A Scholarship is being launched in name of the late Heath Ledger to help young people fulfill their acting dreams.
Australians in Film has set-up a fund which will be awarded to one up-and-coming actor each year.
The organization was established in 2001 to support Australians in the film and television industries. It has announced it will honor actresses Abbie Cornish and Mia Wasikowska at its fourth annual breakthrough awards at a California ceremony on June 5.
Australia-native Ledger, who starred in top movies including ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and ‘A Knight’s Tale’, was found dead in his New York apartment in January after taking an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. He was just 28.
