And the Oscar Goes To…Matilda

February 18, 2009 at 1:14pm PST
Tags: Heath Ledger, Oscar
Photos: Warner Bros.

If, and by if, we mean when, Heath Ledger wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on Sunday, his daughter Matilda, 3, has been named the statuette’s eventual owner.

“In the event that Heath Ledger should be selected as the supporting actor recipient, the statuette will be held in trust for his daughter by her mother, Michelle Williams, until Matilda reaches the age of 18,” Bruce Davis, executive director of the academy, announced today. 

“At that point, she may execute what we call an heir’s agreement and keep the statuette forever – or, if she chooses not to do that, it will return to us.”

Matilda would receive the statuette on her 18th birthday, October 28th, 2023.

Yeah, that girl’s not gonna need therapy or anything. Poor kid, losing her famous father so young.

She and Frances Bean should hang out.

 —Sasha Perl-Raver

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