If Heath Ledger wins for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards this Sunday, the Oscar will go to his daughter Matilda.
“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, reports the Associated Press.
“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.”
If and when Matilda signs the contract, she would be entitled to receive the statuette on her 18th birthday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Source: People.com
Wed, Feb 18, 2009
Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams