The brilliance of Heath Ledgers performance as The Joker in Christopher Nolans The Dark Knight makes it so easy to wax lyrical about it being the ultimate supporting character who outshone their lead. Ledgers untimely death six months before the films release inevitably had an impact upon how his final full performance would be received, but it didnt change the fact that it was a spectacular take on a character that had previously been seen on the big screen, taking things in a completely different direction. In lesser hands, it would never have worked. In Ledgers, he and the Nolan brothers created something epic that will surely outlive them all. Ledger went on to become only the second person in history to win an Oscar posthumously in an acting category, and theres no question that his role in tandem with Christian Bales as the titular hero transformed the franchises success from the $374m. grossed by Batman Begins to more than $1bn. by The Dark Knight. Signature Steal: You wanna know how I got these scars? Sound off in the comments below with your favourite scenes if you think anyones been missed off the list.
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