LOS ANGELES:

Friends and colleagues — including Tom Cruise, Sienna Miller, Ellen DeGeneres and director Todd Haynes — gathered at a private ceremony in Los Angeles to remember Heath Ledger on February 2, according to People.com. The ceremony, which took place at the Sony lot, included industry figures and people connected to CAA (the agency that represented Ledger), including Cruise, the site reported.

The service reportedly began around noon on the lot, which is closed to the public. Attendees

included Miller, who co-starred with Ledger in Casanova, and speakers included Haynes, who

directed him in last year’s Bob Dylan film I’m Not There.

On January 26, relatives and close friends — including Naomi Watts — paid tribute to the actor at a smaller service at a Los Angeles cemetery, and a memorial was also held in New York. People.com reported that a small group of black-dressed mourners was seen in the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel; Australia’s Channel 7 reported that a 30-min-ute service was also held at Westwood Village Memorial Park, during which Watts was ‘visibly upset.’

Earlier that day, a message from the actor’s father, Kim Ledger, was read by Australian Consul-General John Olsen to approximately 1,000 guests at an event in New York, according to Melbourne, Australia-based newspaper The Age.

“Heath did not become an actor for the fame or fortune. He loved his craft.” said the letter, which was read at an event celebrating the end of the two-week G’Day USA/ Australia Week festival.