Heath Ledger's family plans to take his Oscar
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:15 am
Yesterday, when Heath Ledger's family landed at LAX airport to begin their march to the podium to pick up his inevitable supporting-actor Oscar for "The Dark Knight" this Sunday, a reporter asked Ledger's dad if Heath's daughter Matilda will get the statuette. Kim Ledger replied — shockingly — "Oh, yeah, down the line. We'll keep it for her forever!" You can see the video on TMZ.com.
Huh? The award belongs to Matilda. The academy requires that posthumously bestowed Oscars go to the late person's spouse or a child of legal age. The only reason Matilda is not going up to the Oscars podium to accept is because she's only 3 years old. Her mom can't do it either, or on her daughter's behalf, because, well, that whole thing's rather messy. Michelle Williams never married Heath Ledger and she was estranged from him at the time of his death.
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