Is 'The Dark Knight's' Ledger doomed at the Oscars?

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 Is 'The Dark Knight's' Ledger doomed at the Oscars?
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WKND PREVIEW: DARK KNIGHT NEWS ROUNDUP
Published 7/18/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... beats Episode III’s numbers by more than a million and a half. Somewhere George Lucas is crying. Wait, did I say crying? I meant eating. Dark Knight Hater Receives Dark Knight Hate Mail Apparently the one critic who didn’t like DK is getting hate mail.  As much as I like Nolan’s movies, I’ve criticized the way he shoots fight scenes for some of the same reasons as this guy.  Are we going to fight now? Some Cockblocker Makes the Case for Why Ledger Won't Win Oscar  Or ...

The Dark Knight's potential Oscars - More than just Heath
Published 7/22/2008 at OH NO!!
... With all of the frenzied Oscar talk about Heath Ledger being nominated for best lead or supporting actor (see HERE and HERE and HERE), where is the buzz for "The Dark Knight" in other categories, eh? Of course, Warner Bros. would like us all to believe that "The Dark Knight" is a shoo-in for best-picture and director noms, but those may be a bit of a s-t-r-e-t-c-h, even for mighty Batman. However, director/co-writer Christopher Nolan might be nominated along with his ...

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