The late Heath Ledger has been nominated for a Golden Globe award posthumously for his role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight." He will win, and possibly win a Best Supporting Oscar statue as well. Otherwise, 'The Dark Knight,' the year's biggest hit, was snubbed in all other categories at the Globes.
"Heath was a friend of mine. He gave his all in that film. I think he will win in that category. He'll also get an Oscar," said Terrence Howard, about his co-star's nomination for "The Dark Knight."
“We thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for honoring Heath’s performance in ‘The Dark Knight,’ ” Ledger’s father, Kim Ledger, told People in a statement sent from his home in Ledger’s native Perth, Australia. “This nomination is deeply appreciated and is not lost on those of us who continue to love and miss him. We are so proud our boy’s work is being recognized in this way.”
Heath was found dead last January in a Soho loft of a drug overdose.
The List of Nominees for the 2009 Golden Globes was as follows:
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Frost/Nixon
* The Reader
* Revolutionary Road
* Slumdog Millionaire
BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY
* Burn After Reading
* Happy-Go-Lucky
* En Bruges
* Mamma Mia!
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona
ACTOR in a DRAMA
* Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
* Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
* Sean Penn, Milk
* Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS in a DRAMA
* Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
* Angelina Jolie, Changeling
* Meryl Streep, Doubt
* Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
* Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
* Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Colin Farrell, In Bruges
* James Franco, Pineapple Express
* Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
* Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
* Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
* Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
* Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
* Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
SUPPORTING ACTOR
* Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
* Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
* Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
* Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
* Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
* Amy Adams, Doubt
* Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Viola Davis, Doubt
* Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
* Kate Winslet, The Reader
DIRECTOR
* Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
* Stephen Daldry, The Reader
* David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
* Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
The Globes — which are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — are seen a strong predictor of the more prestigious Academy Awards held in late February.
