- Candy
Never afraid to mix and match his roles it was Candy next for Ledger playing a heroin addict trying to break free from his addiction.
Ledger stars as Dan, a charming but reckless young poet who has fallen in love with Candy (Cornish), a beautiful young art student from a comfortable middle-class family who is attracted to the bohemian lifestyle that Dan has long since embraced.
In order to get closer to Dan, Candy, whose previous drug use has been casually experimental, starts shooting up.
Their passionate relationship then alternates between bursts of ecstatic oblivion and bouts of despair and self-destruction. Hooked as much on heroin as one another, their story becomes a love triangle, a boy, a girl, and a drug.
- The Dark Knight
But it's The Dark Knight that is the crown jewel in Ledger's career as he took on the seemingly impossible task of The Joker last summer.
Many believed, after Jack Nicholson, it was a role that should be left well alone but he proved everyone wrong with an impressive performance.
Picking up where Batman Begins left off the caped crusader, with the help of Lieutenant Gordon and new District Attorney Harvey Dent, is trying to destroy organised crime in Gotham city for good.
But they soon find themselves the target of rising criminal mastermind known only as the Joker. Killing at will the Joker thrusts Gotham into anarchy and fear as he forces Batman even closer to crossing the line between hero and vigilante.
The Dark Knight was the biggest grossing movie of 2008, breaking through that $1 billion barrier and Ledger's performance was met with critical acclaim.
For his outstandingly creepy turn as Batman's nemesis Ledger was posthumously awarded the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, as well as picking up a Golden Globe, Bafta and Screen Actor Guild Awards amongst others.
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