Heath Ledger Receives Posthumous Oscar Nomination

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Having just won a Golden Globe Award for his performance in 'The Dark Knight' the late Heath Ledger was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor this morning on the one year anniversary of his death.

The Dark Knight star is up for Best Supporting Actor, alongside Josh Brolin (Milk), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder); Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt) and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road).

The Dark Knight scored a total of 8 nominations including Art direction, Cinematography, Makeup and Film Editing.

Earlier this month, director Chris Nolan accepted a Golden Globe trophy on his behalf, and his family said it would eventually go to his daughter Matilda.

Who will accept the Oscar on his behalf if he wins? We'll have to wait and see, but most likely it will be Nolan again.

Do you think Heath will win the Oscar? If so, who do you think should accept his award on his behalf?