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Ledger Scholarship winner Anna McGahan. Source:
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The
Herald Sun reports
Shocked
Underbelly star Anna McGahan has won the Heath Ledger Scholarship at the annual
Australians in Film Awards in Los Angeles.
Set up in memory of Ledger, the scholarship is a stepping stone to Hollywood for the 24-year-old Queenslander.
Past recipients include Dark Shadows star Bella Heathcote and Packed to the Rafters' Ryan Corr.
"I was completely shocked. I had a minor heart attack," the actor told Who magazine. "I was flown over under the idea that I was on the short list, (it) was mind-blowing to hear the news."
McGahan's award includes $10,000 in prizemoney, an Australia-LA round-trip ticket and a one-year scholarship to LA's Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
Former Rafters star Jessica McNamee and Abbie Cornish attended the event along with Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus.
Hemsworth was honoured with the 2012 Australians in Film Breakthrough Award with Yvonne Strahovski.
Strahovski's recent credits include the TV series Chuck and Melbourne-made film Killer Elite.
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