Washington
(ANI):
Heath
Ledger's
co-stars
have
also
started
backing
the
late
actor
for
a
posthumous
Oscar
for
his
role
in
The
Dark
Knight.
The
Aussie
actor's
Batman
co-stars
have
predicted
that
Ledger's
portrayal
of
Joker
would
definitely
get
him
an
academy
award
next
year.
"A
lot
of
people
talk
about
awards
all
the
time,
and
it's
early
days.
But
if
anybody
deserves
it,
of
course,
it
is
Heath
in
this," Contactmusic
quoted
Christian
Bale,
as
saying.
"I
do
think
that
Heath
has
created
an
iconic
villain
that
will
stand
for
the
ages,
and
of
course,
I
would
love
to
see
him
get
an
award.
But
you
know,
to
me,
you
can
witness
his
talent,
celebrate
his
talent
within
this
movie.
Anything
else
is
gravy.
"Heath
has
done
a
phenomenal
enough
job
that
I
would
not
be
surprised
(if
he
won)," he
added.
Co-star
Maggie
Gyllenhaal
also
believes
that
Ledger's
Joker
is
worth
an
Oscar.
"He
hit
it
in
the
entire
performance
(in
Batman).
"It's
so
difficult
to
do
that
in
a
huge
movie
like
this
and
much
easier
to
do
in
the
tiny
movies.
That's
why
those
are
always
the
people
who
win
Academy
Awards,"
Gyllenhaal
told
MTV.
"Heath
was
(amazing);
it's
so
unusual,
and
it
happens
really
rarely
even
for
the
best
actors,
that
you
just
hit
this
stride
in
a
role
and
you're
totally
free.
"And
when
that
happens,
you
can
do
no
wrong.
It's
incredible
to
be
around,
and
that's
what
it
was
like
with
him,"
she
added.
Co-star
Gary
Oldman
also
echoes
the
same.
"I
think
it's
an
incredible
performance.
I
think
it
sets
a
new
benchmark.
It
would
surprise
me
if
he
didn't
get
a
posthumous
Oscar
for
it,"
he
said.