Should People who’ve Passed Away be nominated for Oscar??
The reviews are in for THE DARK KNIGHT and Peter Travers of Rolling Stone describes Heath Ledger’s THE JOKER performance as….mad-crazy-blazing brilliant, calling for Posthumous Oscar nod (Oscar nomination given to those who’ve passed away)
Over at AICN, someone sent in a review and the praises continue..
Heath Ledgers performance of the joker is truly one for the books… Best supporting Oscar anyone?
Here are some Posthumous Oscar nomination facts..
* James Dean was nominated for Oscar after he died, for two films.. East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956)
* Spencer Tracy was nominated long after he finished the movie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
* Massimo Troisi died of a heart attack after completing the shooting Il Postino (1994), he later was nominated for Best Actor and the movie was nominated for Best Picture.
* The only two people to ever win an Oscar posthumously were Screenwriter Sydney Howard for Gone With The Wind (1939) and actor Peter Finch for Network (1976)
If Heath Ledger got the nomination for playing THE JOKER in THE DARK KNIGHT, it would be because he deserved it.
Everybody dreams of going out with a bang,..in a blaze of glory… not many could do it as literally as what Heath Ledger did, his last performance alive as THE JOKER will be the talk of the decade…and getting an Oscar nod would make him even more legendary that he already was.
But then agein, if that’s the case,.. then maybe the Dead ought to have their own separate Oscar ceremony.
DISCUSS:
Wouldn’t Heath Ledger’s nomination seem Unfair to those who are just as worthy and still breathing?
Do you think Heath Ledger or anybody who’ve passed away should be nominated for Oscar?
Please add your opinion in the comment section below.
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The death of the performer usually does not detract from the noteworthiness of the past performance (an exception would be an Olympic athlete’s subsequent death from abuse of performance-enhancing drugs). I tend to think that a dead actor couldn’t care less about receiving an award, but it might be appreciated by the mourning family members. As long as voters aren’t motivated to give an award because someone is dead, I see little reason to exclude the hard work of someone who’s passed on.