Kehidupan Awal
TRIBUNNEWSWIKI.COM – Heath Ledger merupakan aktor Australia yang terkenal karena penampilannya sebagai Joker dalam film The Dark Knight.
Heath Ledger memiliki nama asli Heathcliff Andrew Ledger lahir di Perth, Australia pada 4 April 1979.
Heath Ledger merupakan anak dari Kim Ledger, seorang pengemudi mobil balap dan spesialis pertambangan, dan ibunya Sally Ledger Bell merupakan seorang guru bahasa Prancis.
Heath Ledger memiliki seorang saudara perempuan bernama Kate dan dua orang saudara tiri dari pernikahan ke-dua dari orangtuanya.
Orangtua Heath Ledger bercerai ketika Heath berusia 11 tahun.
Heath Ledger awalnya sangat tertarik dengan catur dan ketika berusia 10 tahun Heath Ledger berhasil memenangkan Western Australia's Junior Chess Championship (Kejuaraan Catur Junior di Australia Barat).
Minatnya untuk menjadi actor muncul ketika Heath Ledger menjadi pemeran utama dalam pentas sekolahnya, Guildford Grammar School yang mementaskan Peter Pan.
Heath Ledger ditemukan meninggal pada 22 Januari 2008 di daerah SoHo, New York City dikarenakan over dosis obat.
Heath Ledger dan aktris Michelle Williams memiliki seorang putri bernama Matilda Ledger. (1)
Karier
Pada usia 17 tahun Heath Ledger pergi ke Sydney untuk mengejar karier beraktingnya.
Setelah mendapatkan beberapa peran kecil di televisi, Heath Ledger debut dalam film layar lebar berjudul Blackrock pada 1997.
Heath Ledger kemudian mendapatkan peran utama dalam film Roar.
Heath Ledger kemudian berpindah ke Los Angeles pada usia 19 tahun.
Kemudian seorang sutradara Autralia, Gregor Jordan mengaudisi Heath Ledger untuk berperan dalam film ber-genre thriller berjudul Two Hands (1999).
Heath Ledger kemudian bermain dalam film 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) dan tahun selanjutnya bermain dalam film The Patriot (2000).
Heath Ledger mendapatkan banyak pujian lewat perannya dalam film Monter’s Ball dan Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Bahkan, lewat perannya sebagai Ennis del Mar dalam film Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger mendapatkan beberapa penghargaan bergengsi.
Di tahun selanjutnya, Heath Ledger bermain dalam film Candy (2006), yang merupakan film yang didasarkan pada novel 'Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction'.
Penggambarannya tentang karakter Dan dalam film Candy kembali membuat Heath Ledger menerima banyak banyak penghargaan.
Peran besar yang akan membuat namanya semakin terkenal adalah ketika Heath Ledger berperan sebagai Joker, musuh Batman dalam film The Dark Knight (2008).
Film The Dark Knight juga menjadi film terlaris pada saat itu, dan bahkan lewat aktingnya sebagai Joker dalam The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger menerima Academy Award. (2)
Filmografi
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2008 The Dark Knight
2007 I'm Not There
2006 Candy
2005 Casanova
2005 Brokeback Mountain
2005 The Brothers Grimm
2005 Lords of Dogtown
2003 The Order
2003 Ned Kelly
2002 The Four Feathers
2001 Monster's Ball
2001 A Knight's Tale
2000 The Patriot
1999 Two Hands
1999 10 Things I Hate About You
1997 Roar (TV Series)
1997 Paws
1997 Home and Away (TV Series)
1997 Blackrock
1996 Sweat (TV Series)
1993-1994 Ship to Shore (TV Series) (3)
Penghargaan
Academy Awards, USA
- 2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes, USA
- 2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
BAFTA Awards
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor 09 Best Supporting Actor
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
- 2008 EDA Special Mention Award
Austin Film Critics Association
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Australian Film Institute
- 2008 Best Actor
- 2006 Best Actor
- 2006 News Limited Readers' Choice Award
Awards Circuit Community Awards
- 2012 Best Supporting Actor of the Decade
- 2008 Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2005 Best Actor in a Leading Role
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
- 2001 Favorite Male - Newcomer
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Brisbane International Film Festival
- 2008 Chauvel Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
- 2006 Best Lead Performance dan Actor of the Year
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Film Independent Spirit Awards
- 2008 Robert Altman Award
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Gold Derby Awards
- 2010 Supporting Actor of the Decade
Golden Schmoes Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor of the Year
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Indiewire Critics' Poll
- 2008 Best Supporting Performance
International Cinephile Society Awards
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
- 2006 Best Actor
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
- 2006 Best Actor
International Online Film Critics' Poll
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
Iowa Film Critics Awards
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)
Jupiter Award
- 2009 Best International Actor
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
- 2005 Best Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
MTV Movie + TV Awards
- 2009 Best Villain
- 2006 Best Kiss
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2005 Best Actor
New York Film Critics, Online
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Online Film & Television Association
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
- 2006 Best Actor
Online Film Critics Society Awards
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
People's Choice Awards, USA
- 2009 Favorite Cast
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- 2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2005 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Rembrandt Awards
- 2009 Best International Actor (Beste Buitenlandse Acteur)
Russian National Movie Awards
- 2009 Best Foreign Actor
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
- 2005 Best Actor
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- 2006 Breakthrough Performance of the Year Award
SESC Film Festival, Brazil
- 2009 Best Foreign Actor (Melhor Ator Estrangeiro)
SFX Awards, UK
- 2008 Best Film Actor
ShoWest Convention, USA
- 2001 Male Star of Tomorrow
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
- 2005 Best Actor
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Performance, Male
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films
- 2007 Best Actor
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
- 2009 Best Supporting Actor
Village Voice Film Poll
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor
- 2005 Best Performance
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
- 2008 Best Supporting Actor (3)