Despite his gravitas as a director, Christopher Nolan has never won a Golden Globe until now. When he was awarded for his phenomenon of a film, “Oppenheimer,” he couldn’t help but invoke the name of his departed friend Heath Ledger. “The only time I’ve ever been on this stage before was accepting one of these on behalf of our dear friend, [the late] Heath Ledger, and that was complicated and challenging for me,” per People.
Viewers of the awards, as well as Robert Downey Jr. in the audience when the camera panned to him, were emotionally stunned by the mention of Ledger. One X user reflected on how special the moment was. “Happy for Oppenheimer[.] Elated for Nolan[.] Stoked for Universal[.] Wonderful to hear the name Heath Ledger on that stage again.” After so many years since Ledger’s passing and the innumerous posthumous awards he received for his work as the Joker in “The Dark Knight,” we agree that it was so good to hear his name once again.
