"Who played the joker in the 2008 film ""The Dark Knight""?"
Joker (The Dark Knight) Supporting Actor in recognition of Ledger's performance in "The Dark Knight". Joker (The Dark Knight) The Joker is a fictional character who appears in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film "The Dark Knight". Based upon the DC Comics character of the same name, he was played by Australian actor Heath Ledger. A psychopathic mass murderer with a sadistic sense of humor, the Joker attempts to undermine the efforts of Batman (Christian Bale), James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to rid Gotham City of crime. The character embodies themes of chaos, anarchy and obsession: throughout the film, he expresses
The Dark Knight (film) 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