Posthumous Heath Ledger Oscar “Best Supporting Actor” Campaign
October 21st, 2008 by Castina
Tagged as: 2009 Academy Awards, Batman: The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger
Warner Brothers Studio has begun campaigning for Heath Ledger to be nominated for a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as “The Joker” in the Summer 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight.
Six actors have been nominated for an Oscar after death–the only posthumous award went to Peter Finch for his role in the film Network in 1976.
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On November 17th 2008, Tina Marshall wrote:
Heath Ledger was incredible in Dark Knight, wasn’t he? I hadn’t even planned on seeing this movie until I saw him in an ad as the Joker. My mind was changed in a second, and I’m so glad I saw his performance. What an actor he was.
I found a post on Peterman’s Eye about the importance of supporting actors. I think it applies well here, and I thought I’d share.
http://www.petermanseye.com/anthologies/why-i-like/360-quite-the-character
Cheers!