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Taking Stock: Ang LeeBefore that came the heartbreaking Brokeback Mountain, in 2005. It won Lee a best director Oscar but the premature death of its star, Heath Ledger, devastated Lee. "I was yearning to do a comedy after so many heavy duty films," he... In this article: Ang Lee, Taking Woodstock, Sense and Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain, Taiwan, Oscar, and Second World War |
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Metro | October 27, 2009
Ang Lee recalls Heath Ledger kissing scene
...while new girlfriend Michelle Williams was watching. Lee was directing the trio Brokeback Mountain, which won Heath a best actor Oscar nomination for his role as a gay cowboy. "I was directing Heath kissing [Jake Gyllenhaal] and I told...
In this article: Heath Ledger, Ang Lee, Michelle Williams, Taking Woodstock, Jake Gyllenhaal, Liev Schreiber, Elliot Tiber, Oscar, and Cannes Film Festival
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 18, 2009
Death saved Heath Ledger's legacy
...that changes the colour of the actor's skin. But even in franchise films such as The Dark Knight there may be talk, and Ledger won his Oscar when he talked and a fine, warped mind flowered. Now it's a game to ask what would have happened...
In this article: Heath Ledger, Joker, Marlon Brando, The Dark Knight, Cary Grant, Moon, Best interests, Typecasting, Virgo, and Pisces
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 10, 2009
`Twilight' among People's Choice Awards nominees
...nominees Taraji P. Henson, Amy Ryan, Melissa Leo, Casey Affleck, Viola Davis and Michael Shannon. Jackman hosted the Oscars in February. Michelle Williams, former girlfriend of 2008 posthumous supporting-actor winner Heath Ledger, also...
In this article: Twilight, Academy Awards, Derek Jeter, Hugh Jackman, Roberto Clemente Award, New York Yankees, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and True Blood
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Stuff | October 30, 2009
Heath Ledger music video debuts 20 months after death
...overdose in his New York apartment in January 2008. In February he won a posthumous Oscar for his supporting role as The Joker in last year's Batman movie "The Dark Knight." Ledger's final film, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,"...
In this article: Heath Ledger, YouTube, Oscar, 1200 Techniques, Cancer, Khloe Kardashian, The Joker, Batman, Modest Mouse, and Minnie Driver
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Guardian Unlimited | October 13, 2009
Just how good was Heath Ledger?
...impact from the box-office performance of the picture. Sentimentality weighed in and most pundits guessed well in advance that Ledger would win the supporting actor Oscar. The competition was not intense. His one real rival, Michael...
In this article: Heath Ledger, Oscar, Brad Pitt, Joker, Mickey Rourke, Marlon Brando, Revolutionary Road, Meryl Streep, The Dark Knight, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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Virginia Pilot | October 15, 2009
Director has plenty in common with 'Where the Wild Things Are'
His girlfriends since their divorce in 2003 have included Karen O (who co-wrote the music for "Wild Things"), Drew Barrymore and, most recently, Michelle Williams, the "Brokeback Mountain" Oscar nominee once engaged to Heath Ledger. His...
In this article: Spike Jonze, Wild Things, Where the Wild Things Are, Where the Wild Things Are, Oscar, Crockett Johnson, and Warner Bros
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Zap2it | October 07, 2009
Heath Ledger's new 'Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus' trailer gets mysterious
...new 'Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus' trailer gets mysterious Could it be Heath Ledger's best film -- and yes, we know he's already scored an Oscar for "Dark Knight" -- is his best? The latest trailer for "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" is...
In this article: Heath Ledger, Oscar, Twitter, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Johnny Depp, and Dark Knight
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | October 28, 2009
Back from the dead: Tennessee Williams, Orson Welles in Oscar race?
Back from the dead: Tennessee Williams, Orson Welles in Oscar race? Heath Ledger won a rare posthumous competitive Oscar for "The Dark Knight" in February. Could Tennessee Williams, who died in 1983, be the next? For half a century, his...
In this article: Tennessee Williams, Oscar, Orson Welles, Blanche DuBois, Me and Orson Welles, The Glass Menagerie, Zac Efron, and Bryce Dallas Howard
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AllHipHop.com - News | October 31, 2009
Heath Ledger Directs Music Video For Australian Rapper
...Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:06 PM Heath Ledger may be gone, but the posthumous Oscar winnera s work behind the camera is being showcased in a music video from Australian rapper N'fa Forster-Jones. The Associated Press reports the...
In this article: Heath Ledger, Oscar, YouTube, MySpace, Joker, The Dark Knight, and Associated Press
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The Academy Award (Oscar) is the main national film award in the USA. The Academy Award (Oscar) are awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent film award ceremonies in the world. The Oscars, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself, were conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss, Louis B. Mayer.
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of 1927 and 1928. It was hosted by actor Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. DeMille.
The 81st Academy Awards honoring the best in film for 2008 will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with actor Hugh Jackman hosting the ceremony for the first time.
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