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Joaquin Phoenix wins Oscars Best Actor Award for “Joker”
LOS ANGELES, Feb 10, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Joaquin Phoenix won the Best
Actor Award for his performance as a loner clown in psychological thriller
film “Joker” at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, or the Oscars, held at the
Dolby theatre here Sunday night.
This is Phoenix’s fourth Oscar nominations but first win, beating out
strong rivals including Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”), Leonardo
DiCaprio (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”)
and Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”).
Phoenix had already taken home trophies at the Golden Globes, Critics’
Choice, Screen Actors Guild, and British Academy Film Awards for his role in
the film as Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who descended into
insanity and nihilism.
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