Today the Academy will announce the nominations for the 81th Oscar Ceremony.
One issue a lot of people are worried about is whether Heath Ledger –who died last year because of an accidental drug overdose-, will be nominated or not for best supporting actor award, for his role as the Joker in the last Batman movie: The Dark Knight.
Some people think that he not only deserves the nomination, but also winning the award; while on the contrary, others believe that if he wins the posthumous Oscar, it will be only because of sentimental reasons regarding his death.
In my opinion, Heath Ledger deserves the Oscar and, as a mass media student, I would tell you why.
First of all, if you investigate about actors who have been nominated for the Oscar award posthumously, you will only find six names. And most important of all, only one of them won the award, who was Peter Finch in 1976 – two months after he died- for the Film Network.
So, as you may see, the statistics prove that the Academy does not care about emotional issues. It is concern about good acting.
Precisely, Heath Ledger is an example of an extraordinary interpretation. He practically disappeared into the Joker’s role. In fact, his acting is so impeccable, that the audience does not feel a performance, but a perception of truth and reality.
In my own view, Heath Ledger committed a hundred percent physically and emotionally with his character. It is almost impossible to recognize his presence on the screen, because he transformed himself completely, almost losing his own identity, to assume the Joker’s character.
For example, he dyed his hair green, changed his voice completely, began to laugh as a maniac, changed his smile for a mock, and incorporated a tongue tic, among several other changes.
Moreover, Heath Ledger is capable of transmitting all kind of emotions during the Dark Knight movie. As soon as he appears on scene, the audience begins to feel nervous. In fact, most people say that this movie is about the Joker not Batman, because of Ledger’s interpretation.
On the other hand, it is important to say that an award is also given for the trajectory and versatility of the actor. In this case, let’s not forget that Heath Ledger was nominated for best actor in 2005 for the movie “Brokeback Mountain”. In said movie, he played a homosexual cowboy… definitely a very different role compared to the Joker.
For all these reasons, I personally believe that Heath Ledger deserves not only an Oscar nomination, but also winning the golden statue.
He already won the Golden Globes, the Critics´ Choice and the People´s Choice awards. I hope the Academy also rewards this wonderful actor, not only because he passed away, as I said before, but also for the extraordinary job he did when he was alive.
And, do you want to know a coincidence? This year´s Oscar nominations date, that is January 22nd, matches the first year anniversary of Heath Ledger’s death… R.I.P.
One issue a lot of people are worried about is whether Heath Ledger –who died last year because of an accidental drug overdose-, will be nominated or not for best supporting actor award, for his role as the Joker in the last Batman movie: The Dark Knight.
Some people think that he not only deserves the nomination, but also winning the award; while on the contrary, others believe that if he wins the posthumous Oscar, it will be only because of sentimental reasons regarding his death.
In my opinion, Heath Ledger deserves the Oscar and, as a mass media student, I would tell you why.
First of all, if you investigate about actors who have been nominated for the Oscar award posthumously, you will only find six names. And most important of all, only one of them won the award, who was Peter Finch in 1976 – two months after he died- for the Film Network.
So, as you may see, the statistics prove that the Academy does not care about emotional issues. It is concern about good acting.
Precisely, Heath Ledger is an example of an extraordinary interpretation. He practically disappeared into the Joker’s role. In fact, his acting is so impeccable, that the audience does not feel a performance, but a perception of truth and reality.
In my own view, Heath Ledger committed a hundred percent physically and emotionally with his character. It is almost impossible to recognize his presence on the screen, because he transformed himself completely, almost losing his own identity, to assume the Joker’s character.
For example, he dyed his hair green, changed his voice completely, began to laugh as a maniac, changed his smile for a mock, and incorporated a tongue tic, among several other changes.
Moreover, Heath Ledger is capable of transmitting all kind of emotions during the Dark Knight movie. As soon as he appears on scene, the audience begins to feel nervous. In fact, most people say that this movie is about the Joker not Batman, because of Ledger’s interpretation.
On the other hand, it is important to say that an award is also given for the trajectory and versatility of the actor. In this case, let’s not forget that Heath Ledger was nominated for best actor in 2005 for the movie “Brokeback Mountain”. In said movie, he played a homosexual cowboy… definitely a very different role compared to the Joker.
For all these reasons, I personally believe that Heath Ledger deserves not only an Oscar nomination, but also winning the golden statue.
He already won the Golden Globes, the Critics´ Choice and the People´s Choice awards. I hope the Academy also rewards this wonderful actor, not only because he passed away, as I said before, but also for the extraordinary job he did when he was alive.
And, do you want to know a coincidence? This year´s Oscar nominations date, that is January 22nd, matches the first year anniversary of Heath Ledger’s death… R.I.P.
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points well spoken. we'll see.
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Update it right away!!!
Excellent
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