Heath Ledger to Receive Oscar Nomination?
Despite the tragic death of actor Heath Ledger, his legacy still lives on as being one of the best damn actors, gay or straight. As opening day gets closer rumors are getting bigger and bigger that Heath Ledger is to be nominated for the Oscar for his role of the Joker in The Dark Knight, which premiers this Friday in the United States.
Michael Caine, one of Heath’s costars, says Heath was amazing in the role of The Joker. And when it was time to share the first scene with him he was floored at the performance.
” The scene involved The Joker gatecrashing a black tie party.
What shocked Caine the most was that he was chatting with Ledger quietly before the scene and the Australian was quietly spoken, but when director Christopher Nolan called “action�, Ledger instantly switched into the slithering, despicable killer.
“I think it’s a performance, at a minimum, that is going to get a posthumous Oscar nomination,” Caine, who reprises his role as Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth, said. “It must do. That performance was extraordinary. You look at Heath, or you talk to Heath, and you don’t know where the performance comes from. It’s not like he’s a big, noisy character or anything. He’s just a very nice guy and then suddenly action is called on set and bang! You think: ‘Wow’. I was knocked over by it.”"
Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in his Manhattan, New York apartment on January 24, 2008. Earlier reports to his death indicated drug use and suicide attempts, but toxicology reports later claimed his death was due to an accidental medication overdose.
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