Oscars 2020: Joaquin Phoenix snags Best Actor for Joker!

February 9th 2020, 11:35pm

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Joaquin Phoenix just snagged Best Actor at the Oscars for his role in THE HANGOVER director Todd Phillips' JOKER! He also snagged Best Actor at the Golden Globes for the film which is rated R for "strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language, and brief sexual images."

JOKER also won Best Original Score. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.

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Here's the synopsis:

Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks — the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.

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You can check out the SCRIPT HERE.

Phoenix's co-stars include Robert De Niro as Murray Franklin, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, Frances Conroy as Penny Fleck, Brett Cullen as Thomas Wayne, Douglas Hodge as Alfred Pennyworth, and Dante Pereira-Olson as young Bruce Wayne. JOKER is now available on Blu-ray