Writer's Block: A Posthumous Oscar for Joker?

[hollybrooke]

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This is debatable. It really depends on what other actors get nominated for the roles in any other movies that come out in the rest of the year.

First of all, Heath was cast against type. Christopher Nolan has a tendency to do that. (I mean, really. Remember how surprised everyone was when they heard Christian Bale was playing Batman/Cillian Murphy was playing the Scarecrow in Batman Begins?) Heath was cast against type, and he certainly delivered. There's no question about that. He did a phenominal job playing the Joker.

HOWEVER...and I know I'm not the only one who thinks this...Aaron Eckhart stole the show as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. The Dark Knight was not all about "Heath as the Joker." There were other actors in this movie who deserve mention as well. Christian Bale certainly won't get anything for playing Batman again in this one because we've already seen him as Batman. Hell, Batman fell to the wayside because of the awesomeness of the Joker and Harvey Dent.

And if Heath Ledger were still alive and his death weren't such a tragic event this year, would he still be considered for an Oscar?

Like I said, let's not jump to this until we see what other movies come out this year and see who else gets nominated.

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[supermachodude.livejournal.com]

Heath Ledger, of course, steals every scene in this movie, but Aaron Eckhart’s character arc is the most important thing in the movie. That’s why, in many ways , his performance is as award-worthy as Ledger’s. In a perfect world, they would both get an Oscar nod. Unfortunately, flashy performances get the accolades while the more-difficult-but-less-flashy roles often get overlooked (see Tom Cruise in Rain Man, Tim Robbins in Mystic River, Denzel Washington in Philadelphia, Al Pacino in The Godfather, and Fozzie Bear in Muppet Babies).