i thought he did a great job.

defnitely entertaining, cool villian, but oscar worthy? no.

i thought the emperor from Star Wars was just as compelling,if not more, especially in the prequels, he didn't get an oscar.

all this oscar talk is because he died, sad to say.

when someone dies young like Heath did, they tend to romanticize and embellish ones strengths, and gloss over the flaws.

yes, Heath was more appealing than anybody else in the movie,he was a caricature on wheels/freak show more than a character in a movie, but acting-wise, his role was not challenging at all. more like sketch comedy. i thought the dude who played harvey dent had a more challenging and impressive role (save the coin flips), and Morgan Freeman did arguably the best acting job in that movie.

so no, Heath does not deserve an oscar, because he did not earn one.