should health ledger be nominated for a oscar?

[MIB41]

If you look at history, you'll find that death of an actor does not give any edge to winning an Oscar. At the very least he'll get a solid nomination for one. Winning an Oscar comes down to what kind of heat the committee takes to make that choice. The genre itself has always been ignored, but if there is enough public outcry for him to be recognized, I believe he will get one. Honestly I think director Nolan is just as deserving. His treatment is what ultimately makes everything come together. A brilliant movie from a brilliant director.

[garagesale]

Ledger was good and scary and convincing as The Joker. But I knew I had heard that voice somewhere before... he was doing a Rainman impression...

JOKER
RAINMAN

JamesD

[Sideshow Spock]

Considering Ledger has already been Oscar nominated, and his performance in Dark Knight has been pretty much universally praised as fantastic, I think that will trump whatever comic book movie bias is still out there in Academy circles.

Remember, this is a post LOTR/ROTK truckload full of Oscars world we live in now.

[twilitezoner]

I think he will be nominated. If not, then the academy is going to come across as callous and even more out of touch with audiences than they seem to be now. I don't think he'll win though.

Chris

I appreciate your optimism, but They are completely out of touch with the mainstream. I think they wear that like a badge of honor.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think he will be nominated. If not, then the academy is going to come across as callous and even more out of touch with audiences than they seem to be now. I don't think he'll win though.

Chris

[draconianguard]

Has anyone from a comic book movie ever been nominated before?

[Sideshow Spock]

I also think a nomination is a lock. Will have to see what he's up against tho as far as winning.

I think his performance was very good (more amusing to me than "scary"), but I didn't walk out of the theater blown away by it. I mean, I can see what he meant when he said it was such a fun character to play. You just act like a wacko!

[Sowth]

I think they'll nominate him but I don't think he'll win.

His performance was great, but certainly lent gravitas by his premature passing IMO.

Javier's was mesmerising last year, haven't seen anything close to that yet.

Will

PS: Go to bed Dave!

[namtab29]

dead people don't always win...Spencer Tracy was nominated post-death for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and he didn't win.

i don't think Ledger will even be nominated, though he should be. i think comic book roles are considered fluff to Oscar voters, plus the character--on purpose--has no arc. he is the crazy madman at the beginning, as he is at the end.

there are no scenes of deep introspection, the stuff that Oscar voters eat up like catnip, so i think he'll get passed by. but i'd love to see him nominated--he's like a grenade in that movie.

rob!

[Mikey]

I didn't see the movie ... but if an award is ever given for a performance posthumously, I think it would be very suspect.

I would hate to be the people up against a dead guy everyone feels sorry for.

Know what I mean ?

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

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goldenryan

i misspelled heath and performance. sorry lol

I don't think your in the running for the Oscar for grammer though. . .Sorry!

[twilitezoner]

I would love to see his performance not only nominated, but for him to actually win. But judging by past history, it seems unlikely.

[goldenryan]

i misspelled heath and performance. sorry lol

[goldenryan]

Yeah, Heath was amazing he should not only be nominated but should win. the best villian i've ever seen. this performance will be talked about for a while.

[toys2cool]

Hell yeah!! and he should win it too