List of awards and nominations received by Heath Ledger

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Heath Ledger awards and nominations
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Totals [a]
Wins36
Nominations58
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Heath Ledger was an Australian film actor whose career lasted more than 16 years. Ledger received acclaim for his acting in the Australian crime film Two Hands (1999), receiving nominations at the Australian Film Institute (AFI) and Film Critics Circle of Australia in the categories for Best Actor. After starring in the 2001 films A Knight's Tale and Monster's Ball , Ledger was cast as the title character in the 2003 biographical film Ned Kelly for which he received his second AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations.

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Ledger's breakthrough performance as Ennis Del Mar in the 2005 film adaptation of Brokeback Mountain earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. At age 26, he became the ninth-youngest Academy Award Best Actor nominee at the time. In addition, Ledger received recognition from several North American critics' associations, winning the 2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society, New York Film Critics Circle, Phoenix Film Critics Society, and San Francisco Film Critics Circle awards, as Best Actor. In 2006, he starred in the Australian romantic drama Candy , and was nominated in the category of Best Actor at the AFI, Film Critics Circle, and Inside Film awards ceremony.

Following his death on 22 January 2008, [1] [2] Ledger received numerous posthumous awards and honours. He shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast for the 2007 biographical film I'm Not There . In his penultimate film performance, Ledger was nominated and awarded for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). His wins include an Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ledger also won the Best Actor International Award at the 2008 AFI Awards ceremony, for which he became the first actor to win an award posthumously. In August 2008, Ledger was posthumously honoured at the Brisbane International Film Festival with the Chauvel Award in recognition of his contribution to the Australian film industry.

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, or "Oscars" are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. [3] Ledger received one award from two nominations.

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2006 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated [4]
2009 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [5]

Australian Film Institute Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
1999 Two Hands Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
2003 Ned Kelly Nominated
2006 Brokeback Mountain Best International Actor Won [6]
Reader's Choice Award for Best ActorWon [6]
2006 Candy Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated [7]
2008 The Dark Knight Best International ActorWon (posthumously) [8]

Brisbane International Film Festival Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008—Chauvel AwardWon (posthumously) [9] [10]

British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy Film Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others. [11] Ledger received one award from two nominations.

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2006 Brokeback Mountain Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated [12]
2009 The Dark Knight Best Actor in a Supporting Role Won (posthumously) [13]

Golden Globe Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2006 Brokeback Mountain Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Nominated [14]
2009 The Dark Knight Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Won (posthumously) [14]

Independent Spirit Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Male Lead Nominated [15]
2008 I'm Not There Robert Altman Award Won II (posthumously) [16]

Inside Film Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2006 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated [17]

People's Choice Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2009 The Dark Knight Best Ensemble CastWon IV (posthumously) [18]
Best Onscreen Match-upWon V (posthumously) [18]

Satellite Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Nominated
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated (posthumously) [19]

Saturn Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2009 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [20]

Scream Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Fantasy Actor Won (posthumously) [21]
Best Villain Won (posthumously) [21]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2006 Brokeback Mountain Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated III [22]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture Nominated [22]
2009 The Dark Knight Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Won (posthumously) [23]

Film critic awards

African-American Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously)

Austin Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [24]

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated [25]
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won V (posthumously) [26]
Best Cast Nominated IV (posthumously) [26]

Chicago Film Critics Association

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [27]

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [28]

Film Critics Circle of Australia

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
1999 Two Hands Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
2003 Ned Kelly Nominated
2006 Candy Nominated [29]

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [30]

Iowa Film Critics Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting ActorWon (posthumously) [31]

Kansas City Film Critics Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting ActorWon (posthumously)

London Film Critics' Circle

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated [32]
2008 The Dark Knight Actor of the Year Nominated (posthumously) [33]

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [34]

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Won [35]
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Nominated (posthumously)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2006 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated
2009 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [36]

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously)

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Won [37]
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting ActorWon (posthumously) [38]

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2006 Brokeback Mountain Outstanding Performance of the Year Award Won [39]

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best ActorNominated
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting ActorWon (posthumously)

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Won
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously)

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously) [40]

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated
2008 The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously)

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2005 [41] Brokeback Mountain Best Actor Nominated
2008 [42] The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actor Won (posthumously)

See also

Notes

^I Shared with rest of the ensemble cast, director, and casting director of I'm Not There
^II Shared with rest of the ensemble cast of Brokeback Mountain
^III Shared with rest of the ensemble cast of The Dark Knight
^IV Shared with Christian Bale

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