Abbie has been in Los Angeles recently attending new events for various videos games. One being the debut of the DJ Hero game and while at the E3 Expo attended the XBox Booth and there are some cute shots of her playing Project Natal.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: 2009 E3 Expo – XBOX Day 1
- Events: ActiVision Hosts The Debut Of “DJ Hero”

It’s very likely many have seen at least one 2009 best picture nominee, or maybe even the winner. And now that Cannes is only a memory, it’s time to shuffle through the possibilities before the onslaught of Venice, Telluride and Toronto speculation.

Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” is probably the most likely film from the Cannes competition to make inroads with awards season. Campion is one of only three women to be nominated for a best director Oscar (for The Piano, back in 1993). And while her Bright Star didn’t win over the Cannes jury, it’s got the Academy written all over it: Brit-produced, beautifully shot, romantic period piece that’s likely to be a big hit with critics. Stars Ben Winshaw and Abbie Cornish seem like they have shots at lead acting nods, Paul Schneider has been singled out for his supporting performance, and art direction and costume design nominations seem as likely as Up getting an animated feature nod at this point. If the film takes off when it’s released this fall, denying Campion nods for her screenplay and perhaps even directing might be hard for a group that has vastly under-rewarded women in these categories.

Source: IndieWire

Eight ears ago Abbie Cornish spent her first Cannes Film Festival as a backpacker, sleeping in a friend’s hotel room.

On Friday night the 26-year-old looked every bit the movie star as she stepped onto the red carpet for the opening of the world’s most prestigious film festival, on the French Riviera.

Wearing a lavender gown by Australian designer Toni Maticevski, Cornish lived up to her promise as the leader of Australia’s next generation of film stars.

Also yesterday was the world premiere of Bright Star. Abbie attended the film’s premiere and looked radiant and regal in a lavender gown and her hair swept up. Miss Cornish looks so polished, and gorgeous! You can now view over 100 images from the event, with thanks to Mariana for many HQ pictures.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: 2009 Cannes Film Festival – Bright Star Premiere

The first reviews of Bright Star are in! Variety calls Abbie’s performance outstanding, which is quite a compliment in my book!

With brown hair pulled tightly back and a tad more filled out than before, Cornish is made to look more plain than she actually is, which better emphasizes the importance of Fanny’s character for Keats. The majority of her performance’s success rests in her eyes, which are remarked upon by Brown for their amber hue and which, one senses, see and process so much. All of Campion’s films center upon strong, complicated women, and Cornish’s Fanny takes her place among the most memorable of them.

Source: Variety

Australian actress Abbie Cornish, in a career-defining role, shoulders the story’s dramatic burden. Her Fanny Brawne, grounded and forthright, is initially more interested in sewing than poetry – by Keats or anyone else. But gradually she becomes enthralled by him.

Source: Telegraph

Abbie Cornish is magnetic as the headstrong 18-year-old muse who shyly teases Keats about the quality of his verse. There’s a dash of Nicole Kidman about her performance, and the way she can never quite hide the emotions raging behind her eyes.

Source: The Times