He died in 2008 of a drug overdose at the age of 28. How Heath Ledger and His Then-Girlfriend Heather Graham Helped 'Broken' Alan Tudyk Cope with Friend's Death (Exclusive) ...
The Academy Awards honored the late Heath Ledger and ... thank my mom,” he said. Ledger was the second actor in history to win an Oscar posthumously after his death, second only to Peter Finch.