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| Rogue Posts: 5063/11918 |
Alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman, Josh Brolin, and Michael Shannon.
Frankly, looking on it now, I'm surprised Mickey Rourke didn't win for best actor. Especially with how much buzz was surrounding him for doing thing part. Apparently he's backed out of playing Marv in Sin City 2 due to his playing this role. It was supposedly something of a comeback for him. I mean, his name is in the media A LOT these days. |
| 天国JOE Posts: 2443/2999 |
My biggest gripe with the Oscars has always been the separate categories Best Foreign Film and Best Film. They should be combined into one category. It's sort of arrogant. Furthermore, Foreign films are often a million times better than Hollywood stuff.
I didn't see the Oscars, I was doing an essay.  |
| Elara Posts: 5011/9736 |
I would like to think that he would have gotten it even if he hadn't died. I mean, he did so much preparation for that role and he was so good in it. So often now when I watch movies I don't see characters, I see *actor's name here* playing this person. For example, I love John Cusack but in every role he is in, he doesn't change. It's always John Cusack. But I didn't see Heath Ledger playing the Joker, I saw the Joker. I think that performances such as those should be rewarded.
... and besides, he was up against Robert Downey, Jr. in black-face. C'mon. |
| Rogue Posts: 5054/11918 |
Oh I most certainly agree, especially if you toss in The Patriot and Roar (a fantasy/epic show he did for Fox that was canceled after less than a season. I LOVED that show). But if he were alive, he probably wouldn't have even been nominated.
This is something I can't stand with the Academy any more. Yeah, a lot of people deserve Oscars for various movies, and often they end up robbed because someone else who didn't win an Oscar the year before was nominated so they finally got it this year. And the cycle repeats itself. Nicole Kidman doesn't win one for Moulin Rouge, so she gets it for The Hours. Sean Penn doesn't get one for I Am Sam, but then wins it for Mystic River. They keep pulling this sentimentalist-bias crap. Now, should Heath's posthumous Oscar be taken away? No. Personally, I'm glad to see an action film role was even nominated. Usually the Academy steers clear of action, comedy, horror, or good light-hearted films. Not to say that they always do, I mean, Gladiator did win Best Pic. Anyway, I'm pleased that one less atypical Hollywood drama/obvious-grab-for-an-Oscar didn't win. |
| Cairoi Posts: 3217/3807 |
Consider it a lifetime achievement Oscar, because that's really what it was for.
A Knight's Tale, Brokeback Mountain, 10 Things I Hate About You, the Dark Knight...If you add them all up, you see he deserved an Oscar. |
| Rogue Posts: 5052/11918 |
Since I didn't watch many movies last year that would ever end up getting the Academy's respect, I didn't watch the Oscars this year.
After just now checking the winners list, I think it's awesome that Slumdog got so many awards, especially with how Bollywood influenced it is. I was expecting The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to completely pull a Titanic and scoop everything up, but seriously, that's great. What's this? Heath Ledger won best supporting? Really? Oh good grief. I mean, god save you, Heath, but REALLY? |
| Cairoi Posts: 3216/3807 |
Slumdog Millionaire went all kung-fu on the Academy. Just what I was hoping for.
Your thoughts? |
