Rep: Michelle Williams Not Accepting Golden Globe In Heath Ledger's Absence

Access Hollywood - December 16, 2008 2:36 PM PST
Story photo: Rep: Michelle Williams Not Accepting Golden Globe In Heath Ledger's AbsenceHeath Ledger and Michelle Williams arrive at the premiere of The Brothers Grimm on August 8, 2005Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- If Heath Ledger wins the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his iconic role as The Joker in "The Dark Knight," it won't be Michelle Williams up on stage accepting the award for the late actor.

Much had been made about who would accept the posthumous award in Heath's honor, with his father, Kim Ledger, his former girlfriend and mother of his child Michelle Williams and "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan as the likely choices.

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However, a rep for Michelle said reports of the actress being involved in Heath's absence are "not true."

"There have been no conversations about Michelle Williams presenting or accepting an award having to do with Heath nor are there going to be," the rep told Access.

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When asked who they'd most like to see accept the award should Heath win, 62 percent of AccessHollywood.com viewers said they'd like to see Michelle up on stage, with 38 percent voting for Heath's father.

Heath, who died in January 2008 at the age of 28, is up for the award against Tom Cruise ("Tropic Thunder"); Robert Downey Jr. ("Iron Man"); Ralph Fiennes ("The Duchess"); and Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Doubt").

If Heath were to win, it wouldn't mark the first time a Golden Globe was awarded posthumously in a major category. Actor Peter Finch won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Pitcure, Drama in 1977 for "Network." Finch died in January 1977, two weeks before the awards.

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The 66th annual Golden Globe Awards will be handed out January 11 on NBC.

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  • mel.
    technically michelle n heath werent together,so i really dont think she should accept .i think his dad n matilda should both go up there, rip heath you were my fave actor
    report abuseposted December 22, 2008 7:56 PM PST
  • mel.
    technically michelle n heath werent together,so i really dont think she should accept .i think his dad n matilda should both go up there, rip heath you were my fave actor
    report abuseposted December 22, 2008 7:56 PM PST
  • Donnie Darko
    Heath was a great actor and I hope that he wins this award, he definitely deserves it. He is missed by many. And no it was not suicide people.
    report abuseposted December 18, 2008 3:20 PM PST
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    report abuseposted December 18, 2008 8:39 AM PST
  • bookfreak244
    J.J. i agree w/ u. matilda should've accepted the award in place of her late father, and michelle can just go jump in a hole somewhere.she is the one 2 blame 4 heath's terrible and tragic death. the world lost a beautiful heart, spirit, and soul when heath died.
    report abuseposted December 17, 2008 10:13 AM PST
  • bookfreak244
    K S u r full of crap & u shouldn't talk about things that u don't know anything about. why would heath intentionally kill himself & put his family thru that kind of pain? he wouldn't do that b/c he had a beautiful daughter who looked up 2 him. heath was a great man, father, and actor, and i'm sick of people saying that he killed himself on purpose.HE
    report abuseposted December 17, 2008 10:10 AM PST
  • comment
    Some of the other performances are better.
    report abuseposted December 16, 2008 6:04 PM PST
  • soonersROCK
    He took the wrong combination of pills trying to self-medicate a sleeping problem, it wasn't suicide. I think it should be the father personally. Heath was his child and it would be a good thing to remember what a great actor he was. I'm sure he always supported Heath, so why not? He could give the award to Heath's child some day.
    report abuseposted December 16, 2008 5:06 PM PST
  • JenniLynn
    P.S. it was not suicide
    report abuseposted December 16, 2008 3:57 PM PST
  • JenniLynn
    K S u r wrong it has been proven that heath had no problem getting out of character it is called ACTING. I think Michelle should do it if not a close family member or maybe even jake gyllenhal or however u spell his last name werent they like best friends?
    report abuseposted December 16, 2008 3:57 PM PST
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