<P> The Dark Knight garnered numerous awards and nominations with particular praise for Heath Ledger 's performance of the Joker . The film received eight Academy Award nominations at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 , winning two for Best Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor ( posthumously awarded to Ledger ) . Notably , the film 's Best Sound Editing win prevented Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire from having a clean category - sweep . </P>
<P> The Dark Knight garnered numerous awards and nominations with particular praise for Heath Ledger 's performance of the Joker . The film received eight Academy Award nominations at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 , winning two for Best Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor ( posthumously awarded to Ledger ) . Notably , the film 's Best Sound Editing win prevented Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire from having a clean category - sweep . </P>
how many oscars did the dark knight win
how many oscars did the dark knight win
two
two