Ledger won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ... "I wondered how he was going to play the Joker, especially as Jack Nicholson’s take had been so iconic. Brilliantly, Heath ramped up the ...

Brilliantly, Heath ramped up the character’s psychotic side rather than going for one-liners. His Joker was deeply ... At the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009, Ledger posthumously won the best ...

"Heath was only 28 when he passed ... who is a legendary actor in his own right with two Academy Awards, commends Ledger's ability to transform into the Joker as "a performance for the ages." ...

Heath Ledger starred in countless movies before his tragic death in 2008, take a look back at five of his most memorable ...

Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight is one for ... Though he wasn't there to receive it, Ledger got the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Dark ...

Michael Caine recalled his time filming The Dark Knight with late actor Heath ... that once Ledger's hair and makeup for psychopath villain was completed, his portrayal of the Joker was "chilling ...

Michael Caine reflected on working with the late Heath Ledger during ... he was initially skeptical about Ledger's casting as Batman's classic nemesis The Joker, only to be later blown away ...

Ledger won an Academy Award for Best Supporting ... how he was going to play the Joker, especially as Jack Nicholson’s take had been so iconic. Brilliantly, Heath ramped up the character ...