Sir Heath Ledger finally won the much-deserved Best Supporting Actor in the 81st Academy Awards for his last role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. In doing so he is the first ever actor to win in the said category posthumously in the history of the Oscars, and only second to do so in an acting award. Sir Heath is also the fourth youngest winner ever as the Best Supporting Actor..
Vote for Heath Ledger the Joker Campaign
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After the screening of The Dark Knight in 2008, The Keongomaniac led an online poll to support for Sir Heath Ledger's win called Vote for Heath Ledger the Joker Campaign in the Keongomaniac Khronicles blog. This generated an unprecedented 800 votes from the blogosphere, and it all finally pays off! .
Statuette Dispute
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Though there were some dispute as to whom the Oscar statuette would go to, Sir Heath's family decided that his 3-year-old daughter Mathilda Rose Ledger would own it, though she can only get full ownership upon her 18th birthday in 2023.
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Big winners at the 81st Academy Awards includes:
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8 awards: Slumdog Millionaire
3 awards: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2 awards: The Dark Knight
2 awards: Milk
3 awards: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2 awards: The Dark Knight
2 awards: Milk
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In Haz Wayne's World, 2008 has already been declared the Year of Sir Heath Ledger for his majority 6 wins in the 3rd Keongomania Awards.
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