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==Career==

==Career==

Following roles in Australian movies and TV series, Ledger was cast in his first American film ''10 Things I Hate About You'' in 1999. Following this he appeared in [[Mel Gibson]]'s Revolutionary War drama ''The Patriot'' in 2000 and was given the lead role in the 2001 movie ''A Knight's Tale''. At the time of his death, he had just completed filming the 2008 Batman movie ''[[The Dark Knight]]'', in which he plays [[The Joker]]. For this part he has posthumously received the 2009 Golden Globe award and the Academy award for Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture. Ledger's mother, father and sister were present to accept his Oscar.

Following roles in Australian movies and TV series, Ledger was cast in his first American film ''10 Things I Hate About You'' in 1999. Following this he appeared in [[Mel Gibson]]'s Revolutionary War drama ''The Patriot'' in 2000 and was given the lead role in the 2001 movie ''A Knight's Tale''. At the time of his death, he had just completed filming the 2008 Batman movie ''[[The Dark Knight]]'', in which he plays [[The Joker]]. For this part he posthumously received the 2009 Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (only the second time the Academy Award was given posthumously). Ledger's mother, father and sister were present to accept his Oscar.

==Personal life==

==Personal life==