Heath Ledger Blog Entries

Heath Ledger’s family said Friday that they were “proud and excited” by the posthumous Academy Award nomination, reports the AP.
“To us … it seems like merely yesterday, and we are all still nursing broken hearts,” Kate Ledger, the actor’s sister, said Friday.
The family had a memorial lunch at a restaurant on the beach.
“Although we would […]

The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced this morning. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” lead all films with 13 nods.
“The Dark Knight” earned eight Oscar nominations but only one for a major category, which was for Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker.
“Slumdog Millionaire” earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best […]

 
Heath Ledger was posthumously honored with a best supporting actor Golden Globe for his amazing performance as The Joker in The Dark Night. The award was accepted on his behalf by director Christopher Nolan, who said:
“On behalf of all of us who worked with Heath on Dark Knight, I accept this with mix of sadness and […]

 
“The Dark Knight” walked away with top honors at Wednesday night’s People’s Choice Awards. The movie won five awards including favorite movie, favorite cast, favorite action movie, favorite superhero (Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne) and favorite on screen match-up (Christian Bale and Heath Ledger).
All five awards were presented at the same time. Christian Bale exclaimed: […]

TMZ has obtained a copy of Heath Ledger’s 2003 will.
According to the document, he leaves 50 percent of his assets — listed as $145,000 — to his sisters and the rest to his parents. (Really, $145,000? That’s all he’s worth?)
His 2-year-old daughter Matilda is not even mentioned in the document.
Ledger died in New […]

A cocktail of drugs were present in Heath Ledger’s system at the time of his death, according to a toxicology report released today.  The medical examiner said:
“Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.”
“We have concluded that the manner of death […]

According to Newsweek, Heath Ledger may have died after mistakenly taking too much prescription medication.
Among the medicines found in the apartment were reportedly Lunesta, Valium, Lormetazepam, Temazepam, Xanax and Donormyl-doxylamine.  If taken in the prescribed doses, experts say it’s safe.  However, various combinations may be harmful.
For example, if someone takes Xanax and Ambien in and […]

The masseuse who found Heath Ledger’s body called Mary-Kate Olsen (a friend of his) before calling 911.
“Heath is unconscious, I don’t know what to do!” Diane Lee Wolozin screamed to Olsen during her first phone call to her.
Moments later, Wolozin realized he might be dead, so she calls Olsen AGAIN.
Her third call was to 911.
Genius!

Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan, according to the New York City police.
A masseuse went to the apartment for an appointment with Ledger, and was let in by a housekeeper, who knocked on the door of Ledger’s bedroom. He was found naked and unconscious in bed, surrounded by pills.
Paramedics […]

Rumor has it that Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were out gettin’ themselves a marriage license this week in Brooklyn. I would be, like, sooooo happy for them. I would also as Santa to bring me one less celebrivorce next year. [Source]