I think he deserved an Oscar for his body of work. This was the Acadamy's last chance to give it to him. There may have been other Oscar worthy performances this year, but that doesn't matter. Ledger's performance in an unworthy movie really WAS Oscar worthy. The performance might have been overlooked because movies like Batman are usually overlooked. Ledger's death gave him the boost to lift him out of the comic book genre. Still, he really deserved win on his own merits as an actor.
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Date: 2009-02-23 01:21 pm (UTC)