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(AP) - If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his 3-year-old daughter will become the owner of the statuette. But it won't really belong to Matilda Rose Ledger until her 18th birthday, in 2023—and even then, only if she signs a contract. Ledger's nomination, and... More »

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Academy Awards • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Michelle Williams • the Joker • Matilda Rose Ledger • Oscars

OPINION

 Nate Silver Turns 
 Crystal Ball 
 on Oscars 

After number-crunching, Slumdog is tops

Feb 16, 09 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - FiveThirtyEight.com stats-cruncher extraordinaire Nate Silver shifts his sights from politics to the Oscars in New York magazine. He compiled data from 30 years of Academy Awards to discover the best predictors of success, and found that other awards (SAGs, Golden Globes) carry the most weight. Genre is also key;... More »

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Academy Awards • film • award show • Heath Ledger • predictions • Mickey Rourke • Kate Winslet • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire

 Ledger Fans Demand 
 Joker's 'Retirement' 

Fans want studio to hang up clown suit as tribute to killer performance

Feb 13, 09 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A group of Heath Ledger fans are calling for the Batman movies to hang up the Joker's purple suit for good as a tribute to the late actor's last role, CNN reports. Supporters at website "The Ultimate Joker" say no actor could ever nail the killer clown as well... More »

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Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Jack Nicholson • the Joker

Slumdog, Winslet Scoop
BAFTA Honors

Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon lag
as Oscars near

Feb 9, 09 2:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Kate Winslet and Slumdog Millionaire won big at last night's BAFTA ceremony—one more sign that the actress and film are steaming toward Oscar wins, reports the Independent. Here's the line up for the British awards:
  • Winslet won Best Actress for The Reader, competing against her own second nomination
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Hollywood • film • Heath Ledger • BAFTA • Mickey Rourke • Kate Winslet • Slumdog Millionaire • Frost/Nixon

 Ledger's Insurer 
 Settles With 
 Daughter 

Attorneys wanted $10M, but company wanted to look into suicide possibilities

Jan 29, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger’s insurance company has agreed to pay at least part of the late actor’s $10 million policy to his daughter, Matilda. Ledger’s lawyers reached an out-of-court settlement with ReliaStar Life Insurance, which had balked at paying because of suspicions his 2008 overdose death was a suicide,... More »

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insurance companies • overdose • Heath Ledger • actor • Matilda Rose Ledger

Belgian Daycare Suspect Admits Guilt to Lawyer

De Gelder had history
of depression; cops rule out Ledger tie

Jan 27, 09 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Belgian murder suspect Kim De Gelder has admitted guilt in the slaying of two infants and a daycare worker, the Telegraph reports. “He understands that he did something inhuman. I think that he feels regrets,” the 20-year-old’s lawyer said. “But it would be going too far... More »

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Belgium • depression • murder • guilt • Heath Ledger • daycare • psychiatric treatment center • infanticide • Kim De Gelder

(Newser) - Police in Belgium have linked Kim De Gelder, the man charged with killing two children and a woman at a daycare last week, with an earlier murder, Reuters reports. DNA evidence suggests that De Gelder stabbed an elderly woman to death in a nearby town a week before he turned... More »

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Belgium • murder • children • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • daycare • the Joker • infanticide • Kim De Gelder

 Streep, Penn Win SAG Honors 


Jan 25, 09 9:48 PM CST
(AP) - Meryl Streep and Sean Penn took lead-acting honors tonight at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, she for Doubt and he for Milk. The prize for overall cast went to the rags-to-riches saga Slumdog Millionaire, while Heath Ledger and Kate Winslet took supporting honors for The Dark Knight and The Reader.... More »

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Alec Baldwin • awards • Tina Fey • award show • Meryl Streep • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • Screen Actors Guild • Kate Winslet

 Family Thrilled by 
 Heath Oscar Nod 

Still-grieving kin celebrate Joker nomination

Jan 23, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger's three sisters are still struggling with the loss of their brother, but they are grateful for the legacy he left behind, they tell the Sydney Morning Herald. His death a year ago "seems like nearly yesterday, and we are all nursing broken hearts," said sis Kate,... More »

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Academy Awards • awards • nomination • award show • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Oscars

 Ledger, Rourke Nab Oscar Nods 

Benjamin Button, Slumdog lead the pack

Jan 22, 09 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Exactly a year after his death, Heath Ledger has been nominated for an Academy Award, AP reports. Ledger's Supporting Actor nod was the only nom for The Dark Knight, while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire rose to the top with 13 and 10 nominations respectively. Other... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Academy Awards • awards • nomination • award show • Heath Ledger • nominee • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars

