a cliché: taste is personal BUT ledger DID make this movie
Don't get me wrong, it's not like I say without Ledger the movie would suck, not at all, it had a whole lot of other interesesting aspects (story, action, emotion, Bale...etc) but Ledger sure made his mark in this movie.
That is why he has so many nominations, that is why he will win a lot of his nominations, and that is why Bale has in comparison with Ledger much less nominations.
I repeat, Bale was good, solid and Bad-ass, but not price-worthy.
Why do some always have to exagurate a certain performance?
the oscars haven't been given to Ledger yet, and some already whine about "Bale's underrated performance", wtf.
first things first, give credit to who it comes LEDGER
ps: I loved the voice
don't understand the whining about it, it fitted, batman is hard, batman is badass, batman is all about placing fear in the onces that pray on the fearfull, so a raspy voice is a nice element of the whole purpose imo.