One year ago...

...we lost a gifted artist, loving father, and courageous human being. I still feel pangs when I think of Heath Ledger being taken but I'm grateful he lives on in his films. In honor of the one-year anniversary of his death, I'd like to call attention to the phenomenal number of awards and nominations Heath has received for his unforgettable performance in The Dark Knight, including the Oscar nomination he received this morning.







List of awards and nominations Heath Ledger has received for the year 2008-2009: (courtesy of IMDB)

-81st Annual Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor (TBD)

-66th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2009 British Academy Film Awards-BAFTA (Winners will be announced on February 8th, 2009)
Best Supporting Actor (TBD)

-15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (Winners will be TELECASTED LIVE on January 25th, 2009 on TBS and TNT)
Best Supporting Actor (TBD)

-2008 Australian Film Institute Awards
Best Actor-International (WON)

-14th Annual Broadcast Film Critics Associations Critics Choice Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2009 London Film Critics' Circle Awards (Winners will be Announced on February 4th, 2009)
Actor of the Year (TBD)

-13th Annual Satellite Awards
Best Supporting Actor (nominated)

-2008 Los Angeles Film Critcs Association Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 San Francisco Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 San Diego Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Phoenix Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Austin Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Toronto Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Houston Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 New York Online Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Southeastern Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 St. Louis Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Chicago Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Detroit Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Las Vegas Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Florida Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Utah Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Oklahoma Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2009 Kansas City Film Critics Award
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 African American Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2009 Central Ohio Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2009 Online Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2009 Vancouver Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 Bulgaria Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2008 EDA Awards
Best Supporting Actor (WON)

-2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (nominated; runner-up)

-2008 New York Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actor (nominated)

-2008 GQ Australia Men of the Year Awards
Best Actor (WON)

-35th Annual People's Choice Awards
Favorite Onscreen Match-up - shared with Christian Bale (WON)
Favorite Ensemble Cast - shared with rest of the cast of TDK (WON)

-3rd Annual Scream Awards
Best Actor in a Fantasy Film or TV (WON)
Best Villain (WON)

***Heath Ledger so far has WON 35 awards, and been NOMINATED 43 times