Heath Ledger posthumously won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight at the Academy Awards on February 22, 2009. His father, mother, and sister accepted the award on his behalf. Josh Brolin, Robert Downey Jr., Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Michael Shannon were the other nominees.
Past Winners
- Year indicates year of ceremony.
- 2008: Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
- 2007: Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine
- 2006: George Clooney in Syriana
- 2005: Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby
- 2004: Tim Robbins in Mystic River
- 2002: Chris Cooper in Adaptation
- 2001: Jim Broadbent in Iris
- 2000: Benicio Del Toro in Traffic
- 1999: Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules
Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winner 2009 Acceptance Speech
Oscars.org: Oscar Acceptance Speeches - Ledger Family Speech
Who *will* win the best supporting actor Oscar for 2009? Who *should* win? - Featured(6 Answers)
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Will and should - Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight Ledger on Sunday night will become the second actor to win an Oscar after his or her death. Critics ...
Who *will* win the best actor Oscar for 2009? Who *should* win the Best Actor Oscar for 2009? - Featured(25 Answers)
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*will* win - Sean Penn, Milk *should* win - Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Penn’s win at the Producer’s Guild Awards gives him a grand total of 17 Best ...
Who was the youngest person ever to receive an Oscar?(1 Answer)
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Hello @mblamar! The youngest actress who won a standard Oscar was Tatum O'Neal. He was 10 years old when she won the Best Supporting Actress award for ...
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Fast Facts
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Winner
Heath Ledger for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight
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Presenters
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Event date
February 22, 2009
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Network
ABC
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Host
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2008 winner
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First winner in 1936
Walter Brennan in Come and Get It
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Youngest winner
Timothy Hutton (20 at the time)
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Oldest winner
George Burns (80 at the Time)
