It's common for an actor playing a straight man to be overlooked when their scene partner is chewing up the scenery. Christian Bale experienced this in The Dark Knight, where the late Heath Ledger garnered most of the attention. Even though Bale's performance as Bruce Wayne remains remarkable, audiences were constantly comparing it to Ledger's turn as the Joker. Ironically, only a couple of years after The Dark Knight, the roles were reversed when Bale played the scenery-chewing character opposite another actor in the straight-man role. He won an Oscar for his supporting performance, completing a clean sweep during awards season that year.
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