Almost exactly a year after star Heath Ledger’s death, he won a posthumous best supporting actor Golden Globe Award or his role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight."

Ledger, at age 28, died from an accidental overdose in January 2008, and received the Golden Globe last month in an unforgettable tribute.

"On behalf of all of us who worked with Heath on Dark Knight, I accept this with mix of sadness and incredible pride," Director Christopher Nolan said. "He will be eternally missed but he will never be forgotten."

Ledger became the first actor to win the Best Supporting Actor award posthumously.

As expected, this was not the only award that Ledger won for "The Dark Knight." He was also awarded four other awards for supporting actor from different award ceremonies. He had previosuly collected six awards for is role in "Brokeback Mountain."

Ledger, the ninth youngest nominee for best actor in 2005 for "Brokeback Mountain," also starred in other movies such as "10 Things I Hate About You," "The Patriot," "Monster’s Ball," "A Knight’s Tale," and many more.

After completing his role of the Joker, Ledger passed away. Ledger’s autopsy showed that he was taking all types of medications, painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills.

Future fiancée Michelle Williams reported that Ledger had trouble sleeping, and said he was dealing with insomnia and that he always had too much energy.

Diana Wolizin, the masseuse who found Ledger unconscious in bed, performed CPR which ended up being unsuccessful. At 3:36 p.m., on January 22, Ledger was pronounced dead.

Ledger will always be known and remembered for his performance in "The Dark Knight."

Before Ledger’s death, he was also working on another movie called "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."

Ledger was not able to finish his role in this movie because of his death.

With only half the role of his character done, the directors needed another actor to finish the job. The job was completed by many different actors such as Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell.

"After he passed on, you could see the hole ripped into the future of cinema," actor and "Dark Knight" co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal said. "We all need to celebrate Heath and celebrate his work given to Dark Knight."

(Some information courtesy imdb.com)