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Originally Posted by KSigkid
I could see them giving Ledger the Oscar for just that reason; it would be a way for them to make even more of a spectacle out of the ceremony. Or maybe I'm just being really cynical.
If I remember correctly, the only actor to have died before his Oscar win was Peter Finch from "Network." I may be forgetting someone, though.
In terms of who would accept the award, I would think Michelle Williams would be the best choice.
As for movies that were almost as good as the books: "The Natural" was almost as good as the book (even though the endings and messages were completely different). "Atonement" also was an excellent movie based off a very good book. "Silence of the Lambs" was a case where I liked the movie better than the book.
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Have not found details yet but this is sort of interesting:
"if he earns a nomination, he’ll be the seventh (and second-youngest, after James Dean) actor in if he earns a nomination, he’ll be the seventh (and second-youngest, after James Dean) actor in Oscar history ever to get a posthumous nod."
Just found it: Peter Finch only one who won the statue.
Along with Finch, past posthumous Oscar contenders include
James Dean, who was nominated for best actor twice after his death, with 1955's "East of Eden" and 1956's "Giant." The other actors nominated after their deaths were
Spencer Tracy (1967's "
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner");
Ralph Richardson (1984's "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes");
Massimo Troisi (1995's "
The Postman"); and Jeanne Eagels (1929's "
The Letter").
And the nominations fall on the one year anniversary of his death.
We will have to wait for moe.ron's report in the AM.
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