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* LEDGER WINS OSCAR NOMINATION
Late actor HEATH LEDGER has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in
THE DARK KNIGHT – exactly a year after his tragic death.
The Brokeback Mountain star passed away from an accidental drugs overdose at
his New York apartment on 22 January (08), shortly after completing filming of
the Batman blockbuster.
And a year to the day after the tragedy (22Jan09), the late star has been
granted a posthumous nod from the Academy Awards board, with his performance as
comic book villain The Joker short-listed in the Best Supporting Actor
category.
Ledger will compete against Josh Brolin (Milk), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic
Thunder), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt) and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary
Road). for the coveted prize.
The late actor has been nominated for a clutch of posthumous awards for his
turn in the superhero adventure, having already won a prestigious Golden Globe
and a Critics’ Choice Award.
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on 22 February (09).
(LR/WN/CL)

Heath Ledger
Premiere of Four Feathers at Odeon
London, England – 12.11.02
Credit: WENN

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