the dark knight won two oscars.
the dark knight won two oscars.
how many oscars did the dark knight win?
two
in july 2006 nolan announced that the follow-up to "batman begins" would be called "the dark knight". approaching the sequel, nolan wanted to expand on the noirish quality of the first film by broadening the canvas and taking on "the dynamic of a story of the city, a large crime story... where you're looking at the police, the justice system, the vigilante, the poor people, the rich people, the criminals". released in 2008 to great critical acclaim, "the dark knight" has been cited as one of the best films of the 2000s and one of the best superhero films ever made. manohla dargis of "the new york times" found the film to be of higher artistic merit than many hollywood blockbusters: "pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any hollywood movie of its comic-book kind." ebert expressed a similar point of view, describing it as a "haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy." "the dark knight" set a number of box-office records during its theatrical run, earning $534,858,444 in north america and $469,700,000 abroad, for a worldwide total of $1,004,558,444. it is the first commercial feature film shot partially in the 15/70mm imax format. at the 81st academy awards, the film was nominated for eight oscars, winning two: the academy award for best sound editing and a posthumous academy award for best supporting actor for heath ledger. nolan was recognised by his peers with nominations from the dga, writers guild of america (wga), and producers guild of america (pga). ten years after its release, bilge ebiri of "the village voice" wrote, "its politics have been discussed ad infinitum. its stylistic influence has become ubiquitous, then passé, then somehow aspirational ... "the dark knight" is perhaps the most powerful exploration of guilt the modern american blockbuster has given us."
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"the dark knight" was ranked the 15th greatest film in history on "empire"s 2008 list of the "500 greatest movies of all time," based upon the weighted votes of 10,000 readers, 150 film directors, and 50 key film critics. heath ledger's interpretation of the joker was also ranked number three on "empire"s 2008 list of the "100 greatest movie characters of all time." in june 2010, the joker was ranked number five on "entertainment weekly" "100 greatest characters of the last 20 years." heath ledger's portrayal of the joker ranked second on "the hollywood reporter"s list of greatest superhero movie performances of all time, behind hugh jackman's performance as wolverine. "paste" magazine named it one of the 50 best movies of the decade (2000–2009), ranking it at number 11. in 2016, "playboy" ranked the film number five on its list of "15 sequels that are way better than the originals". "the dark knight" was included in american cinematographer's "best-shot film of 1998–2008" list, ranking in the top 10. more than 17,000 people around the world participated in the final vote. in march 2011, the film was voted by bbc radio 1 and bbc radio 1xtra listeners as their eight favorite film of all time. on the march 22, 2011 television special "", "the dark knight" was voted the second best action film while the joker, as portrayed by ledger, was voted the third greatest film character. in 2012, "total film" ranked "the dark knight" as the sixth most accomplished film of the past 15 years, writing that "christopher nolan's psycho-operatic crime drama was its decade's most exciting blockbuster – and its most challenging." in 2014, "time out" polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. "the dark knight" was listed at 80th place on this list. a few years later the same magazine ranked it 15th on their "the 100 best movies of all time" list. in 2014, "the dark knight" was ranked the 3rd greatest film ever made on "empire"s list of "the 301 greatest movies of all time" as voted by the magazine's readers. the film was also included and ranked 57th on "hollywood's 100 favorite films", a list compiled by "the hollywood reporter", surveying "studio chiefs, oscar winners and tv royalty." "the dark knight" ranked 96th on bbc's "100 greatest american films" list, voted on by film critics from around the world. it was also voted as one of new zealand's favorite films in a 2015 poll. it was ranked the 33rd best film of the 21st century by 177 film critics, polled by bbc in 2016. noted film critic barry norman included "the dark knight" in his "100 greatest films of all time" list.
the dark knight (film)