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Heath Ledger - Dead at 28

UPDATE: New York City medical examiners say initial autopsy results of actor Heath Ledger are inconclusive and that more tests are needed to determine the cause of his death.

The NY Times had been reporting that the apartment Ledger was found in was inhabited by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen but that has now been retracted as incorrect. The apartment was one that he had been renting himself.

Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan according to the New York City police. The police also indicated that the early signs pointed to a suicide or an accidental overdose. The police said they did not suspect foul play.

After starting out as a teenage heartthrob, Ledger had won acclaim for his acting in roles in films such as "Monster's Ball" and "Brokeback Mountain", the latter earning him a nomination for a Best Actor Oscar in 2006.

Ledger, 28, is survived by a daughter, Matilda Rose, from his marriage to actress Michelle Williams. Ledger's passing is a terrible loss and also throws into disarray two movies he was a part of.

Ledger had just completed filming of the next installment in the Batman series, The Dark Knight, in which he was starring opposite Christian Bale as the macabre joker. An early photo (posted below) from the set suggests that the director and Ledger were taking the character in a new, darker direction.

Ledger was also on tap to star in a new Terry Gilliam film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, about a travelling theatre company.

65th Golden Globe Award Winners

The effects of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike were evident as the "ceremony" was little more than a dry news conference in front of a largely empty ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Organizers of the Academy Awards (The Oscars) are hopeful that they can reach an agreement with the WGA that would allow Feb. 24's awards ceremony to proceed in its customary fashion. The WGA have made no indication that it will treat that broadcast any differently than it did the Golden Globes.

Here is the complete list of Golden Globe Award Winners.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Atonement

Best Performance by an Actress - Drama
Julie Christie - Away From Her

Best Performance by an Actor - Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Performance by an Actress - Comedy or Musical
Marion Cotillard - la vie en rose

Best Performance by an Actor - Comedy or Musical
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Animated Feature Film
Ratatouille

Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and The Butterfly - France (co-produced in US)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There

Best Performance by an Actor in a supporting role
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Best Director - Motion Picture
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Dario Marianelli - Atonement

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Guaranteed" - Into The Wild
Music & Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder