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Although Heath Ledger’s family couldn’t be at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, they were there in spirit as the actor was honored posthumously for his wicked portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight.

“We are overjoyed for him,” his father Kim Ledger told PEOPLE of his son’s win for best supporting actor in a drama. Ledger, of Perth, Western Australia, cited personal reasons for not making it to the ceremony held at the Beverly Hills Hilton.

Ledger added: “It’s wonderful” that Heath was honored for his role in the action flick.

Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan accepted the award for Ledger. “On behalf of all of us who worked with Heath on Dark Knight, I accept this with mix of sadness and incredible pride,” said Nolan. ” He will be eternally missed but he will never be forgotten.”

Costar Aaron Eckhart says Heath’s recognition is “bittersweet.” “Just that we’re talking about him, remembering him, we’re showcasing his talent and him as a human being, is very important to me. For us – everyone in The Dark Knight – this is all for Heath,” Eckhart told PEOPLE at the ceremony.

“I get the chills every so often talking about him,” added Echart. “I knew Heath as an actor. I felt his spirit and I admired him.”

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Demi Moore presented the award for Best Supporting Actor, which was awarded to Heath for his role as the Joker in The Dark Night at the 66th annual Golden Globes awards. Director Christopher Nolan accepted the award on Heath’s behalf with a heart felt acceptance speech.

Heath created a masterpiece performance,  and his role as the joker will be remembered as iconic.  There is no question – Heath IS the definitive Joker.

Congratulations to Heath and his entire family.

“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will air live on NBC Sunday, January 11 (8 – 11 p.m. EST) at The Beverly Hilton.

Heath is nominated in “Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture”

Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

A large assortment of photos have been added to the gallery. We are updating in every category. We have also tried to update existing photos with high quality images, or without watermarks or fansite tags.

As a tribute to the upcoming one year anniversary of Heath’s untimely death, we will be adding an assortment of photos.

To see the latest additions, go to the main gallery page and click on “last uploads” in the navigation menu. This will give you the last photos added. Be sure to look at the page numbers at the bottom to see all the photos.

“He genuinely embodies chaos as one of pop culture’s most menacing villains.”  VH1

The 14th annual  Critic’s Choice Awards took place on Jan 8th, at the Santa Moncia Civic Auditorium while airing on VH1.   Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight’.  Director, Christopher Nolan accepted the award on Heath’s behalf.

The Critics’ Choice Awards have a history of being the predictor of  the Academy Award winners – let’s hope the track record holds true for Heath.

Click on the below image to view the photos of  Christopher Nolan on stage at the 14th annual Critic’s Choice awards last night (Jan 8).

I’ve added a few photos from the People’s Choice Awards held on Jan 7th. Click on the below image to view more.

‘The Dark Night’ was nominated in several categories at tonight’s (Jan 7) 35th annual People’s Choice Awards. Predictably, The Dark Night was clearly the people’s choice. The cast walked away with trophies in the following categories: Favorite Movie; Favorite Action Movie; Favorite Cast; Christian Bale for Favorite Superhero; and the most touching award of the night went to Christian Bale and Heath Ledger for Favorite On Screen Match up.

In memory of Heath and his integral role in the success of  The Dark Night, we will post some photos in the gallery of the awards show.

Taking offense to a rude comic’s jokes, Robert Pattinson took a stand at the No on H8 show at The ­Improv in Hollywood a few weeks back.

According to an Us Weekly report, the 22-year-old teen heartthrob booed a comedian who said, “Here’s my impression of Heath Ledger,” before falling to the ground while faking convulsions.

“Robert and his friend went nuts yelling at him,” a source in the know told Us Weekly. “[Pattinson screamed] f–k you! You suck!”

Despite the “Twilight” hunk’s noticeable shouts, the comic surprisingly failed to recognize that he was being booed by one of the world’s hottest young stars.

The insider added, “The comic didn’t know who it was, but I’m sure he found out later!”

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And the accolades for Heath Ledger and “The Dark Knight” continue to roll in! Nominations for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced this morning, and once again, Ledger has landed an “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role” nod for his performance as the Clown Prince of Crime, The Joker. Furthermore, “The Dark Knight” received a nomination in the “Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture” category, joining fellow comic book flicks “Iron Man,” “Hellboy II” and “Wanted.”

For Ledger, this marks the second time he’s up for a SAG Award, after being nominated and subsequently winning two Actors in 2006 for his work on “Brokeback Mountain” — one for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role” and one for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.”

The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, and 6 p.m. MT from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.tv and TBS.com live pre-show webcasts.

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The State Government has formally dropped Heath Ledger as the name of Western Australia’s new peforming arts centre in Northbridge.

Former premier Alan Carpenter named the theatre after the late actor in July.

But Minister for Planning, John Day, today told Parliament that State Cabinet had approved a new name for the theatre.

It will be called the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia.

Mr Day says the main theatre inside the complex will be named after Heath Ledger.

“A great deal of consideration has been given to the name of the venue and has involved consultation with the famil,y who are pleased that Heath is being acknowledged in this way,” he said.

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