I've seen TDK once and...before I go on to say, my mother was the one to convince me to go see it for Heath's sake. She said that he would WANT me to see it. And I did and I really enjoyed it. He did a great job as the Joker. But, Oscar-worthy for it? Hell no. That's just ridiculous. It's ridiculous from the start that they would want to give Heath an Oscar for that role when he should've won for Ennis Del Mar from BBM. I mean, he's a very talented actor BUT an Oscar nomination for the Joker? You got to be kidding me.
There are like a couple of things wrong with this kind of situation.
First off, Heath's portrayal as the introverted cowboy Ennis Del Mar was that once in a lifetime role that moved so many's people's souls. He proved that he was an excellent actor. He had talent. He made us cry in that role and see what humanity really is on the flip side. It's not fair that he didn't get the Oscar for his role of a lifetime when he was alive and then, 'supposedly' that he's going to be nominated for the role that practically HURT his mind. I'm sorry, it makes me upset everytime I think about it. The Academy are too damn relentless and unpredictable when it comes to movies that talk about love in difficult times. They were OBVIOUSLY trying to avoid the truth:"Brokeback Mountain" was easily the best movie of 2005 and that it deserved every single award that it was nominated for. But, unfortunately, that really didn't happen. They only won three. THREE! And neither was from any of the acting categories. Of course, this movie wasn't the only one to be overlooked. There were lots of others. And some of them dealt with racism, homophobia, differences, and nature. Boy, talk about homophobia and prejiduce Academy.
Then, the Academy Awards HARDLY nominate anything dealing with
COMIC BOOK/SUPERHERO MOVIES. I mean, there were a few of them in the past like "Superman", "Spider-Man", and even "Batman Begins". And usually, those movies get nominated in the Visual Effects, Art Direction, and/or Cinematagrophy catagories. And there are like a handful of superhero movies in the past that should've been nominated in not just those kinds of categories but also the acting ones. Actors like a Patrick Stewart, Ian Mckellen, Tobey Maguire, Gerard Butler, and a couple of others have all should've been nominated for their work in those movies because they were great. They were OVERLOOKED. You know what else? The movie industry right now has this ongoing trend where comic book/supehero movies have been on the range and that nearly everyone is taking part in them like Oscar winners and nominees, A-Listers, B-Listers, and newcommers who're presummed huge fans of the comics they're portraying. I heard that those kinds of movies are like the second biggest selling movies in Hollywood.(I should know because superhero movies are practically one my most favorite kinds of movies.)And it's been that way for like 20 to 30 years. And the movie business is doing good because part of the great acheivement from them. But, the Academy Awards just NOT recognizing them and rewarding them for what they are, their(Oscars) reputation is only getting worse in some ways. Otherwise, how come this year sucked real bad? Tehy didn't nominate any movies that seemed really fun. I heard one news guy said they should've nominated movies like "300" and "Sin City" to bring in the appeal. They seemed to always misplace them all because they think it's for 'mindless comicbook geeks'. Well, that's their problem. Now, with TDK, there could be a 50/50 chance that they would get nominated but for Heath in the Best Supporting Actor which I heard someone say? That's bullshit. He's a better actor than that! If he would've been alive, we and everyone else wouldn't even be having this conversation. They probably wouldn't have said that he deserves an Oscar. Never. The real reason is that that they did all because of his death and that it's out guilt. By the way, the Joker was waaaayyyyyyy too overhyped and overrated due to the crazed fanboys and mostly fans of the movie. Don't get me wrong. He was wonderful but way to WOOOEDDDDD by audiences.
They won't redeem themselves for doing something that they should've done a long time ago. The Oscars ought to be ashamed of themselves. They messed up countless times but with BBM and now supposedly this, the Academy Awards are practically a BIG JOKE! And it's catching up to them. I think that's the obvious view in the Joker's eyes.
But, on the serious note, the idea of "The Dark Knight" or Heath being nominated may be a little silm. There are lots of other films that are coming out this year and next year that may be qualified to be up for nominations. But, if he's nominated? Cool. But, it seems unlikely. Plus, they are a number of people that HATE the Academy Awards anyway. I mean, how many times have you heard someone say,"F@#$ the Oscars!"?
