Heath Ledger won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar posthumously last night, for his portrayal of The Joker in “The Dark Knight”.

Lech Pozan supporters hold up a giant banner depicting late Australian actor Heath Ledger as the character of The Joker from the film ‘The Dark Knight’, during their UEFA Cup second qualifying round, second leg soccer match in against Grasshoppers (GC) St. Gallen August 28, 2008.

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One of the highlights of this Sunday’s 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be the performance of T.I.’s “Swagga Like Us” that’s scheduled to feature the song’s full lineup of Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne together onstage for the first time.

 ”I mean, you know, we all are considerably busy,” Tip jokingly told MTV News this week. “We all have different things going on. You can’t really get Kanye out of Paris. You can’t get Jay off a boat. And you can’t get Wayne off that bus. “… I’m ripping and running across the country doing all I can to remain at the top of my game,” he added. “So, all of us have our things going on. But it will be a thing to remember.”

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The nominations are in for the 81st Annual Academy Awards, announced this morning at 5.38am local time in Los Angeles by actor Forest Whitaker, who won an Oscar two years ago for Last King Of Scotland.

The Oscar winners will be announced at a ceremony in Hollywood on February 22.

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The ESPN RISE Fall Boys’ Soccer All-America team

First Team

F: Jordan Cyrus, Norfolk Academy (Norfolk, Va.), Sr., Maryland
F: Erik Hurtado, Westview (Portland, Ore.), Sr., Santa Clara
F: Harrison Petts, Zionsville (Ind.), Jr. MF: Kevin Bick, St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.), Sr., Indiana
MF: Ryan Finley, Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly, N.J.), Sr., Duke
MF: Alex Sweetin, Rockhurst Jesuit (Kansas City, Mo.), Sr., St. Louis
MF: Zarek Valentin, Manheim Township (Lancaster, Pa.), Sr., Akron
MF: Andrew Wenger, Warwick (Lititz, Pa.), Sr., Duke
D: Brian Forgue, Downingtown West (Downingtown, Pa.), Sr., Penn State
D: Eric Martinez, Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), Sr., South Carolina
D: Matt Wiet, Kilbourne (Worthington, Ohio), Sr., Indiana
GK: Scott Goodwin, Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.), Sr., North Carolina
Coach: Bill Vieth, Reitz Memorial (Evansville, Ind.)

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Cristiano Ronaldo collected his first FIFA World Player title while Marta claimed her third successive FIFA Women’s World Player award at the 18th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House on Monday evening.

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As soon as Tracy took the statue I got to the edge of Ace’s couch hoping he’d drop he’s patented “Someone’s about to get Pregnant!”

Heath Ledger has won a posthumous Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, the announcement greeted with a standing ovation by those at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and the win cementing him as an odds on favorite to win an Oscar.

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