The anniversary of Heath Ledger’s death is today. The actor was found dead in his NY apartment by a member of his household staff in a shocking discovery. He was born on April 4, 1979. Died, January 22, 2008. RIP.
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Heath received his first Oscar nomination on the first anniversary of his death. His portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight earned him a best supporting actor nod. Dark Knight received only technical nominations besides Heath’s acting nod.
Heath Ledger Wins Best Supporting Dramatic Actor for his role as the Joker in “The Dark Knight” at last night’s Golden Globes 2009. It was a rather touching and emotional moment. The Dark Knight’s director Christopher Nolan accepted Ledger’s award from presenter, Demi Moore. Nolan said he did so with “a mixture of sadness and incredible pride.”
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Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at the VH1’s 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards last night; It took home the Best Picture Award. The film won a total of five awards out of six nominations. Sean Penn won Best Actor Award for Milk.
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Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep tied in the Best Actress Award, with Hathaway winning for Rachel Getting Married and Streep for Doubt.
Michelle Williams will not accept any awards on behalf of Heath Ledger. Not because Michelle doesn’t think he will win, but because no one has even talked to her about it! Instead, there are several people who may accept a Golden Globe on his behalf.
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Michelle was with Heath Ledger and they have a child together, but she has moved on. That doesn’t mean she has forgotten Heath, but she’s moved on and letting his family deal with any potential awards he might win for his role as Joker in The Dark Knight movie this season.
Heath Ledger was nominated posthumously for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight. The Golden Globe nominees for 2009 were announced yesterday and they were…their normal boring nods. Nothing really unusual….
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….except that The Dark Knight only got one nomination and it went to Heath Ledger. Sean Penn’s movie Milk earned him an acting nod, but the movie itself didn’t make the cut. Here’s the list of Golden Globe nominations for 2009:
The New York City apartment where Heath Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose last winter is off the market. Realtors say nobody is willing to live in Heath’s old loft. They think the public death is too “spooky” for prospective tenants. Uh, ya think?! Who wants to share a three-bedroom living space with the ghost of Heath Ledger?
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Why they won’t just let the man rest in peace—accidental sleeping pill overdose, or not—errs on the side of tacky. Regardless, insurance company ReliaStar Life isn’t buying that Heath Ledger’s death last January was a accidental. The shallow pocketed company is still holding out they’ll be able to prove (through intimidating interviews with sources like Mary Kate Olsen) that Heath Ledger committed suicide. Thus voiding them of the $10 million payout the family is owed.
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