Heath Ledger has posthu­mously won the award of Best Actor in a Sup­port­ing Role for his por­trayal of The Joker. Chris Nolan accepted the award on behalf of Heath Ledger:

Full Win­ners List

Best Sup­port­ing Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader“
Best Orig­i­nal Song: Bruce Spring­steen, “The Wrestler“
Best Sup­port­ing Actor in a Series, Minis­eries or Movie: Tom Wilkin­son, “John Adams“
Best Sup­port­ing Actress in a Series, Minis­eries or Movie: Laura Dern, “Recount“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actor in a Tele­vi­sion Series, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, “In Treat­ment“
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Anna Paquin, “True Blood“
Out­stand­ing Ani­mated Fea­ture: “WALL-E“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actress in a Motion Pic­ture — Musi­cal or Com­edy: Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky“
Best Mini-Series or Motion Pic­ture Made for Tele­vi­sion: “John Adams“
Best Sup­port­ing Actor in a Motion Pic­ture: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight“
Best For­eign Lan­guage Film: “Waltz With Bashir“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Pic­ture Made for Tele­vi­sion: Laura Lin­ney, “John Adams“
Best Screen­play: Simon Beau­foy, “Slum­dog Mil­lion­aire“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actor in a Tele­vi­sion Series — Musi­cal or Com­edy: Alec Bald­win, “30 Rock“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Pic­ture Made for Tele­vi­sion: Paul Gia­matti, “John Adams“
Best Tele­vi­sion Series — Musi­cal or Com­edy: “30 Rock“
Best Orig­i­nal Score, A.R. Rah­man: “Slum­dog Mil­lion­aire“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actress in a Tele­vi­sion Series — Musi­cal or Com­edy: Tina Fey, “30 Rock“
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spiel­berg
Best Direc­tor — Motion Pic­ture: Danny Boyle “Slum­dog Mil­lion­aire“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actor in a Motion Pic­ture — Musi­cal or Com­edy: Colin Far­rell, “In Bruges“
Best Motion Pic­ture — Musi­cal or Com­edy: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona“
Best Per­for­mance by an Actress in a Motion Pic­ture –Drama: Kate Winslet, “Rev­o­lu­tion­ary Road“
Best Tele­vi­sion Series — Drama: “Mad Men“
Best Actor in a Motion Pic­ture — Drama: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler“
Best Motion Pic­ture — Drama: “Slum­dog Millionaire”