I voted no for a number of reasons:
1. I honestly don't think ANY actors deserves an award. Its not enough that they are paid millions of dollars to "act" but now they are given an award as well? I just personally do not agree with it, however since it doesn't affect my life in any way, shape, or form, I don't lose any sleep over it.
2. As to Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight...while I enjoyed the movie and thought Ledger's performance was good, I didn't see it as anything more than that...it was not "phenominal" or "utterly fantastic" etc etc. Ledger just happened to be able to play a sadistic character rather well...nothing special in my opinion.
3. The "excuses" that were given for his accidental overdose are nothing more than hogwash in my opinion. Seriously? He had to take drugs to get a "character" out of his head that he portrayed in a movie? For god sakes, the Joker isn't even real! Perhaps if he had been portraying Dr. Mengele, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson etc etc I MIGHT be able to buy that, but he was playing a comic book character. However, I could be biased, and I openly admit to it, because I think drug use is a sign of weakness and an excuse not to own up to one's own problems, that are more often than not, self induced.
So, no, I do not feel Heath Ledger deserves anything...even if he was alive. But I also do not believe that any OTHER actors deserve awards either.
This post was last modified: 01-17-2009, 06:55 AM by Sigokat.
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