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In a break with the past, five winning actors from the past each introduced one of this year's nominees. It seems like a good idea, very classy and it gives both the nominees and past winners their due.

However, instead of showing clips of the nominees in their films, as has been done in the past, they went with extended introductions. Many of those clips have been shown again and again on TV talk shows which attracted the stars in hopes of bolstering visibility among nominees.

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Heath Ledger won the best supporting actor award for his portrayal of The Joker in the Batman movie The Dark Knight., above. Below right, a Nov. 6, 2006, photo of the actor. Ledger died accidentally Jan. 22, 2008 at 28 from a toxic combination of prescription drugs.

The not-so-surprise winner of the best supporting actor Academy Award was Heath Ledger for his bravura performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight.

In one of the most touching moments of the Awards telecast, the Oscar was accepted by Ledger's father, mother and sister, up from Down Under in emotional appearances. His father accepted the Oscar and found the moment among Hollywood's glitterati "ever so humbling'' while his mother was "overwhelmed'' by the honor.

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Kim Ledger, center, the father of the late Heath Ledger, accepts his son's posthumous Academy Award; Sally Bell, Heath's mother, at left, and his sister, Kate Ledger, also spoke to the audience.

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