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'He took things to another level': Heath Ledger's father proudly reflects on his stellar career... as family prepares exhibition displaying Oscar winner's most treasured items

Published: 20:10 EST, 23 November 2016 | Updated: 21:01 EST, 23 November 2016

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It's been nearly a decade since the tragic passing of Australian actor, Heath Ledger.

And speaking to Channel Nine's Today Extra, the Oscar winner's father Kim has reflected on his son's outstanding career.

When the program played a clip of Heath's famous role as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, the 66-year-old rode a wave of emotion.

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'He took things to another level': Heath Ledger's father Kim has reflected on his son's outstanding career

'When you played that clip just them, it sent shivers through me again. There was a role we thought - if he was going to win an Oscar - he would have won an Oscar for.

'We're very proud that he was able to open up that particular subject to the world.'

Kim added: 'We were just so proud of him as an individual. His dedication to his craft was unbelievable.

'It sent shivers through': When Today Extra played a clip of Heath's famous role as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, the 66-year-old rode a wave of emotion

Famous role: Heath's role as a gay cowboy in the 2006 film was critically acclaimed

'I know people are dedicated in the industry but he just took things to another level.'

Kim and the Ledger family have collaborated with the Art Gallery of Western Australia to open an exhibition which will display Heath's most treasured items.

The diary he kept when creating his role as The Joker in Batman movie The Dark Knight will be on display, as will the Academy Award he received for the film.

'We were just so proud of him': Kim said Heath's dedication his acting career was 'unbelievable'

Treasured memories: The Ledger family have collaborated with the Art Gallery of Western Australia to open an exhibition which will display Heath's most treasured items

'It wasn't something we were necessarily going to release,' Kim told the program.

'But we did approach the museum three years after our dear boy passed to ask whether there was a way of preserving his costumes and a lot of items in his life.

'It was the museum's initiative - they came back to us and said they'd be happy to help.'

The exhibition will be open to the public at the Art Gallery of Western Australia from October 2017.