earlier this year Abbie Cornish was named Australia’s sexiest vegetarian. She’s been one since the age of thirteen.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: PETA’s 30th Anniversary Gala And Humanitarian Awards – Show
- Public Events: PETA’s 30th Anniversary Gala And Humanitarian Awards – Backstage
- Public Events: PETA’s 30th Anniversary Gala And Humanitarian Awards – Red Carpet

It seems Abbie didn’t attend Comic-Con but her fellow Sucker Punch co-stars did. The girls and director Zac Snyder presented the first footage and gave a panel discussion for fans. The footage shown surely sounds awesome and I hope it makes its way online very soon!

ComingSoon.net live blogged the event yesterday on their website and this is what they reported back on:

Geoff Boucher suggests that the presentation for Sucker Punch could be another “firecracker” that’s been lit in Hall H at Comic-Con and he introduces Zack Snyder who comes out to big cheers, and he’s being asked a few general questions about the movie.

Zack says he’s been working on the movie for eight years or longer, and that he was a fan of fantasy and that he just had this journey he wanted to “torture these girls with” and they agreed. (The girls being the female cast mentioned above.)

They’re bringing out those very same girls before showing the footage. Out comes Carla Gugino, Jamie Chung, Vanessa Hudgens, Jenna Malone and Emily Browning, and they followed with an insane montage of footage we will describe as best we can in a second.

… read on

According to ComingSoon.net, a sneak peek of Sucker Punch will be presented at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 24, 2010. I would assume that Abbie will be present if the shooting schedule for W.E. allows her to. Read up for further details:

11:45-1:15 Warner Bros.: Green Lantern, Sucker Punch, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows— Warner Bros. showcases three eagerly awaited upcoming new films in this Hall H presentation!

Sucker Punch — Fasten your seatbelt for a sneak peek at the dark action fantasy Sucker Punch, from director Zack Snyder, who previewed his films 300 and Watchmen at past Comic-Cons. A group of young girls escape the dark reality of their lives through their vivid imagination, which takes them to various fantasy locations in different realms. The ensemble cast features Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Carla Gugino, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, and Jon Hamm.

Miss Abbie attended the Activision E3 2010 Preview a week back, on June 14. As you may notice, her locks are now long and back to a darker color – perhaps to prepare for the role of Wally Winthrop in W.E.? Personally, I think Abbie looks absolutely ravishing with dark hair! According to reports, Abbie hung out with Sucker Punch co-star Vanessa Hudgens at the event.

Goss from E! Online:

Oh no, Vanessa was totally grinding with…

Abbie Cornish! The woman arrived at Staples solo, but she met up with Vanessa and Brittany Snow inside the show.

“Vanessa and Abbie were dancing and holding hands during the concert, having a great time,” onlookers tell us.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: Activision E3 2010 Preview