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Trivia: This was the first Batman film to win an Academy Award in one of the four acting categories.

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Trivia: This is the first Batman film that doesn't include the word "Batman" in the title.

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Trivia: Because of a ruling shortly before the Academy Awards ceremony, Heath Ledger's daughter Matilda will gain possession of his Oscar statuette on her 18th birthday in 2023.

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Trivia: Michael Caine had never met Heath Ledger before. He later said of the Joker's arrival at Bruce Wayne's fundraiser: "I'd never seen any of it and the elevator door opened and they came out and I forgot every bloody line. They frightened the bloody life out of me."

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Trivia: The opening bank heist was partly inspired by the climactic bank heist in Michael Mann's thriller Heat. Coincidentally, the Gotham bank manager is played by William Fitchner, who had a supporting role in Heat as an accountant.

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Trivia: Heath Ledger was given an advanced screening of the opening bank heist scene. That six minute sequence was the only part of the completed film he saw before his death.

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Trivia: When Gordon is promoted to Commissioner, Heath Ledger improvised the Joker joining in with the applause.

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Trivia: This was the first film since The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to remain #1 at the American box office for four consecutive weeks. It was finally knocked out of the top spot by Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder.

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