Heath Ledger
latest news & developmentsSlumdog, Ledger lead Oscar betting
<i>Slumdog Millionaire</i> is the strongest best picture favourite and late actor Heath Ledger is all but guaranteed to win a posthumous Oscar.
Dark Knight of the soul
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews the latest <i>Batman</i> instalment, <i> The Dark Knight</i>, and likes its sense of realism.
Batman rewrites box-office record books
Batman sequel The Dark Knight rewrites the box-office record books as audiences flock to see late actor Heath Ledger in his last film role.
Actor Heath Ledger mourned at private funeral
Family and friends of actor Heath Ledger bade farewell at a private service in his Australian home town of Perth on Saturday, with the media kept away and Ledger’s father…
Ledger died of prescription drug abuse, say officials
Australian actor Heath Ledger’s death was an accident caused by the abuse of prescription drugs, six of which were found in his body, the New York City medical examiner’s office…
Day-Lewis, Christie win honours at Oscars indicator
Daniel Day-Lewis and British veteran Julie Christie underscored their status as Oscars frontrunners on Sunday after winning the top prizes at the 14th Screen Actors’ Guild…
Ledger tributes flow as tests fail to reveal cause of death
Results of a postmortem examination carried out on the actor Heath Ledger were inconclusive and it could take two weeks for a cause of death to be determined. Ledger (28) the…
Ledger decided ‘to forge his own way’
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead at a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. He was 28. Ledger, who moved to the United States at age 19,…
Star of Brokeback Mountain found dead
Heath Ledger, the Australian actor nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for his depiction of a brooding gay cowboy, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. He was 28. He…
Family says Heath Ledger’s death an accident
The death of Heath Ledger was a tragic accident, his Australian family said on Wednesday after the actor was found dead at his New York apartment. ”We, Heath’s family, can…
Blanchett’s take on Dylan has critics raving
With hair teased into the familiar bird’s nest of frizz, Cate Blanchett’s portrayal of Bob Dylan is already being tipped for Oscar success. Yet as Todd Haynes’s surreal biopic…