Heath Ledger, Audrey Hepburn and More Stars Who Won Awards Posthumously
usmagazine.comA lasting impression. Heath Ledger, Audrey Hepburn, Amy Winehouse, Carrie Fisher and more stars left legacies that were rewarded even after their deaths.
The celebrities went on to win Grammys, Oscars, Emmys and other awards for their indelible work.Heath LedgerThe actor was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
His family accepted the Best Supporting Actor statue on his behalf in February 2009 following his January 2008 death of an accidental drug overdose at age 28.“Bittersweet is probably the best way I can describe that night.
It was only a year and a month since his passing,” his father, Kim Ledger, told The Hollywood Reporter in February 2016. “We hadn’t got our heads around the tragedy of losing him, but at the same time, he was receiving such accolades for what he knew was his best work.”The family promised the award to Heath’s now 13-year-old daughter, Matilda, whom he shared with ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams.Audrey HepburnThe Breakfast at Tiffany’s actress received several awards after her death in January 1993 at age 63 from cancer.
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