Heath Ledger -Already a shoe-in for the Oscar?

[nick1091]

Originally Posted by Romulus

Clearly people are out of the loop regarding Heath Ledger. Many critics have come forward to state that they didn't vote for him just because he was dead. That's been said now, that's been said during the release.

C'mon man. Realistically, do you expect anyone to actually say "you know what? I'm casting my vote for him entirely out of seniment." No one in their right mind would say that, because it would invalidate every vote they had afterwards. Even though it's been the contrary for a while, the idea is that the Academy Awards at least have the appearance of being an equitable contest based solely on merit.

To take another example, Jim Rice was only elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on this, his 15th and final opportunity to be enshrined. People who did not vote for him FOURTEEN TIMES in a row suddenly decided to this year. Anyone who doesn't think that has nothing to do with it being his final year of eligibility is deluding themselves.

It's a damn shame that some people are too arrogant to think that his role might have been that - amazing. I also like how everyone views Academy Voters as "LOL HEATH's DEAD. WHAT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!!11 LULZ!" It's as if everyone besides themselves are idiots, which strikingly is an illogical way to think. Not only that, it's a blanket statement. I'm sure I can say that the only reason Barack Obama won is because he is an African American. But that's not fair isn't it?

IMO, people who believe that Ledger's death had absolutely nothing to do with being nominated are being just as naive as those who think him dying had everything to do with it. But really, it's all entirely subjective, and we can't reverse what happened and the view we took of the performance and whether it was effected by being his last completed acting gig.