Ledger has been nominated for an AcademyAwardforBest Supporting Actorfor his portrayal of the Joker, having been awarded a Golden Globe forBest Supporting Actor and a BAFTA forBest Supporting Actor.
He won an AcademyAward in 1997 forbest supporting actor in the film "Jerry Maguire" and starred in this year's "Red Tails, " about the Tuskegee Airmen.