Stephen Vaughan and DC Comics; Ash Knotek/Snappers/ZUMA PressThe Heath Ledger Oscar moment seems ever closer.
The late Dark Knight star earned the near-mandatory Screen Actors Guild nomination as the field for the 15th annual SAG Awards was revealed this morning.
Brad Pitt and Anjelina Jolie were among the other top film nominees.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, Milk and Slumdog Millionaire will vie for SAG's equivalent of Oscar's Best Picture honor: Best motion-picture ensemble.
Ledger was nominated in the supporting actor category; Pitt and Jolie as best leads, for Benjamin Button and Changeling, respectively.
The Dark Knight's cast, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the snubbed.