Oscar Win or just Sympathy?

I simply can not argue that Heath Ledger performaned brilliantly as The Joker in the 2008, The Dark Knight. Few film critics assumed Ledger was wrongfuly robbed an Oscar for his memesmerizing performance as Ennis Del Mar in the ill-fated Academy Award winning film Brokeback Mountain, which Ledger won his first Oscar nomination in the Best Actor category. Know one expected Ledger to come off with an Oscar nomination, and, of course, not win, to star in one of Hollywood’s greatest box-office hits in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Unfortunately, we will never know what potential lied in Ledger’s future because his career was just launching with successful commercial films. A decade ago, Ledger was known in several teen films, including: the 1999 film 10 things I hate about you, co- starring with Julia Stiles, and the 2002, A Knight’s Tale, which garnered rave reviews and launched him into the public eye. But, can Ledger actually win the Oscar for his performance as The Joker. Hollywood loves villains, but can the Academy members acknowledge Ledger performance? Or “Box-office Champ” is enough?