As earlier reported, Abbie Cornish was honored at yesterday’s AiF 2008 Breakthrough Awards.

One of the night’s honorees, Abbie Cornish, also paid tribute to Ledger, her costar in 2006’s Candy. “Heath’s a magical guy,” she told People. “Really incredible in every way – as a human being and as an artist.”

Source: People

Los Angeles-based Australians in Film (AiF), the preeminent organization for expatriate Australians in the entertainment industry, is holding its fourth annual Breakthrough Awards to honor up-and-coming Australian actresses Abbie Cornish (Stop Loss) and Mia Wasikowska (In Treatment) on June 5, 2008, it was announced today by Susie Dobson, president of AiF. As part of the organization’s program to support emerging talent from Australia, Dobson also announced that AiF has established the Heath Ledger Scholarship Fund which will be presented annually to a young Australia-based actor to help them pursue their dream in Hollywood. The first Scholarship recipient to receive a financial contribution from AiF will be announced in 2009.

The Heath Ledger Scholarship is named in honor of Ledger who was an Ambassador for AiF before his untimely death in January 2008 and has the full support of the Heath Ledger family.

Abbie Cornish has been nominated as one of PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities for 2008. The poll runs through 16 June. For more information and to cast your votes, please visit PETA.org.uk.

Being “green”, living healthy, embracing compassion and looking fabulous are all the rage in Tinseltown right now, with more and more celebrities finally figuring out that the best way to make all these things a part of their daily lives is by going vegetarian.

Whether they chose to go veg to improve their health, to help end global warming, or to avoid contributing to the inexcusable cruelty to animals on factory farms and in slaughterhouses, one thing is for sure – all these vegetarian celebrities have won our hearts and the hearts of animals.

We think they’re all sexy and couldn’t possibly pick just one favourite compassionate Hollywood hottie. We need your help! Cast your vote today for the World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity, and stay tuned for the winners.

This is kind of off-topic but actress Kate Bosworth recently spoke to The Herald Sun and mentioned that she loves Abbie’s work, which I thought was kind of cool!

She loves working with Aussies and the perfect flick would have her starring alongside the nation’s best.

“I’d love to work with Cate Blanchett. To me, she’s as good as it gets. She really is absolutely amazing,” Bosworth says.

“I’ve only met her a few times but she’s lovely. Naomi I know a lot better. I love her, she’s so down to earth and great. I’d love to work with her. I admire both of them and their work.

“If I was to have the good fortune of having a career like either of them I’d be a lucky girl. Abbie Cornish as well. She’s amazing too. I’d like to work with her. People kind of think when you get that question of who you want to work with next you can’t say people. It’s absurd. I’d say, ‘Yeah, I’d love to work with them or Natalie Portman’. I’m not competitive that way.”

Also, some of you asked what happened to the Bright Star set pictures. The site was recently hacked and we lost some recent updates when recovering a clean back up. I do, however, still have the photos and they will be added on my next update. I’ve just been really swamped recently and have not had the chance to update the gallery yet. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Today’s the day - Stop-Loss finally hits US big screens! Please be sure to go and see it. Abbie has been getting rave reviews for her performance and the film itself has been very well received too. Since I am unable to see it myself (as I live in the UK), I would really appreciate any comments from the fans so please be sure to post your thoughts!