Comments on: Heath Ledger Wins Posthumous Critic’s Choice Award

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:31:40 +0000

@John – I, for one, do not see him as a saint by any means. I truly feel his performance in TDK is Oscar-worthy, I knew it from the moment I saw the film last July. In the end it’s a matter of personal, taste. I do not believe he should win because he died, I believe he should win because he gave the best supporting actor performance of the year.

By: John

John — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:15:19 +0000

I know this is a very unpopular point of view..but here it goes…I wish people would stop making this man into a saint. It was a decent performance … Oscar worthy…absolutely NOT! He died of a drug overdose…sad? yes…. but a drug overdose…its sad he died but he did it to himself..no one else gave him those drugs…but to sit back and make him into this great American actor who deserves an Oscar because he’s dead is pathetic. He deserved an Oscar much more for Brokeback Mountain than he does for Dark Knight… lets keep this grounded and remember how sad he was to have killed himself (accidental or not).

By: tatiana

tatiana — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:30:16 +0000

I agree. He really stood out in this movie. I was totally blown away by his performance. I still cant believe that hes gone. :(

By: Brittny Doll

Brittny Doll — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:39:31 +0000

You know when its a great movie when you get mixed feelings intertwined in such a phenom way. Chills, exhilaration, soulfull laughter, and even tears of ironic sad joy. It’s undeniable his work in TDK is worth an award.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:08:12 +0000

@pop

Huh??

By: Neptune

Neptune — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:02:44 +0000

We’re going all the way to the Oscars baby! Dead or alive, I don’t think it matters in the /least/. His performance was amazing, and he made The Joker beyond worthy of an Oscar, and its about time us comic geeks infiltrated the Academy Awards!!

By: pop

pop — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:13:24 +0000

why did they give it to him?= give it to someone who is alive….people always tend to remember things as if were amazing about someone who is dead..when thats not the case.he was a good actor, lets not worship him.or anybody.

By: nae

nae — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:16:12 +0000

he was a fantastic actor who deserves a lot of credit, which he was never given, even by me at first. his portrayal in broke back mountain was superb & his wickedness in batman was just fabulous! he is greatly missed!

By: Margie

Margie — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:12:22 +0000

To see Heath go from playing a racist in Monster’s Ball to a heartbroken cowboy in Brokeback Mountain to a psychpath in The Dark Knight, how could you not reward him something that is soo overdue? He was a brilliant actor and I teared up twice in TDK because I couldn’t stop sitting there thinking about how much of a loss his death was.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:46:27 +0000

I thought he gave a great performance in Dark Knight. Actors win awards all the time that are not necessarily for the movie they were nominated for. Like when Denzel finally won his oscar….

By: Kayla

Kayla — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:33:03 +0000

I believe he deserves to win for his performance as the joker. Heath was a great actor and put his all into his roles. He is completely different in every role and one trully sees the character come to life; not simply an actor playing a character.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:28:48 +0000

I watched the Dark Knight again last night and was reminded of what a stellar performance he gave. It is sad he left this earth so soon and he defenitey deserves all the accolades that are coming his way.

And he is NOT overrated!

By: CB

CB — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:18:15 +0000

His short but poignant performance in Monster’s Ball was also phenomenal! This guy had so much talent. I’m happy to hear he won! Hopefully the Academy will recognize.

By: Buckley

Buckley — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:16:11 +0000

I totally agree that his Brokeback Mtn. performance was absolutely oscar worthy.
That’s when I noticed his brilliance

By: gokarm

gokarm — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:06:40 +0000

Oh, THANK you. Me and my household are STILL put out that Ledger didn’t win for his portrayal of Ennis. Unforgettable, spectacular. But the Joker was at least AS impressive as Ennis in a completely different way…and nobody else’s performance stood out for me this year. It’s the year of the Joker, people!