Rịba ama amaokwu a dị n'okpuru ma zaa ajụjụ ahụ mgbe e mesịrị n'otu asụsụ ahụ dị ka amaokwu ahụ:  A họpụtara Passage: The Dark Knight maka Academy Awards asatọ maka emume nke 81, na-agbaji ndekọ nke asaa nke Dick Tracy nwere maka nhọpụta kachasị nke ihe nkiri dabere na akwụkwọ akụkọ, akwụkwọ akụkọ, ma ọ bụ akwụkwọ akụkọ eserese. The Dark Knight nwetara ihe nrite abụọ: Best Supporting Actor maka Heath Ledger na Best Sound Editing. A họpụtara ya maka isii ndị ọzọ, ndị a bụ Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup, na Best Film Editing. Heath Ledger bụ onye mbụ meriri ihe nrite nke Best Supporting Actor award, na naanị onye nke abụọ meriri ihe nrite mgbe ọ nwụsịrị (Peter Finch meriri ihe nrite nke Best Actor award maka arụmọrụ ya na fim 1976 Network). Na mgbakwunye, mmeri Ledger bụ mmeri mbụ na nke ọ bụla n'ime ụdị Oscar kachasị (na-emepụta, na-eduzi, na-eme ihe, ma ọ bụ na-ede ihe) maka ihe nkiri dabeere na superhero. N'ụzọ dị ịrịba ama, mmeri Richard King meriri na ngalaba Nhazi ụda gbochiri onyinye onyinye zuru ezu nke mgbede site na onye mmeri kacha mma na-emeri, Slumdog Millionaire. Ọ bụ ezie na enwetaghị nhọpụta maka ihe nkiri kacha mma, abụ mmeghe nke ihe nkiri ahụ kwanyere The Dark Knight ugwu yana ndị ise a họpụtara maka ihe nkiri kacha mma, gụnyere onye na-eweta Hugh Jackman na-agba ịnyịnya na Batpod nke e ji ihe mkpofu mee. N'agbanyeghi na ihe nkiri ahụ nwere nnukwu ihe ịga nke ọma, ihe nkiri ahụ apụtabeghị na ndepụta ndị ahọpụtara maka ihe nkiri kacha mma, na-akpata esemokwu ma na-eduga ọtụtụ ndị ịkatọ Academy Awards maka "ịkụda" ihe nkiri ahụ. A na-ekwu na Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mechara gbanwee ọnụ ọgụgụ nke ndị a họpụtara maka Best Picture ruo iri, kama nke ọdịnala ise, n'ihi mmebi nke ihe nkiri ahụ. N'oge ajụjụ na azịza nke sochiri ọkwa ahụ, onye isi oche Academy n'oge ahụ bụ Sidney Ganis kwuru; "Agaghị m agwa gị eziokwu ma ọ bụrụ na m kwuru na okwu Dark Knight apụtaghị. "A na-emepụta ihe nkiri Britain na America, a họpụtara ya maka 2009 Goya Award maka Best European Film. A họpụtara ya na Japan maka 2009 Seiun Awards...  Ajụjụ: Ònye bụ Heath Ledger?
onye mbụ ritere ihe nrite nke Best Supporting Actor award