Ledger's Dad -- Thinking About an Oscar Speech

16. Jeeeeezusss! The no-talent is dead, not worth of an award and his family can go to hell.

Posted at 11:17AM on Feb 19th 2009 by victorpark

17. His da is an attention whore.

The only one who should get anything is the kid. Michelle has been a responsible mother. She is the legal guardian. When Matilda is 18, she can get the pity award and stare at it all day long. Meanwhile, Gramps oughta get kicked in the ass, hard.

Posted at 11:13AM on Feb 19th 2009 by I am Evil

18. Brokeback Mountain ABSOLUTELY ruined his career. After that role, he could never really play a real man again without people flashing back to him having gay sex. Same goes for the other dude, what has he done after that?

Posted at 11:38AM on Feb 19th 2009 by eric c.

19. First off, Kim Ledger is Heath Ledger's father, giving him every right to make an acceptance speech and hold on to the award for Matilda if that is what they agree upon. He is not a creeper, in my opinion and does not care about the money, considering they are giving everything to his daughter, Matilda. The Ledger family are also NOT bad people. They loved Heath and I am sure this is a hard time for the entire family, but they are also very proud of him. If that were your child, I am sure you would feel the same way. I do not think he is an "attention whore" or any of those things said about him. He even said he really could not stop to say much. If he were really an " attention whore" don't you think he would take every chance he got to get attention? The man loves his son, plain and simple. And I think it is really rude to say such things about the guy, especially when you really do not even know him. Especially during this bittersweet time for him.

Secondly, Brokeback Mountain did not ruin Heath's career, it showed what a talented actor he really was. That goes aswell for Jake Gyllenhall. They both took on roles that a lot of other actors were afraid to do because of people thinking it was just a "gay cowboy movie", when really it was much more than that. And the sex scene in that movie was for a split second, it was not as graphic as you are acting like it was. Have you even seen the movie? I'm sorry, but I feel someone needs to stand up for Heath and his family. I am a really huge fan of his and actually love hearing his family speak about him. I too do believe Matilda should receive everything from her daddy, and I believe his parents feel the exact same way! They love that little girl, she is their granddaughter, so I have no doubt they love her to pieces and want only the best for her!

On a different note, in this video I noticed how much Heath looked like his dad and even had a lot of the same mannerisms and movements. I miss Heath and hope he wins Sunday!

Posted at 12:03PM on Feb 19th 2009 by Meg

20. I don't think Ledger's dad should 'hold onto' the statue, if Heath wins. Matilda should grow up WITH it. The statue should live in her house with her. Why would he need to 'hold onto' it at all? Michelle is perfectly capable of being it's guardian, as she is Matilda's, until the girl is of age or moves out on her own. I don't get why the statue would be in Heath's Dad's possession until Matilda is of age. Would Matilda have visitation rights to it? Unfortunately, even to see the statue during her childhood and teen years would be problematic since Australia is half a world away. That's just nuts.

Posted at 1:02PM on Feb 19th 2009 by bonnie

21. "his father and mother got all his assets. I heard they weren't giving a dime to Matilda, wich was one of the reasons why Colin Farrel, Jude Law and Johny Depp gave all their earnings to Heath's daughter Matilda"

Heath's parents gave EVERYTHING to Matilda. Do some research before you start blabbing your nonsensical opinions.

Posted at 1:30PM on Feb 19th 2009 by aarrrgghhh

22. one of the biiggest grossing movies of the year anand all it can manage is only one oscar nomination win if heath wins its not a big deal its only one for simpathy the dark knight one of the most overhiped movies of all time everyone was saying the movie was gonna be nominated for best picture and more then it died off what a shame such a good movie and preformance

Posted at 2:55PM on Feb 19th 2009 by steve

23. Are we back on this agian today? Its easy GIVE THE FREAKIN AWARD TO HIS DAMN DAUGHTER, next.

Posted at 4:08PM on Feb 19th 2009 by MICHELLE S

24. This is Heath's family. They and only they are the right people to pick up the award should he win. Matilda is too
young and Michelle Williams was not his wife. Leave these people alone. They are here becuase they are
proud of there son and have every right to be.

Posted at 4:14PM on Feb 19th 2009 by jeannie

25. Everyone thats saying Heath award should go straight to matilda and his dad should, its a crack addict . Are you really tryingto say that Heaths FATHER doesnt deserve to atleast hold on to his award intill matilda - the person that should get it in the end - is old enough to even appriciate the value of it ? i mean come on . And Michelle has no right to taking the award ! They never were married, and when he died they werent even dating . All she is is his babies mom . His dads in his blood line, Michelle is not . And yes , Matilda is his Daughter . Thats why shes getting it at 18 .

If you put yourself in Heaths fathers shoes, wouldnt you want your only sons Academy Award ? As a token of memory of how beautiful an actor Heath was !?


Your all so easy to jump on a good moment and flip it into something horrible .

Rest In peace Heath .

Posted at 3:45PM on Feb 23rd 2009 by COME ON ! Leave it Alone .

26. Well, here are my thoughts. Zoya #14 comments echoes some of my thoughts on this issue. and wholeheartly agree with Meg #19 comments. I just would like to add that Heath's dad may be a bit of attention seeker, though that does not change the fact the perhaps because of his personality, she want to tell the world how proud he is of his only and late son ( Heath). Do not forget that Heath was the only male child. I think Heath would want Matilda to have the trophy, afterall, this only add to her memories of him, which at such young age could be limited, not true of his family back in Australia. For those of you commenting about a "pity award", etc... it only shows how much you know about a good performance/acting. It is okay not to like Heath ( if that' how you feel), but to say he was not a great actor is suicidal. I loved him, think of him oftern and YES he deserve and will WIN this award.

Posted at 6:07PM on Feb 19th 2009 by Rosadahlia

27. Booooo Hoooo F*cking Hoooooooooooo,

Lets feel sorry for the guy who OD'ed himself..

Lets his ghost all the Awards we can outta pity, even though he only made a few movies, which kinda SUCKED!!

But lets praise him & his work, because he KILLED HIMSELF....

Please, give me a Pucking break..

There are more important things to talk about, or is TMZ having one of those "We have no concrete news, so we'll fill our site with BS" day..

SMDH

Posted at 7:29PM on Feb 19th 2009 by OHH 4 Gosh's Sake

28. I bet he would like to hold it for her. I think Michelle should be the one who talks and accepts it... His family is weird..

Posted at 8:47PM on Feb 19th 2009 by Heather

29. O.T., So TMZ I can't right-click to open in a new tab because your site is copyrighted? Thank me for formally visiting TMZ.COM.

Posted at 9:38PM on Feb 19th 2009 by jrt818

30. You should hear the reputaion this bloke has in Perth. Kim is an ass. thats all there is too it.

Posted at 10:05PM on Feb 19th 2009 by Lexie