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[This is disgusting!!!]

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., are trying to find out where the 28-year-old actor’s funeral will be held and have already made signs to hold outside the Oscars that read “God Hates Fags and Fag Enablers,” “Heath in Hell” and “Mourn for Your Sins,” Shirley Phelps-Roper, daughter of the church’s controversial founder Pastor Fred Phelps, told ABCNEWS.com. Read about it again here and here.

“Persepolis” is nominated for Best Animated Film. “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood,” both of which I’ve seen recently and liked very much, were nominated for 8 awards each.  I still have to see “Juno” and “Michael Clayton” before the Oscars. Here’s a complete list of the nominees… and I’m still shocked about Heath Ledger’s death. Here’s the trailer to his last film, “Dark Knight.”  Seems like he stole the show.

I was really sad to hear about his death… I really really respected him as an actor. See the BBC’s “Life in Film” video.
Some tributes: “I had such great hope for him,” said Oscar-winning actor-director Mel Gibson. “He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss.”

In 2001, Mr Gibson had cast Ledger to play his son in the American war of independence epic, The Patriot.

“What a terrible tragedy. My heart goes out to his family,” said fellow Australian actress Nicole Kidman.

American actor John Travolta, who was in Australia at the time of Ledger’s death, said the young actor had been one of his favourite performers.

“His abilities are rare…it’s a tremendous loss,” said Mr Travolta.

See his filmography here.