Heath Ledger -Already a shoe-in for the Oscar? - Blu-ray Forum

Blu Angel · 02-18-2009, 08:11 PM

I believe Ledger should win the Oscar.
If you read here - http://www.comcast.net/articles/ente...f.Ledger.Wins/ -
does it seem, with these complications the academy is goin
through to figure out who would get the posthumus award if he wins
that they believe it also
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STARSCREAM · 02-18-2009, 08:18 PM

Yeah, he's going to win and deservedly so too.

talbers23 · 02-18-2009, 08:19 PM

interesting

Rothwilder Blu · 02-18-2009, 08:24 PM

I would assume it is a done deal.

Jorge Cordeiro · 02-18-2009, 09:08 PM

i'm not saying that he does not deserves it BUT my question is...
Is he winning it for the performance or because he died ?
I mean people are saying he's a winner for about 7 months... isn't that a little hasty ?

SquidPuppet · 02-18-2009, 09:11 PM

Mid twenties and still sucking his thumb? Wow.

Kidding.

I hope he wins. He deserves it. The character was so very far from his own persona. Huge target and gigantic leap to achieve it...and he did.

borninusa · 02-18-2009, 09:25 PM

I do hope he wins because he deserves it..not because its the thing to do because he is dead...and for ratings or something. To me, reading comics...he was THE Joker. IMO, he played the Joker on how he was supposed to be played. I do hope he wins.

Tanv54 · 02-18-2009, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jorge Cordeiro

i'm not saying that he does not deserves it BUT my question is...
Is he winning it for the performance or because he died ?
I mean people are saying he's a winner for about 7 months... isn't that a little hasty ?

Definitely because he's dead.

Blu Angel · 02-18-2009, 11:38 PM

I would definatly be surprised to hear any other name annouced as the winner.
Im sure even "that" winner would be surprised and would mention that
Ledger deserved it.

AintNoSin · 02-18-2009, 11:40 PM

The last time I thought anything was a done deal for an Oscar, I thought Brokeback Mountain was going to win Best Picture. The Academy has a way of being a fickle b***h.

McKellars · 02-18-2009, 11:51 PM

Heath is the man.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 02-18-2009, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jorge Cordeiro

i'm not saying that he does not deserves it BUT my question is...
Is he winning it for the performance or because he died ?
I mean people are saying he's a winner for about 7 months... isn't that a little hasty ?

An even better question to me is why does it take someone dying for good acting in a comic book movie to be taken seriously? How was Ledger's performance somehow beneath nutjob roles like Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men? It wasn't. Ledger was fantastic. Yet if he was alive, he would have been snubbed just like The Dark Knight, and ESPECIALLY Chris Nolan was snubbed. Nolan's direction was some of the best of the year, yet he wasn't even nominated. The film has plenty of flaws so I can understand why they didn't nominate it. But the direction is top notch and should have been nominated. Likewise for Aronofsky's work in The Wrestler.

mikejet · 02-18-2009, 11:53 PM

Yeah he's gonna win but I still think RDJ was better.

PH3AR · 02-19-2009, 12:04 AM

He deserves an oscar hands down...no one had a better proformance than Heath he put chills down ur spine as he did so well and change the joker forever!

kevin2323 · 02-19-2009, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikejet

Yeah he's gonna win but I still think RDJ was better.

oh man I havent laughed so hard in a long time....

Variable · 02-19-2009, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TTUBatfan2008

An even better question to me is why does it take someone dying for good acting in a comic book movie to be taken seriously? How was Ledger's performance somehow beneath nutjob roles like Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men? It wasn't. Ledger was fantastic. Yet if he was alive, he would have been snubbed just like The Dark Knight, and ESPECIALLY Chris Nolan was snubbed. Nolan's direction was some of the best of the year, yet he wasn't even nominated. The film has plenty of flaws so I can understand why they didn't nominate it. But the direction is top notch and should have been nominated. Likewise for Aronofsky's work in The Wrestler.

holy sh*t, did you live through an alternate reality where Ledger is still alive?

could you tell me how to get there?

Romulus · 02-19-2009, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kevin2323

oh man I havent laughed so hard in a long time....

Neither have I, and quite frankly I just laughed harder than anything RDJ did in Tropic Thunder.

Darkhawk9587 · 02-19-2009, 12:34 AM

I seriously hope he wins. His performance was nothing short of brilliant as The Joker. RIP Heath.

EvilGamerX · 02-19-2009, 12:42 AM

To be honest, the Joker is one of the reasons I have yet to see The Dark Knight... (the voice annoyed the shit out of me).

Will he win?
Probably.

Because he died?
I'm sure it will influence.

ulri4651 · 02-19-2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tanv54

Definitely because he's dead.

oh yeah DEFINATELY!

Give me a break! Are you serious? Who is MORE deserving that you have the nerve to say if he wins its DEFINATELY because he is dead? That is insulting. His performance was Oscar worthy if ever there was one

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02-18-2009, 08:18 PM	#2
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	Yeah, he's going to win and deservedly so too.

02-18-2009, 08:19 PM	#3
talbers23 Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:24 iTunes collection:45	interesting

02-18-2009, 08:24 PM	#4
Rothwilder Blu Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Michigan 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:25 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	I would assume it is a done deal.

02-18-2009, 09:08 PM	#5
Jorge Cordeiro Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Paradise	i'm not saying that he does not deserves it BUT my question is... Is he winning it for the performance or because he died ? I mean people are saying he's a winner for about 7 months... isn't that a little hasty ?

02-18-2009, 09:11 PM	#6
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Mid twenties and still sucking his thumb? Wow. Kidding. I hope he wins. He deserves it. The character was so very far from his own persona. Huge target and gigantic leap to achieve it...and he did.

02-18-2009, 09:25 PM	#7
borninusa Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:1883 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:20	I do hope he wins because he deserves it..not because its the thing to do because he is dead...and for ratings or something. To me, reading comics...he was THE Joker. IMO, he played the Joker on how he was supposed to be played. I do hope he wins.

02-18-2009, 11:38 PM	#9
Blu Angel Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:14 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1	I would definatly be surprised to hear any other name annouced as the winner. Im sure even "that" winner would be surprised and would mention that Ledger deserved it.

02-18-2009, 11:40 PM	#10
AintNoSin Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Above the Convenience Store 4K collection:136 Blu-ray collection:594 DVD collection:299 Digital collection:212 iTunes collection:18	The last time I thought anything was a done deal for an Oscar, I thought Brokeback Mountain was going to win Best Picture. The Academy has a way of being a fickle b***h.

02-18-2009, 11:51 PM	#11
McKellars Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Detroit, Michigan Blu-ray collection:24	Heath is the man.

02-18-2009, 11:53 PM	#13
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Yeah he's gonna win but I still think RDJ was better.

02-19-2009, 12:04 AM	#14
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	He deserves an oscar hands down...no one had a better proformance than Heath he put chills down ur spine as he did so well and change the joker forever!

02-19-2009, 12:34 AM	#18
Darkhawk9587 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:66 Blu-ray collection:487 Trading Score:30	I seriously hope he wins. His performance was nothing short of brilliant as The Joker. RIP Heath.

02-19-2009, 12:42 AM	#19
EvilGamerX Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Florida 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:130 Blu-ray reviews:1	To be honest, the Joker is one of the reasons I have yet to see The Dark Knight... (the voice annoyed the shit out of me). Will he win? Probably. Because he died? I'm sure it will influence.

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