Heath Ledger Wins Best Supporting Actor At The Oscars
Mar 4th, 2009 by emerchant
In the 2nd posthumous Oscar ever given, Heath Ledger won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his now iconic role as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s Batman epic “The Dark Knight”. His now legendary performance remade the role last made famous by Jack Nicholson and became one of the strongest and most memorable performances in recent history.
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Heath tragically died last year after accidentally mixing prescription pills. He rose to stardom in the mid 90’s in teen films, before gaining a huge critical win with Brokeback Mountain.
His father, sister, and mother accepted the award for him. His father, Kim Ledger, said, “I have to say this is ever so humbling, just being amongst such wonderful people in such a wonderful industry. We’d like to thank the academy for recognizing our son’s amazing work, Warner Bros., and Christopher Nolan in particular for allowing Heath the creative license to develop and explore this crazy Joker character.”