Give Ledger the Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2008)

The cast are top class-Bale, Caine, Freeman, Roberts, Eckhart, Gyllenhaal and an outstanding performance by the little mentioned Gary Oldman who proves his blockbuster/serious actor status with a solid performance for the second Batman film in a row as Jim Gordon. However Heath Ledger deserves an Oscar win for his role as the Joker-not because he has since passed away but because he has given one of the best supporting performances in movie history. If Johnny Depp can earn a nomination for Pirates and Anthony Hopkins a win for Silences of the Lambs, then Ledger more than deserves it for this. He is more sinister and spectacular than this years winner, the excellent Javier Bardam, so people should not be surprised if he wins.