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In 2019, Phoenix starred as Arthur Fleck/Joker, a failed stand-up comedian in the psychological thriller Joker. His performance went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, [28] BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, [29] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. [30]
Academy Awards, USA. 2020 Winner Oscar. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Joker. 2013 Nominee Oscar. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. The Master. 2006 Nominee Oscar. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021) and Beau Is Afraid (2023), and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Phoenix is an animal rights activist.
- Brendan Fraser,The Whale
- Will Smith, King Richard
- Anthony Hopkins, The Father
- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
- Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
- Casey Affleck, Manchester by The Sea
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
- Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Following a decades-long break from the industry, Oscar winner Fraser made a triumphant return in The Whale, which follows the story of a reclusive man trying to repair his relationship with his teen daughter.
Smith won his first Oscar in 2022 for his performance as Richard Williams — Venus and Serena's father — in King Richard. The moment was overshadowed, though, as earlier in the night the actor slapped comedian Chris Rockon stage following a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Hopkins became the oldest star to win the Best Actor title when he was awarded the prize for his performance in The Fatherat age 83.
Phoenix won the award for his role as the titular villain. The actor is currently filming the movie's sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux.
Malek's performance as Freddie Mercury in the biographical Bohemian Rhapsody, about Queen's rise to stardom, won him the award in 2019.
Affleck won the Best Actor title in 2017 for his performance as Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea.
More than two decades after his first Oscar nomination, DiCaprio took home the award for Best Actor for his role as frontiersman Hugh Glass in The Revenantin 2016.
Redmayne won the award for his performance as theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, alongside Felicity Jones.
In 2014, McConaughey won his first Oscar for his performance as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club. The film was based on Woodroof's real-life story of being diagnosed with HIV and smuggling medicine into Texas to give to others living with the disease.
Day-Lewis scored his third Oscar in 2013 for Best Actor for his performance as Abraham Lincoln; the feat made him the winningest actor in the category's history.
- Alexandra Schonfeld
Mar 3, 2023 · It’s no secret that transformative biopics are usually the way for actors to win Oscars, and while that didn’t quite ring true here, Phoenix's role as Johnny Cash in Walk The Line did find him nominated at the Academy Awards for the second time.
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Olivia Colman presents Joaquin Phoenix with the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in “Joker” at the 92nd Oscars in 2020.
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Feb 9, 2020 · Joaquin Phoenix has won the Academy Award for Best Actor thanks to his acclaimed performance in Todd Phillips’ “Joker.” The revisionist comic book drama stars Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a ...
