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The Associated Press: And the Oscar goes to Matilda if Ledger wins
19 hours ago BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his daughter, 3-year-old Matilda Rose Ledger, will become the owner of the Oscar statuette. But it won't really be hers until her 18th birthday on Oct. 28, 2023 and even ...
The side of the Ledger: What happens to Heath's next movie?
The side of the Ledger: What happens to Heath's next movie?
riskybusinessblog.com — By Steven ZeitchikBackstage at the Oscars on Sunday night, Kate Ledger told reporters that her family is... very much in the loop on her brother's final movie."We've seen a little bit of the footage," she said of Terry Gilliam's "The... (more) The side of the Ledger: What happens to Heath's next movie?
 Heath Ledger wins Best Supporting Actor Oscar 2009 (video)
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Heath Ledger wins Best Supporting Actor Oscar 2009 (video)
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Heath Ledger's Family Talks About His Oscar Win For 'Dark Knight'
Heath Ledger's Family Talks About His Oscar Win For 'Dark Knight'
mtv.com — Family says Best Supporting Actor award will be placed in a trust for Ledger's daughter, Matilda. By... Casey Seijas with MTV News staff Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" Photo: Warner Bros. With his role as the Joker in "The ... (more) Heath Ledger's Family Talks About His Oscar Win For ...
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Ledger Daughter to Get Oscar if Heath Wins
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — ... No, you didn’t miss a great supporting turn by Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams’s daughter (though no doubt the genes are in her favor for future nominations). Actually, the Associated Press–and yes, many other outlet–are reporting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (you know, the Oscar folk) have determined that if Heath Ledger wins the Best Supporting Actor Award on Sunday night (as is widely expected), the award will become property of his daughter Matilda, although it actually will be held in trust for her by her mother until ...

Final Predictions and You Vote for the 2009 Oscar Winners!
RopeofSilicon.com — ... become the owner of the Oscar statuette. Academy tradition calls for a posthumous statuette to go to the spouse, or, if there is no living spouse, to the oldest child. Ledger wasn't married, and Matilda is his only child. Strangely enough, the Academy had to deal with the fact Matilda is only 3 and therefore unable to sign the winner's agreement. So, Matlida's mother, actress Michelle Williams, will hold the statuette in trust until Matilda turns 18. You can get the complete story here. ...

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2009 Oscars: Family Accepts Heath Ledger's Academy Awards Kudo
aceshowbiz.com 2/23/2009 — Receiving the Best Supporting Actor prize at the 81st Academy Awards on behalf of Heath Ledger were the late actor's father, mother and sister.
2009 Academy Award Speeches/Film
Did you miss any of the important Oscar speeches from last night’s Academy Awards? Well you have a second chance to catch them now on YouTube. After the jump we’ve embedded the speeches from Danny Boyle (Best Director), Kate Winslet (Best Actress), Penelope Cruz (Best Supporting ...
Heath Ledger's Family Talks About His Oscar Win For 'Dark Knight'MTV Movies
Family says Best Supporting Actor award will be placed in a trust for Ledger's daughter, Matilda. By Casey Seijas with MTV News staff Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" Photo: Warner Bros. With his role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," the late Heath Ledger masterfully ...
Matilda Ledger Owns Heath’s Potential OscarAwards Daily
Remember the discombobulation of Summer ‘08, when people were still saying the Academy never awards posthumous Oscars, because they like to see people get out there and campaign? How we had to hammer the possibility into inevitability, and argue it like a Supreme Court case ? Problems ...
An Oscar for Ledger Would Go to His DaughterCarpetbagger
Should Heath Ledger be named best supporting actor at the Oscars on Sunday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that the statuette would eventually become the possession of Matilda Rose Ledger, the daughter of the late actor and Michelle Williams.