We have more exciting news today – Isabel is set to be honoured at the Beverly Hills Film, TV & New Media Festival next week! This is great news for Isabel, so a big congratulations goes to her. The Wedding Party will also be screened at the festival.

The award ceremony in which the honourees will be celebrated takes place next Thursday – October 20th – so be sure to check back here then and in the days after for all the coverage we can put together! It’s a great honour for Izzy and I’m looking forward to seeing her at the event, as I’m sure you are too

2nd Annual Beverly Hills Film, TV & New Media Festival Boasts Eight Days of Screenings, Red Carpet Premieres and Panels Beginning October 20, 2011

The Beverly Hills Film, TV & New Media Festival line-up of star-studded red carpet premieres, panels and honorary award recipients have been announced by Festival Director Donna Spangler. After an exceptional debut last year, this international event continues to be a true celebration of established and emerging talent and technologies in film, television and new media running from October 20-27, 2011.

The Opening Night Honorary Awards Ceremony will take place Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel (7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood) benefiting The Finaza Foundation. Celebrity honorees and attendees include Cam Gigandet (Twilight), Kristin Bauer (True Blood), Drew Powell (Straw Dogs), Aldis Hodge (Leverage), Isabel Lucas (Transformers), Jena Malone (Sucker Punch), Josh Lawson (The Wedding Party), Missi Pyle, Maurice Benard, Michael Caulfield, Jon Lovitz, Morgan Fairchild, Tom Arnold, Amber Benson, Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, Kelly Osbourne and Ru Paul.

Red carpet arrivals will begin at 8 p.m. on a GoGreenSolar-lit carpet, with the Honorary Awards Ceremony at 9 p.m. followed by mixing and mingling until midnight. Entertainment will be provided by DJ and award-winning actress, Caroline D’Amore.

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We’re still in a drought of anything new in Isabel world (except the Loft picture – see below!), but some very exciting news HAS just popped up! Sharron Meissner, Isabel’s Aussie agent, tweeted earlier today that Isabel has been nominated for Best Actress at the New York City International Film Festival for her role in The Wedding Party! This is great news, and big congratulations goes to Izzy. Upon further searching I have come across the full list of nominees in the category:

Best Actress in a Leading Role in the Narrative Features:
Claudia Cardinale SINYORA ENRICA – Turkey
Anna Rot DAY AND NIGHT – Austria
Berrak Tüzünataç A HANDFUL OF SEA – Turkey
Isabel Lucas THE WEDDING PARTY – Australia
Tanya Clarke THE LAST GAMBLE – USA

The Wedding Party has also been nominated in most of the other Narrative Features categories.

Best Narrative Feature:
SINYORA ENRICA – Turkey
DAY AND NIGHT – Austria
A Handful of Sea – Turkey
The Wedding Party – Australia
THE ZERO HOUR ( La Hora Cero) – Venezuela
THE LAST GAMBLE – USA

Best Director in the Narrative Features Category:
Sabine Derflinger NIGHT AND DAY ( Tag Und Nacht ) Austria
Leyla Yilmaz A HAND FULL OF SEA ( Bir Avuc Deniz ) Turkey
Amanda Jane THE WEDDING PARTY – Australia
Ali Ilhan SINYORA ENRICA ile Italyan Olmak – Turkey
Diego Velazco THE ZERO HOUR ( La Hora Cero ) Venezuela
Joe E. Goodavage THE LAST GAMBLE – USA
Brent Fidler POE, LAST DAYS OF THE RAVEN – USA

Best Cinematography in the Narrative Features Category:
The Zero Hour (La Hora Cero) Luis Otero-Prada – Venezuela
Jack Falls James Friend – UK
A Handful Of Sea Torben Forsberg – Turkey
The Wedding Party – Australia

Best Actor in a Leading Role in the Narrative Features category:
Josh Lawson The Wedding party – Australia
Steven Bauer The Last Gamble – USA
Zapata 666 THE ZERO HOUR ( La Hora Cero ) – Venezuela
Ismail Bashey Desperate Endeavors – USA

Best Film Editing in the Narrative Features category:
Jack Falls – UK
The Zero Hour – (La Hora Cero) – Venezuela
The Wedding Party – Australia
A Hand Full of Sea – Turkey

Best Wardrobe in the Narrative Features category:
A Hand Full of Sea – Turkey
The Wedding Party – Australia
Maggie Marvel – USA

Best Makeup in the Narrative Features category:
The Wedding Party – Australia
Night and Day – Austria
A Hand Full of Sea – Turkey

This is the 2nd annual NYCIFF, and it is “proud to screen 300 movies from 48 Countries”. The festival’s opening night gala takes place at The Hudson Theatre in New York City on August 18th, and runs until August 24th.

No word on whether Isabel will be attending, but let’s hope so. Check back here for any updates on this, and of course the result of the awards.

Congratulations once again, Isabel and the The Wedding Party cast & crew!

