Heath Ledger continues to make his mark on Hollywood—with critics already stating the late actor deserves an Oscar for his upcoming film role, reports TMZ.com.

Rolling Stone’s critic Peter Travers says that Ledger’s performance of the Joker in the much-anticipated movie “The Dark Knight” is worth an Academy Award.

“If there’s a movement to get him the first posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch won for 1976’s Network, sign me up,” Travers reportedly told Usmagazine. “I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker,”

Travers goes on to say: “It’s typical of Ledger’s total commitment to films as diverse as Brokeback Mountain and I’m Not There that he does nothing out of vanity or the need to be liked.”

“The Dark Knight” is set to be released July 18th.






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