Born in Western Australia to Zimbabwean parents, Charmaine Bingwa is the first openly gay and woman of colour to win the $US30,000 Heath Ledger Scholarship presented by Australians in Film.
Aaron Glenane is honoured to be among the 10 finalists for this year’s Heath Ledger Scholarship.
There were a record number of applications including an increase from diverse and under-represented communities for the Heath Ledger Scholarship, now in its 10th year and worth $US30,000.
Rose Byrne, Matt Damon, Naomi Watts, director Gregor Jordan, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, director Jeremy Podeswa, Elizabeth Debicki and LA-based casting director Carmen Cuba will be among the official judges for the 10th anniversary of Australians in Film's Heath Ledger Scholarship.
As Australians in Film’s Heath Ledger scholarship celebrates its tenth year, the organisation has made a call for actors from diverse and under-represented communities to apply.
The actor, who recently starred in the 'The Bronx Bull', has been shortlisted for the award twice before landing this year’s win.
Ledger's Candy co-star Abbie Cornish, serving on the judging committee for the first time, said that "the quality of Ashleigh’s work to-date combined with her single-minded approach to fulfilling her acting potential made her the worthy recipient of thi
The finalists include Christian Antidormi (Spartacus: War of the Damned, Home and Away), Mojean Aria (The Bronx Bull), Natasha Bassett (Hail, Caesar!), Chloe Bayliss (Backtrack),Harley Bonner (Neighbours), Shareena Clanton (Last Cab to Darwin), Ashleigh C