We are very lucky Isabel fans today! As we all know, Isabel was honoured at the Young Hollywood Awards last week, receiving the award for Female Star Of Tomorrow. The show aired on TV in the US yesterday, and today, thanks to our fantastic friend Jessica we are lucky enough to have exclusive screencaps and a video of Isabel’s acceptance speech! Isabel’s speech was unsurprisingly short, saying the award was “lovely”, that she wanted to accept the award on behalf of all the other “young, aspiring actors” and that we should always remember to dream, and congratulated all the other honourees of the night. Typically humble and sweet! They also showed a clip from her biggest scene in The Pacific (a great choice!), and Josh Peck gave a lovely introductory speech about Isabel. Congratulations once again to Izzy.

We have 93 screencaps from the presentation in our Gallery, and you can download our exclusive video below. Kindly do not redistribute the video as it was made just for Isabel Lucas Online.

A big thanks again goes to Jessica for making the video and caps for us – this is Isabel’s first big US award, so I think I speak for all of us when I say we’re very grateful to be able to get a video of it.

Isabel at the 2011 Young Hollywood Awards
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Isabel looked stunning last night at the Young Hollywood Awards, wearing a floor length halter neck white lace gown with embroidering and tiny flower detailing. Her blonde was left casually down with a loose braid round the back. Accessories wise, she keeps it simple as always, with small pearl earrings and a silver clutch. I love this look on Isabel! She looks sophisticated but keeps her look unique and true to herself.

Inside the event, we of course know that Isabel was honoured with the Star Of Tomorrow Female award, and this was presented to her by her Red Dawn co-star Josh Peck.

The first HQ photos have been added to our Gallery, and many more are on their way! I’ll also be updating this post with any videos, tidbits, quotes, articles etc. I can find during the day from the event. Hopefully some red carpet videos will turn up. All being well we’ll have a video of the award presentation itself next week, after the show airs on TV on Thursday.

What are your thoughts on Isabel’s look? Tell us in the comments!

EDIT: I’ve now added another 89 photos from the event, 53 of which are in HQ! Big thanks to Claudia and Sam for their help collecting the HQs for Isabel Lucas Online. There are some really nice photos of Isabel posing with other honorees and young celebs inside the event – don’t miss the pic of her having a good laugh with Josh Peck inside! She seems to be having fun and enjoying the night.

I’ve also discovered that Isabel’s dress is Ralph Lauren.

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Even more exciting news for us this evening – Isabel is rumoured to be joining the cast of a new thriller movie, entitled The Loft! Let’s hope it pans out … we’ll keep you posted!

Anonymous Content has found the first of several leading ladies for its edgy thriller “Loft,” as Aussie actress Isabel Lucas is in negotiations to join the ensemble cast.

Patrick Wilson, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller and “Modern Family’s” Eric Stonestreet are set to star in Erik Van Looy’s English-language remake of his own 2008 Belgian pic.

Indie follows five married friends who share a loft where each of them bring their mistresses. When the body of an unknown woman is found in the loft, they begin to suspect one another of murder.

Lucas will play “Sarah,” a naive young beauty who unexpectedly comes into the lives of the five friends.

“A Nightmare on Elm St.” scribe Wesley Strick is adapting Bart De Pauw’s original screenplay. Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin, Paul Green, Matt DeRoss and Adam Shulman will produce along with original “Loft” producer Hilde DeLaere of Belgian banner Woestijnvis. Production is expected to begin later this spring.

Lucas, best known for her villainous turn in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” recently appeared in HBO’s miniseries “The Pacific.” Thesp will soon be seen playing the Greek goddess Athena in Relativity Media’s “Immortals,” and also co-stars in MGM’s “Red Dawn” remake alongside Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson. Lucas is set to be honored with the Female Star of Tomorrow award at tonight’s Young Hollywood Awards.

Lucas is repped by UTA and by Meissner Management in Australia.

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Tonight is the night of the Young Hollywood Awards, where Isabel will be honoured (not nominated, flat out given!) the Star Of Tomorrow, Female, Award! I’m so excited for her, and very proud of her, as I’m sure you all are.

I’ll be posting all the coverage I can possibly find for you here, starting either when the red carpet opens in a few hours, or early tomorrow (time differences!). We’ll be celebrating Isabel’s recognition as much as possible In the meantime though, you can watch the red carpet live by clicking the link below (it should be starting in about 2 1/2 hours from now).

You can also find more coverage on the official Facebook and Twitter pages for the awards.

This post will most likely be updated once the first photos come in, so keep checking back!

Exciting news, Isabel fans! Isabel is going to be honoured at the Young Hollywood Awards this month, with the Star of Tomorrow, Female award! How fantastic is that? Congratulations to Isabel for this recognition. JustJared posted the list of honourees yesterday, and alongside Isabel, rising stars such as Armie Hammer, Hailee Steinfeld and Elle Fanning will also receive awards. See the full list of honourees at that link, and read about the awards below:

The 13th Annual Young Hollywood Awards continues its legacy and evolution as the premiere event for honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of emerging young talent throughout the entertainment industry. Regarded as the “Oscars of Young Hollywood”, this red carpet event is a launch pad for the future careers of actors, directors and entertainers. A must-attend for Hollywood’s A-list, industry executives and fans alike, it draws extensive media coverage from national and international press.

