Ryan Phillippe & Abbie Cornish Keep Close

Ryan Phillippe keeps his arm wrapped around his leading lady, Abbie Cornish, at the Australians In Film 2008 “Breakthrough Awards” at the Avalon Hotel on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Phillippe came out to show his support as Stop-Loss director Kimberly Peirce presented Abbie with a boomerang statue of the 2008 Breakthrough Award. Both Ryan, 33, and Abbie, 25, starred in Stop-Loss, which came out earlier this year.

Abbie has been under much scrutiny in recent times, having been the rumored driving force behind Ryan and Reese Witherspoon‘s much-publicized divorce.

UPDATE: Ryan rubbed Abbie‘s back while she leaned against his shoulder. Throughout the evening, they even held hands. “They were adorable,” a guest at the ceremony told People. “He had his arm around her and they were cozy and comfortable.”

20+ pictures inside of Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish keeping close…