Last updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2008

LEDGER'S DAD STRUGGLES WITH SON'S AUSSIE HONOUR

HEATH LEDGER's father fought back tears of pride as he paid tribute to his late son at a prizegiving in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday night (25Nov08).

HEATH LEDGER as The Joker

Kim Ledger accepted a Best Actor prize on behalf of his son - who died in January (08) - at the GQ Men of the Year Awards and struggled with his composure as he remembered his "beautiful boy".

Ledger was honoured for his performance as The Joker in Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight.

His father told the audience at the event that the actor loved playing the Batman baddie.

He stated, "He thrived everyday on set, humoured and sometimes intimidated the cast, but revelled in this opportunity to create and deliver a unique character."

Also honoured at the Aussie GQ prizegiving were Hugh Jackman, who claimed the night's People's Choice Man Of The Year and his Australia director Baz Luhrmann, who took home the Creative Force Of The Year accolade.

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Source: WENN

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