Heath Ledger’s Family Responds To Golden Globe Nom...

FROM MTV.COM: Heath Ledger’s critically acclaimed performance as the Joker in “The Dark Knight” garnered him a posthumous supporting-actor Golden Globe nomination, lending credence to the predictions that he’ll also earn an Oscar nomination for the role. The family of the actor, who died of an accidental drug overdose in January, released a statement after the nomination was announced Thursday morning (December 11).

“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.”