Ten years ago, the Academy named Heath Ledger. For the first time, the actor won by playing a cartoon character, precisely the Joker (for Christopher Nolan’s “The Knight of the Night”, 2008); although he could not come up to receive him on stage (given that he died).
This 2020, if there were those who honored his legacy, Joaquin Phoenix was the favorite and as promised, he took the statuette as Best Lead Actor for his magnetic and heartbreaking Arthur Fleck/ the Joker of director Todd Phillips’s adaptation.
Phoenix claimed victory, after four nominations. Remember that he reached the Academy Awards: he was nominated in 2001 for “Gladiator”, “Johnny & June” (“Passion and Madness” in 2006) and “The Master” in 2013.
Best Actor winner at the Oscars
With Olivia Colman, winner of the 2019 Oscar for Best Actress with her Queen in “The Favorite” (by Yorgos Lanthimos), the actor took the stage and as in previous awards he emphasized his speech in the social struggles he defends and excited those present by naming his brother.” We enter the natural world and rant it out in search of resources… If we use love to guide us, we can help save the environment,” said Phoenix, who did not forget his brother, River Phoenix, who died in 1993 from an overdose, who also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 (aged 18) for “Al Filo del Vacío” (“Running on Empty,” 1988).
Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor at the Oscars
“When he was 17, my brother wrote this letter that said ‘Run to the rescue with love and peace will go on’,” he said. Phoenix achieved a heartfelt, heartbreaking, uncomfortable, and moving portrayal of the clown, a film that is more than a comic book, depicting the class struggle and stigma for a psychic disorder; that will remain eternally in the hearts of the fans and those who accompanied the story. In this note:
