HEATH LEDGER WINS BEST ACTOR
12.08.08
Why so serious? Oh right, because I’m dead. Carry on, then.
Heath Ledger won the Australian Film Institute’s Best Actor Award for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight. His family accepted the award on his behalf. And of course, it just wouldn’t be a film awards ceremony without someone using the phrases “legacy” and “psychopathic clown” in the same sentence.
“It was this swaggering, psychopathic clown that turned his career into a legacy and the name Heath Ledger into an ongoing inspiration to actors everywhere,” the Australia Film Institute said at the awards ceremony Saturday night in Melbourne. [Yahoo]
He was great, and he probably deserves the Oscar, no one’s going to argue that. But keep in mind the Australian Film Institute is run by Chopper Reid, the director of Turkey Shoot, and the feral child from Mad Max. I hear he’s a Scientologist now!
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Being dead is a pretty good legacy too.
You know what’s a good legacy? Big penis.
it was a badass performance i will not join the its cool to be a hater bandwagon
The Guatemalan Film Institute was pissed that Australia moved up their awards show to steal their thunder.
I thought the New Hampshire Film Institute always kicked off film award season.
Jack Nicholson was quoted as saying “FUCK!”.
If that award wasn’t presented by Yahoo Serious, the Australians are Dead2Me.
New Zealand collectively didn’t give a fuck.
He really does deserve the Oscar, but I’m afraid that the voters will wuss out and give it to some traditional option instead. Because they suck.
This is no surprise considering Paul Hogan was the only other nominee and he hasn’t been in a movie since 2004.
Hi Chuck.
@ patty pushing daisies rocks +15 internets for you
Wait, I thought 10 Things I Hate About You turned his career into a legacy.
Aussie Rules Oscars is played more like the Golden Globes than The American Oscars.
Proof that Network TV is retarded, Pushing Daisies getting cancelled.
pushing daisies gets cancelled and there will be a new tv show based on cleveland from family guy?
empty jenkem balloon :(
Proof that Network TV is retarded: It has mittens clipped to it’s coat year round and rocks back and accidentily killed a rabbit while petting it.
I think referencing the phrase “pushing daisies” in a thread about Heath is in bad taste.
/adds “curb stomp a premie’s head” to lexicon
forget about that “rocks back” thing….I guess thats proof Im retarded as well
Network TV rides the bus with my sister.
Network TV rocks back, irrespective of the fact that it’s retarded.
Russell Crowe also won Best Fat Guy With A Pony Tail.
I’m trying not to think about PD’s cancellation. But, yes, it’s proof that ABC is total balls.
Except Lost. And even then, they promote it all, “OMG TEH LOVE TRIAAAAANGLE.”
RDJ in Tropic Thunder > Heath Ledger’s Joker
I hear the Australian Film Institute teaches a course on “how to use your accent to fuck other guys American girlfriends”.
“And the Oscar goes to…that movie with the stupid fucking motorbike/wallride turnaround!”
New up, suckas!
Pushing Daisies got cancelled? Man. Gonna miss Swoosie Kurtz’s cleavage.