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Ledger, who would have been 29-years-old, has been receiving a lot of Oscar buzz about his role as The Joker in the Christopher Nolan directed film, The Dark Knight. According to ComingSoon.net source Scott Huver, Ledger's The Dark Knight cast mate, Gary Oldman seems to think an Oscar win is fitting.

"I think [he'll be nominated]," Oldman said. "In this case I think the acting is so good, I think his performance is so good."

Bringing The Joker to life

In Brian J. Robb's book, Heath Ledger Holly wood's Dark Star, Ledger talked about how he was going about playing his iconic role and getting a feel for being The Joker.