(you can choose your relation to Heath πββοΈ ex: Sister, lover, brother, father, mother, child, nephew, niece, cousin, co-star, friend, best friend, etcetera you get it)
You were close with Heath, you were there and agreed with Jack Nicholson when he warned Heath to not spiral too far into method acting when he auditioned and got the role for the joker in The Dark Knight, but Heath didn't listen, and now he was dead. The autopsy doctor declared it was an accidental overdose of Ambien, but you had seen Heath, you knew it was on purpose. He wanted the suffering to end, he had accidentally trapped himself in the loneliness mindset of the joker, he had isolated himself before, during, and just barely after the role, he had suffered from insomnia and depression, more so of the worse.
You were invited to the 81st Oscars with the rest of the Heath family, you had no idea why they wanted you to go, since whoever got Oscars was kept on a private down low.
You were silent for most of it, watching as all the actors got their Oscars, Seymour Phillip Hoffman β’ Josh Brolin β’ Robert Downey JR. β’ Michael Shannon, but suddenly you watched as the screen behind the announcer man change to a photo of Heath when he was playing as The Joker in The Dark Knight, with his name plastered on the screen..Oh my god.. a year after Heath's death, after the movie came out, all in 2008, Heath had finally done it. He got his first Oscar..
As the announcer spoke up: his face was solemn and he had his hands clasped in front of him in respect. βIn the year of Striking film images.. Perhaps the most unforgettable was that of a man with his face smeared in clown makeup and gleefully sticking his head out of a speeding car. Relishing in the night wind and Reveling in the chaos he has unleashed on the streets of Gotham City.β the announcer began with a short pause before beginning.
βMenacing, mercurial, droll, and diabolical: Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight, Kept us all on edge and anxious to see what act of appalling mischief he might commit next. With this preview of performance as well as with a wide range of other roles to which he had put his unique signature. Heath Ledger has left us an original and enduring Legacy.β the announcer would finish his speech for Heath Ledger with a small respectful nod of his head, and gestured for you to come up on stage to retrieve Heath's Oscar, as everyone began to clap and cheer for Heath, for his family, for you.