Phoenix is now the second performer to win an Oscar for playing the Batman villain after Heath Ledger in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." Phoenix was considered the frontrunner for Best ...

Critics loved his portrayal of the Joker. Joaquin Phoenix won the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role for his performance in "Joker" at the 2020 Oscars Sunday. The actor, 45, beat out ...

He concluded with an homage to his late brother, River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose ... was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar in January, he felt “honored and humbled” by the news.

Joaquin Phoenix won best actor at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday for his role as Arthur Fleck in 'Joker.' By Sharareh Drury Former Associate Editor Phoenix continued a trend seen in recent acceptance ...

Joaquin Phoenix has finally taken home an Academy Award, and he has the Clown Prince of Crime to thank. Phoenix won the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Joker. This was ...

Oscars 2020: The winners list More Oscars ... film industry to task for systemic racism in his BAFTA speech. "Joaquin Phoenix has been a fascinating presence on the awards circuit, especially ...

Joaquin Phoenix is not the first actor to win an Oscar after having been passed over for subtler accomplishments, or to benefit from those accomplishments, insofar as they have added up to a vague ...

Joaquin Phoenix's visceral portrayal of a troubled man's descent into villainy in "Joker" earned him his first Oscar in a career that has seen personal and professional highs and lows.

Phoenix won the Venice festival’s acting award which propelled him into an awards season of wall-to-wall success. Phoenix claimed every major prize along the way: a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors ...

Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has taken home the Best Actor award at the 2020 Oscars. The American actor, 45, used his win get political in his acceptance speech, speaking out on the need for gender ...

At the 92nd Academy Awards, Joaquin Phoenix won the coveted Best Actor in a Leading Role award for his performance as The Joker in Todd Phillips' billion-dollar DC movie, Joker. Phoenix is the ...