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"Heath Ledger&amp;#039;s family have revealed that they are &amp;quot;proud and excited&amp;quot; by his Oscar nomination.  The actor has been named in the best supporting actor category for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight.  In a statement, his sister Ashleigh said: &amp;quot;Although we would love to have him here with us, we are so proud and so excited on his behalf.  &amp;quot;In Heath&amp;#039;s words, he had &amp;#039;the time of his life&amp;#039;, portraying the Joker and said that &amp;#039;it was the most fun he&amp;#039;d ever had making a film&amp;#039;.  &amp;quot;On Heath&amp;#039;s behalf we thank the Motion Picture Academy for recognising his work.&amp;quot; However, his sister Kate admitted that the celebration was bittersweet, as it also marked the first anniversary of the star&amp;#039;s death, following an accidental drug overdose.  &amp;quot;To us it seems like merely yesterday and we are still all nursing broken hearts,&amp;quot; she said.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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