Oscars 2020: Watch Joaquin Phoenix Quote His Late Brother In Acceptance Speech
Everyone is in agreement that Joaquin Phoneix deserved the Best Actor Oscars 2020 for Joker, but twitter is talking more about his heartbreaking acceptance speech.
Joaquin
Phoenix
just
won
his
first
Oscar
for
the
performance
in
Joker,
as
also
became
the
second
actor
to
win
for
a
comic
book
villain.
Earlier
Heath
Ledger
had
won
the
award
for
his
performance
as
Joker
in
the
Dark
Knight,
released
in
2009.
The
actor
took
a
moment
to
thanks
his
fellow
nominees
and
other
talents
out
there,
but
then
he
continued
the
speech
and
used
the
spotlight
to
call
attention
to
serious
causes.
While
delivering
the
message
of
unity,
Joaquin
said,
"whatever
the
cause
was
close
to
a
person's
heart,
be
it
gender
inequality,
racism
or
animal
rights
--
we're
talking
about
the
fight
against
injustice.
We're
talking
about
the
fight
against
the
belief
that
one
nation,
one
people,
one
race,
one
gender
or
one
species
has
the
right
to
dominate,
control
and
use
and
exploit
another
with
impunity,".
He
then
added,
thanking
many
in
the
room
who
gave
him
a
second
chance
to
do
better,
"I've
been
a
scoundrel
in
my
life.
I've
been
selfish.
I've
been
cruel
at
times,
hard
to
work
with,
and
I'm
grateful
that
so
many
of
you
in
this
room
have
given
me
a
second
chance," he
said.
"And
I
think
that's
when
we're
at
our
best
--
when
we
support
each
other.
Not
when
we
cancel
each
other
out
for
past
mistakes,
but
when
we
help
each
other
to
grow,
when
we
educate
each
other,
when
we
guide
each
other
towards
redemption.
That
is
the
best
of
humanity."
Phoenix
took
several
breathers
during
the
speech,
and
ended
it
on
an
emotional
note,
recalling
his
late
brother,
River
Phoenix's
written
lyrics
at
the
age
of
17,
"Run
into
the
rescue
with
love
and
peace
will
follow."
Alongside
Joaquin,
Renee
Zellweger
won
the
Best
Female
Lead
for
Judy
as
Judy
Garland.
Supporting
Actors
Awards
were
bagged
by
Brad
Pitt
and
Laura
Dern.
Both
of
whom
have
been
the
winners
the
entire
season.
Oscars
2020
took
place
at
the
Dolby
Theatre
in
Los
Angeles,
on
Sunday
night.