Late actor, Heath Ledger is speculated to win the Posthumous Oscar Award for his heart warming role as the villainous Joker in “The Dark Knight.” Matilda, Ledger’s three-year-old daughter will be the owner of the Oscar statuette if Ledger wins the Award which seems highly possible.

Ledger will be the only star after Peter Finch who won in 1976 for “Network,” to receive the honour after death. Heath Ledger’s family will be accepting the Prestigious Award on his behalf. Heath’s family will be travelling all the way from Perth, the 28 year old actor’s homeland, to the Oscar venue.

Heath’s death had come as a shock for the industry as well as for millions of fans and people who did not even know him before ‘Dark Knight’. Heath aged 28, died due to prescription drug overdose. His presence and role portrayal made the film see awards galore. This year’s most of the accolades went to ‘Dark Knight’. The best supporting actor category was picked up by Heath this season for most of the awards.

Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy said : “We have had Oscars awarded to a minor directly and Oscars awarded posthumously but generally there has been a spouse or an oldest child of legal age” who had accepted the Award. Bruce admitted that, “I don’t think we have ever had a situation like this.”