Golden Globes 2009: Will Heath Ledger win?

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the nominees for the Golden Globes 2009. The Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture category is the most curious one. Late Heath Ledger is nominated for the award for his outstanding work as the Joker in The Dark Knight.

We thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for honoring Heath’s performance in The Dark Knight. This nomination is deeply appreciated and is not lost on those of us who continue to love and miss him. We are so proud that our boy’s work is being recognized in this way,” Heath’s farther said in the statement.

Right after the film was released everyone’s been buzzing about Ledger’s performance and his chances to win most prominent movie awards this year. Well, looks like he stands all chances to win… He deserves all the awards he’s and will be nominated for.

This is not the first posthumous nomination for Ledger. Earlier this year, there were rumors about Oscar nomination. Last week Ledger’s family accepted Australia’s most prestigious Film Institute international award for best actor. He’s also nominated for the People’s Choice Awards and has already received Best Fantasy Actor and Best Villain for his portrayal of the Joker at the Spike TV’s Scream Awards this October.

Do fellow actors believe late Heath Ledger could win a Golden Globe this year?

I’m sure he will [win],” actor Terrence Howard told Hollyscoop after he announced the nominees. “Even if someone else won in his category, if I had won in that category, I would give it to his family because he truly had the best performance. He gave more than I have seen any other actor give, he brought a new light,” he added.

And here’s the whole list of Golden Globes 2009 nominees:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Leonardio DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Rebecca Hall, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Javier Bardem, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Colin Farrell, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
James Newton Howard, Defiance
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

‘Down to Earth’ – WALL-E
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel

‘Gran Torino’ – Gran Torino
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens

‘I Thought I LOost You’ – Bolt
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele

‘Once In A Lifetime’ – Cadillac Records
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street

‘The Wrestler’ – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

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