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Heath Ledger wins posthumous Oscar


February 22, 2009 Adding an emotional coda to a career that was cut down in its prime, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named the late Heath Ledger as best supporting actor of 2008. However, Ledger's daughter is underage and so cannot sign the legal agreement that the Academy requires all winners or their heirs, promising to sell their Oscar back to the Academy should they decide they no longer want it.

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