The Dark Knight May Take Home Other Oscars
As I’m sitting in my apartment watching a bootleg copy of The Dark Knight (don’t tell on me), I’ve realised something. It isn’t out of the realm of possibility that TDK may take home more than just Heath Ledger’s much-deserved Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Since I am doing the topic of Ledger for the entire semester, I have been forced to keep track on other movies that may have actors that could contend with Ledger. First of all, there still isn’t an actor that can contend with Ledger’s Joker. Secondly, there isn’t a movie that has yet to contend with The Dark Knight.
The critics seem to agree thus far. They and fans alike have praised TDK as being the best film of the year (it has been a weak year for Oscar-worthy movies). There is also a chance that it could take home the Oscar for Best Score. The music (done by Hans Zimmer) set the tone throughout the movie and provide and even more eerie feeling than director Christopher Nolan did.
As funny as it may sound, Christian Bale, the one who actually played Batman and Bruce Wayne, doesn’t have much of a chance to win Best Actor. This isn’t because his role wasn’t good or because his gravel-like voice was criticised. Ledger simply overshadowed Bale. His portrayal of the Joker was so praised that people were going to see the movie to see the Villian instead of the hero.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I think without a doubt Ledger did a way better job at his role than Bale did as Batman. Just because Ledger was a supporting actor and maybe not the main character of the film he dominated every scene he was in. I remember when I saw the movie in theaters Ledger had me on the edge of my seat wondering what stunt he was going to pull next. But I agree completely just because you have a supporting role in the movie does not mean that you can’t have the best performance