SubscribeWho will keep Heath Ledger's Golden Globe?
Who will get to keep Heath Ledger’s posthumous Golden Globe?
His beautiful daughter, Matilda.
"It will belong to her because she is part of him," Ledger's mother, Sally Bell, tells WHO.
"I should imagine that eventually it will be going to Matilda," Bell says from her home in Perth, Western Australia. "At this stage she is only so young, but down the track she will have all these things. It will belong to her because she is part of him."
Bell says her family is "bursting with pride" over her son's recognition for playing the Joker in "The Dark Knight," a role he "loved."
"It is such a fantastic and wonderful legacy for his daughter. Matilda will have so many people who will be able to speak to her about her father's abilities and the respect he had in the industry. That is such a wonderful legacy to leave."
Bell learned of his Golden Globe win before boarding a flight in Australia and admits there were "a few tears."
"There is a lot of emotion tied up in this, and we have to deal with that emotion first before we can relax and enjoy the moment, if you know what I mean," she explains.
She adds that it has been "a bit of an emotional rollercoaster" for the family but says her son would have appreciated the acknowledgment from his peers.
"That's what meant the most to him really," she says.
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Photo: Director Christopher Nolan picking up Heath's posthumous award Jan. 8 at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. WireImage
