Ledger nominated for Golden Globe

i agree..but im not sure about the posthumous thing..i mean ..not to sound disrespectful here but, the guys dead! being nominated is fine but should he actually win over others that are , yknow..living?

Hee should win regardless od his death

oh sorry grif, ill get over it now. didnt realise YOU didnt care one way or the other. the nerve of me!

maybe so. like i say, im not sure how i fell about it really. i do know that if he wins ill be pretty damn happy about it one way or the other

Awards go to the person who performed best, we saw TDK, we liked TDK, this means his performance was completed, and it was completed well. That is all that should matter regarding who is nominated or wins.

Haven't looked to see who else is up for the award, so I can't say whether I think he is the best or not.

Ledger will compete against Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. for their roles in war comedy Tropic Thunder, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt, and Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess.

This will be a tough one...

yes both for the joker!!!!!

Hey SuperFlyinPwers, I totally agree with you. Mark Hamill is my favorite Joker, I absolutely loved his interpretation, and it would be awesome to see someone take that interpretation to the big screen.

Heath's performance was great, but I simply didn't like the interpretation as much. He played up being psychotic obviously, but there was a certain suavity and unpredictable gentlemanlike nature in all the other Jokers i've seen that Heath totally let go of in order to pursue the anarchist, pschyotic, sickness of the Joker. Nicholson really played the mysterious suavity up, but threw the S at the gruesome, sick, tongue-lolling that Heath emphasized. Hamill, within the kid/cartoon limitations he was presented with, mixed up the two most brilliantly. I actually loved it so much that I personally wrote him fanmail and received his autograph via mail. Totally off-topic, sorry. Back to the subject...

So in my views:

Yes, I think Heath did a phenomenal job as an actor.

No, I didn't like his Joker.

Yes, Gary Oldman should get something because he was amazing. My midnight showing crowd cheered when Gordon came back to life.

No, I don't think Heath should get a 'material' award if he's dead (or immaterial), it should be given to someone who will benefit from the honor (such as it furthering their career or upping their salary).

but yes, he should be honored somehow for his abilities and tragic death.

I've no doubt this subject will become big if he gets an oscar nomination, and the fans will not be the only people discussing it. Probably the Academy, the other nominated actors, etc will give their piece because they will become directly affected by the outcome.