>>Did I understand you correctly, Jack the Sailor, that you haven't yet seen The Dark Knight?

I haven't, I said that very early in the thread. I'm just going by the reviews I have read and the my compulsive treading of the movie news in The LA Times.

I certainly do not pretend to judge of what is Oscar worthy. If it were up to me, Blade Runner would have won pretty much every category in 1983.

But the buzz is that Heath will be nominated and what is Hollywood but buzz? He could easily win on sympathy alone. If he is nominated, he won't be running against Bale. The Studio won't put them in the same category.