 Ledger Awards 
 Are Legacy 
 for Matilda 

Actor's late accolades will be given to daughter

Jan 13, 09 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger’s posthumous Golden Globe and other awards for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight will be given to his daughter Matilda, People reports. His family is “bursting with pride” over all the praise, but it has been “a bit of an emotional rollercoaster,... More »

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film • awards • celebrity • award show • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Golden Globes • Matilda Rose Ledger

(AP) - Heath Ledger has won the supporting-actor Golden Globe nearly a year after his death, earning the prize for his diabolical turn as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight, the AP reports. The robot romance WALL-E won for best animated film today, while Kate Winslet won the... More »

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awards • award show • Bruce Springsteen • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Golden Globes • Kate Winslet

 Slumdog Wins Big  
 at Critics' Choice

Heath Ledger receives posthumous award

Jan 9, 09 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at the Critics' Choice Awards last night, taking home five trophies, including best film and best director (Danny Boyle), MTV News reports. Heath Ledger, meanwhile, continued his posthumous honors, picking up best supporting actor (and a standing ovation) for his turn as the Joker... More »

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awards • celebrity • award show • The Dark Knight • Meryl Streep • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • foreign film • Anne Hathaway • Kate Winslet • The Reader • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire • Milk • Rachel Getting Married

 Dark Knight Sweeps 
 People's Choice Awards 

Caped crusader movie goes 5 for 5 as chosen by online voters

Jan 8, 09 12:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The Dark Knight swooped in to collect all five trophies it was nominated for at last night's People's Choice Awards, reports the AP. The flick's awards included favorite movie, best cast, and best on-screen match-up, for Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. "On behalf of all of the cast from... More »

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award show • Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Christian Bale • Reese Witherspoon • Carrie Underwood • actor • People's Choice

 Those We Lost in 2008 


Dec 27, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - This year saw the passing of many notable people, from Paul Newman and Michael Crichton to William F. Buckley and designer Yves St. Laurent. Here are a few that made the lists of the NY Times and LA Times:
  • Tim Russert (b. 1950)—TV journalist and 16-year host of
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obituary • Tim Russert • Heath Ledger • Steve Fossett • LSD • World War I • Edmund Hillary • Charlton Heston • Paul Newman • George Carlin • Studs Terkel

WB Won't Show
Dark Knight in China


Dec 24, 08 8:16 PM CST
(AP) - Just because Batman landed in Hong Kong doesn't mean The Dark Knight will. Warner Bros. has decided not to release the film in China in part because of "cultural sensitivities," the studio said. Warner Bros. did not elaborate, but company execs are apparently concerned that the film's scenes... More »

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China • award show • Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Warner Brothers • movies

 Fey Is AP's 
 Entertainer 
 of the Year 

30 Rock star and Palin impersonator beats out Downey, Ledger

Dec 23, 08 12:42 PM CST
(AP) - Tina Fey is the entertainer of the year? You betcha. Fey was voted the AP's Entertainer of the Year, an annual honor chosen by newspaper editors and broadcast producers across the country. Fey was selected by AP members as the performer who had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment... More »

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entertainment • television • comedy • Tina Fey • Robert Downey Jr. • Heath Ledger • Associated Press • comedian

ANALYSIS

 Google Taps Zeitgeist, 
 Finds Palin a Winner 

Alaska governor went zooming up search charts in '08

Dec 11, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Every year, Google releases its analysis of the global zeitgeist based on billions of searches around the world. Newsweek reports the highlights:
  • Sarah Palin: "Obama" was the most searched for term overall, but the Alaska governor grabbed the top spot on the fastest-rising list.
  • Beijing
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Barack Obama • Google • Facebook • list • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Heath Ledger • Jonas Brothers • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • 2008 • Google Zeitgeist • Best of 2008

Ledger, Brangelina Score Globe Nods; Snubs Abound

Milk left out of best picture, No 'best comedy' for Tropic Thunder

Dec 11, 08 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The list of Golden Globe nominations is an interesting one, in part for what’s not on it, CNN reports. Heath Ledger’s turn as the Joker earned a best supporting actor nomination, but that was the lone nod for The Dark Knight, the year’s top-grossing film.... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • awards • award show • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • Golden Globes • acting

(Newser) - Warner Bros. is tiptoeing around the possible Oscar nomination for Heath Ledger, the late star of Dark Knight, writes Rachel Abramowitz in the Los Angeles Times. Hollywood insiders contend that a nod for Ledger is almost certain, but the studio must tread the line between boosting his chances... More »

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Academy Awards • film • award show • publicity • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Warner Brothers • movies • Oscars

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