Former Summer Bay residents Chris Hemsworth and Ryan Kwanten were given Breakthrough Awards by the Los Angeles-based Australians In Film organisation tonight. The event was hosted by Rove McManus and Aussie stars hitting the red carpet included Delta Goodrem, Elissa Down, Emma Lung, Tasma Walton, Radha Mitchell and Stephanie Jacobsen. Neighbours and Beneath Hill 60 actress Bella Heathcote received the AIF Heath Ledger Scholarship, which helps launch young Australian talent in Hollywood.
It was a rainy green faux grass carpet for last night's seventh annual Global Green Pre-Oscars Party at Avalon in LA, which meant that many of the stars rushed in to keep from getting wet. Jessica Alba in a Viktor and Rolf dress and Cash Warren huddled close under their umbrella, only stopping to take a couple of photos, while Joel Madden and Benji Madden avoided the carpet almost entirely on their way in to provide the evening's entertainment. James Cameron, whose Avatar is up for a bunch of awards at Monday's Oscars and is touted for its environmental message, took cover under an enormous umbrella to grant a few interviews on his way into the bash. The inclement weather expected this weekend may mean another rainy red carpet for the Academy Awards, something the stars are used to this award season after the downpour at the Golden Globes.
