Quick; what’s the biggest entertainment story for 2008? It’s all about Heath Ledger of course. In a movie poll that was released this week, it was revealed that Heath Ledger who starred in the hit Batman ‘The Dark Knight’ beat all other entertainers and entertainment stories. In the said poll, the actor who played Joker in the hit movie topped the list as the biggest news story of the year, the most missed star and the best villain all thanks to the hit movie, ‘The Dark Knight’. The Australian actor died January 28 due to an accidental prescription drugs overdose and his demise shocked not only Hollywood but also the rest of the world. The survey was conducted by AOL on its site moviefone.com.

In the said survey, the actor or the death of the actor was deemed the biggest news story for 2008 and it was chosen by 83 percent of the respondents. Heath Ledger also topped the list for the most missed after their deaths and his votes edged out that of Paul Newman. Newman got 20 percent of the votes, while Heath Ledger gained 56 percent of the votes cast. These citations and awards aren’t just the citations that the actor has received since his death. He was also the recipient of the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild nominations for supporting role in the said movie. The Batman movie was released 6 months after his death. The movie also earned awards since this was the biggest-grossing box office movie worldwide and the receipts exceeded half a billion dollars, trailing only Titanic.

The year’s ‘chick flick’.

In the said survey the movie was also the movie ‘that is worth your cash’. The favorite of young girls, Twilight contested some of the honors though. ‘Twilight’ is adjudged the chick flick movie of the year.

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