Heath Ledger Receives an Oscar Nomination for “The Dark Knight”
January 22, 2009 by Julie Bonner
It’s been exactly one year to the day when Heath Ledger died from an accidental drug overdose. What better way to remember him by than an Oscar Nomination!
This morning (January 22), Forest Whitaker announced the 81st Oscar nominations. Heath received one for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the Joker in “The Dark Knight”. Congratulations to Heath and his family!
Here is a list of the nominees and the category they were nominated in:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk
- Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Josh Brolin, Milk
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
- Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
View the complete list here. The 81st Oscars air on February 22, 2009 at 5 PT/ 8 ET.
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