^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Heath Ledger was an Australian film actor whose career lasted more than 16 years. Ledger received acclaim for his acting in the Australian crime film Two Hands (1999), receiving nominations at the
Australian Film Institute (AFI) and
Film Critics Circle of Australia in the categories for Best Actor. After starring in the 2001 films A Knight's Tale and Monster's Ball, Ledger was cast as the
title character in the 2003 biographical film Ned Kelly for which he received his second AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations.
^I Shared with rest of the ensemble cast, director, and casting director of I'm Not There ^II Shared with rest of the ensemble cast of Brokeback Mountain ^III Shared with rest of the ensemble cast of The Dark Knight ^IV Shared with
Christian Bale
^Briggs, Caroline (24 February 2008).
"Juno triumphs at Spirit awards". BBC News. Retrieved 22 January 2009. I'm Not There also took the first ever Robert Altman Award ... for a filmmaker, casting director and acting ensemble.
^Willoughby, Shannon; Sam Cleveland (18 November 2006). "Controversy adds showbiz touch to Gold Coast glitz Abbie uses those five little words". The Gold Coast Bulletin: 009. Voted best actor was Ten Canoes' Crusoe Kurddal, who beat Heath Ledger and Gabriel Byrne
^"Blog watch: Oscars 2006". BBC News. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2009. Heath Ledger submitted to a friendly dog-and-pony show at the Santa Barbara Film Festival last night ... accepted the festival's Breakthrough Award.
^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Heath Ledger was an Australian film actor whose career lasted more than 16 years. Ledger received acclaim for his acting in the Australian crime film Two Hands (1999), receiving nominations at the
Australian Film Institute (AFI) and
Film Critics Circle of Australia in the categories for Best Actor. After starring in the 2001 films A Knight's Tale and Monster's Ball, Ledger was cast as the
title character in the 2003 biographical film Ned Kelly for which he received his second AFI and Film Critics Circle award nominations.
^I Shared with rest of the ensemble cast, director, and casting director of I'm Not There ^II Shared with rest of the ensemble cast of Brokeback Mountain ^III Shared with rest of the ensemble cast of The Dark Knight ^IV Shared with
Christian Bale
^Briggs, Caroline (24 February 2008).
"Juno triumphs at Spirit awards". BBC News. Retrieved 22 January 2009. I'm Not There also took the first ever Robert Altman Award ... for a filmmaker, casting director and acting ensemble.
^Willoughby, Shannon; Sam Cleveland (18 November 2006). "Controversy adds showbiz touch to Gold Coast glitz Abbie uses those five little words". The Gold Coast Bulletin: 009. Voted best actor was Ten Canoes' Crusoe Kurddal, who beat Heath Ledger and Gabriel Byrne
^"Blog watch: Oscars 2006". BBC News. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2009. Heath Ledger submitted to a friendly dog-and-pony show at the Santa Barbara Film Festival last night ... accepted the festival's Breakthrough Award.