Heath Ledger wins the Golden Globe for "Best Supporting Actor"

Heath Ledger wins the Golden Globe for "Best Supporting Actor"

Last night, Heath Ledger won the Gloden Globe for his supporting role in TDK. Christopher Nolan received the posthumous award.

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By SirJediFrank - Jan 12, 2009 09:01 AM EST
Filed Under: The Dark Knight
Source: Telegraph.co.uk

As many of you may know by now, last night January 11 2009 Heath Ledger was won the Golden Globe for his supporting role as The Joker in 2008´s The Dark Knight.

TDK Director Chris Nolan received it for him, and said:

"All of us who worked with Heath on the Dark Knight accept this with an awful mix of sadness and incredible pride," Nolan said, after the star-studded audience rose to their feet as the award was announced. "After Heath passed on, you saw a hole ripped in the future of cinema."

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SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 1/12/2009, 9:58 AM
Guys the article i just wrote has LOTS of typping-errors. hehe sorry don´t know how to EDIT a scoop or news already sent, just like we can edit a Comment we make for any given articles. ;-]

Oh.. and i seeeee! you have to have a Fansite to upload images/videos..mmmh
OK let´s start one hehe.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/12/2009, 10:05 AM
Hes a sure bet for an oscar now
TheMyth
TheMyth - 1/12/2009, 10:31 AM
His portrayal of the Joker is one of the greatest cinema performances I have ever seen. I watch TDK once a week, that's how much I enjoy it. "Why so serious" you may ask. Because I only have a handful of movies that rank on this level of acting caliber. You can see that Ledger completely immersed himself into the Joker. This is also an Epic moment for the comic industry.
crappybumbum
crappybumbum - 1/12/2009, 12:50 PM
Yeah he was great and was the best actor in the movie and quite possibly the whole year. He will always be remembered as The Joker as well as a top-notch actor in Hollywood. RIP Heath you deserved that award...now let's see what the oscars hold for him
rushr
rushr - 1/12/2009, 1:05 PM
yep he did deserve it..
r.i.p ledger
win the oscar pal.
rushr
rushr - 1/12/2009, 1:05 PM
yep he did deserve it..
r.i.p ledger
win the oscar pal.
rushr
rushr - 1/12/2009, 1:05 PM
yep he did deserve it..
r.i.p ledger
win the oscar pal.
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 1/12/2009, 1:55 PM
he totally deserved it next the sag awards then the Oscars. Truly an inspiration
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 1/12/2009, 1:56 PM
I've seen that movie 65 times no joke that's how much i love it. Batman is by far the best superhero im not obsessed im just umm..passionate some ppl love the clevland browns i love batman.
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 1/12/2009, 1:56 PM
I've seen that movie 65 times no joke that's how much i love it. Batman is by far the best superhero im not obsessed im just umm..passionate some ppl love the clevland browns i love batman.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/12/2009, 2:58 PM
Well, ive seen it a few times but ive a bit of catching up to match you! its a masterpiece alright, i really hope they make another
CrookedJaw
CrookedJaw - 1/12/2009, 4:16 PM
well done to the golden globe voters..Heath definitely deserved it. He truly was amazing as the Joker, lets just hope that the Academy makes the right choice with the Oscars
HOWLER16
HOWLER16 - 1/12/2009, 5:24 PM
that guy...is the best...he desreves it and he aslo deserves best actor of the year...but not just becuase of his death...
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 1/12/2009, 5:29 PM
Go Heath!! You deserved it!
Spock
Spock - 1/12/2009, 6:18 PM
He did indeed. I love it but Set2fall, 65 times is excessive.
zinext
zinext - 1/13/2009, 3:21 AM
I think thats the 1st time a person won a serious award playing a comic book character(mtv awards dont count!!)
Supermike
Supermike - 1/13/2009, 9:38 AM
This Suck now the award is pointless because now every time a actor die they have to win a award Good job Hollywood in screwing yourself and making a Joke out of your award show.

I can not believe you all are happy making money off a man death you people are sick in the head
Supermike
Supermike - 1/13/2009, 9:39 AM
So if he deserved it because of his death so does this mean every actor has to kill themself too in order to deserved the award
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 1/13/2009, 11:45 AM
Supermike: HEATH LEDGER HAD BEEN NOMINATED BEFORE TO THE GOLDEN GLOBES,
at least for his performance in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN a couple years ago, don´t remember if he was nominated for the Oscars that year as well.
I mention this in order to establish THAT HE WAS ALWAYS A GOOD ACTOR,AND NOT ONLY FOR his TDK´s role.

But you are right, Hollywood awards shouldn´t be given as "pitty awards" or "R.I.P. awards" just because of it..
... but well, THE PERFORMANCES ARE AWARDED, so in this case, IMO his was amazing, and well deserving. (BUT BETTER THAN THE OTHER ACTORS NOMINATED??, don´t know, haven´t seen those)...





MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/13/2009, 12:24 PM
Yes supermike, he won because hes dead. Have you seen The Dark Knight??
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 1/27/2009, 5:07 PM
Yea 65 but the thing is i work at blockbuster so i always have it playing.
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