The ceremony will take place on Friday May 20th, and it will be aired just under a week later, on Thursday May 26th on ION Television. Giuliana Rancic will host the event. Visit the official Young Hollywood Awards website at yhawards.com.

Congratulations once again to Isabel! She must be very excited, as are we. We will of course be bringing you as much coverage as is possible from the event on May 20th.

- Thanks to my friend Becca for the heads-up on this news.

The Sydney Morning Herald have published a new interview with Isabel, in which she talks about the usual things, but as always it’s a very interesting read. She mentions Red Dawn, why she wanted to do A Heartbeat Away, travelling, who she wants to work with in the future and more. The interview has been added to our Press page.

Former Home and Away star Isabel Lucas has cracked Hollywood. Ed Gibbs finds her at odds with her ditzy reputation.

Her big break in the US may have been stymied by a film studio in free-fall but former soap star and notorious environmental activist Isabel Lucas now appears set for well-earned breakout success in 2011.

Having survived the collapse of MGM (best known as the long-time home to James Bond’s 007 licence), Lucas’s follow-up to 2009′s big-screen debut, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is Red Dawn , which is firmly back on track for its blockbuster release. And, as if to make up for lost time, there’s a second major film due out as well.

In addition to the long-delayed remake of the 1980s cult hit – in which Lucas stars opposite fellow Melburnian Chris Hemsworth – audiences will also see the starlet alongside A-listers Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff and John Hurt in the Greek mythology drama Immortals. The two films are polar opposites for the 26-year-old, who was famously plucked from acting college when she was 17 and groomed for her Australian soap debut in 2002.

“I’ve heard it’s amazing but I haven’t seen the finished product yet,” she says of Red Dawn. “We were doing boot camps and martial-arts training, learning to use different weaponry in the cold Detroit winter. It’s classic action. When you’re an actor, when opportunities come up, you go with the flow. You jump.”

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AdelaideNow.com.au have posted a new interview with Isabel to promote A Heartbeat Away. As well as that new film, Isabel also talks about Immortals, her life in LA, making movies in LA and Australia, and travelling. Read it in our Press section!

Isabel Lucas is singing a new tune

SHE has a key role in the new Australian musical A Heartbeat Away and recently popped up on YouTube performing a duet with US actor-musician Lukas Haas, but Isabel Lucas says the closest she has come to live singing is an occasional lounge-room jam session with her boyfriend Angus Stone.

“At this stage, I am focused on my acting career,” says the LA-based actor, who got her first big overseas break as a sexually voracious alien in 2009′s Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.

Such single-mindedness goes some way to explaining why Lucas doesn’t actually sing, as is implied, on Lucas and Lukas’s Made For You – the clip is in fact an unorthodox viral marketing campaign, launched by European band The Gift.

The pair were hired to generate a bit of buzz before the outfit’s upcoming album release.

And although the former Home And Away star took singing lessons growing up, and learnt to play guitar for a small role opposite Joel Edgerton in The Waiting City, neither talent was required by her character in A Heartbeat Away.

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Today’s issue of Australia’s Daily Telegraph paper has a new interview – and photoshoot – with Miss Lucas! The interview is a good read, and their focus on the “contrasts” and “contradictions”, as they say, of Isabel is very interesting.

The interview has been added to our Press page, and the photos to our Gallery.

Hippie or Hollywood Diva?

SHE’S the Hollywood starlet with a boho heart, but it’s not all peace and love with Isabel Lucas. Meg Mason delves deeper and discovers the steely determination of a girl who knows what she wants.

Isabel Lucas is a lesson in contradictions. In person and onscreen, the Australian actor comes across as the consummate starlet – luminously pretty, composed, with just the right amount of quirkiness.

But buried within that, there’s something else; a natural reserve and stand-offishness that adds up to an edge as sharp as those famous cheekbones.

The 26-year-old admits she’s so shy, her hands start shaking when she spots a paparazzi flash. “I have to go over and introduce myself,” she muses. “That’s the only thing I can do – create a human connection – so it doesn’t feel as though they’re stalking me.”

Marching up to hardened paps with an outstretched hand is a bold move for a Hollywood newcomer, and it says something else entirely about the tough interior she hides so well. During our photoshoot, she floats around the studio like a woodland sprite, but get her started on any of her passions and she adopts a direct tone, speaking at length about Japanese whaling, clean water or other causes close to her heart.

Any remaining notion of a carefree flower-child vanishes in the hair stylist’s chair, when Lucas decides the results aren’t to her liking. She politely but insistently takes over, while the crew waits. Even the outfit she arrives in is a study in contrasts: a well-loved Chanel bag and a pair of eco-friendly Toms loafers, perfectly in keeping with the power-hippie look that’s made her a staple for style bloggers and fashion magazines.

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