Ledger wins supporting actor Golden Globe

Los Angeles, Jan 12 (DPA) Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor Sunday for his role as The Joker in the Batman drama "The Dark Knight".

The award came almost a year after the Australian actor died from an accidental drug overdose in New York last January. The award for Ledger had been widely expected and cements his status as the hot favourite to win the equivalent prize at the Oscars on Feb 22.

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