
The 2008 film earned $1 billion (£767.4 million) globally and earned two Oscars in 2009, with late actor Heath Ledger, who played the titular role of the Joker, winning the Best Supporting Actor after his tragic death just months earlier in 2008. The Dark Knight follows the Joker (played by the late Heath Ledger) as he attempts to destroy and install fear into Gotham with Batman (Christian Bale) trying to stop him, the 2019 film Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix only made it to 39. The 2001 film, which earned $872.5 million (£669.3 million) globally, has a star-studded cast with Sir Ian McKellen playing Gandalf, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Liv Tyler as Arwen and Cate Blanchett as Galadriel. Sweet: On Mad Max: Fury Road's win, director George Miller, 74, said: ' It's a lovely pat on the back…' (pictured on set in 2015) On Mad Max: Fury Road's win, director George Miller, 74, said: 'It's a lovely pat on the back'.The project was filmed over 120 days and was almost 20 years in the making, Hardy stars as Max Rockatansky while Theron plays Imperator Furiosa.Mad Max: Fury Road, became a worldwide box office hit five years ago, earning more than $500 million (£384 million) globally.Meanwhile Star Wars: The Force Awakens came in at 48, with The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring finishing in second place.In a list published by this month's Empire magazine called '100 Greatest Movies of the Century', the Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron blockbuster came in top.

