Joaquin Phoenix Addresses 'Systematic Racism' In Candid Speech at 2020 BAFTA Awards

Last night, Joaquin Phoenix won big at the 2020 Academy Awards taking home best actor for his role as Arthur Fleck in Joker. Giving an impassioned speech against the dairy industry, and paying tribute to his late brother, River Phoenix, his name quickly began to trend worldwide. With more than one million Google searches yesterday alone, it seems everyone is keen to know more about the actor.

Joaquin Phoenix honored his late brother River Phoenix during his acceptance speech at the Academy Awards on Sunday night (Feb. 9).While accepting the best actor Oscar for his performance in Joker, Phoenix touched on a number of issues including cancel culture, animal activism, racism and gender equality before quoting a song lyric written by his brother, who passed away from a drug overdose outside Los Angeles' famed Viper Room in 1993 at the age of 23.

The 92nd Academy Awards show ended on a high note. Parasite was undeniably the star of the awards show this year as it bagged four major awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (presented to Bong Joon Ho.) While the South Korean drama brought the Dolby Theatre down with their wins, Oscar 2020 played witness to some powerful speeches.

Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix championed a string of progressive causes as he used his best actor acceptance speech to rally against the dairy industry.

Joaquin Phoenix has been giving a lot of great speeches throughout award season this year as he collected his trophies on the way to a Best Actor Oscar. On Sunday night, Phoenix was once again victorious for his work in Joker and gave a speech about inequality, justice, cancel culture, and more.

Joaquin Phoenix is no stranger to the spotlight! The Joker star, 45, got his start in television alongside his late brother, River Phoenix, and sister Summer Phoenix, and quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the most recognized names in Hollywood.

Prince William and Kate Middleton rocked the red carpet at the BAFTAs over the weekend and it turns out, Wills is a big fan of one of the winners.

Just touched down in London town! Joaquin Phoenix, Reneé Zellweger, Laura Dern and more A-list celebrities took the stage to accept top honors at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, February 2.

Joaquin Phoenix called on his peers to help dismantle racism in the film industry during a rallying acceptance speech for his best actor award at the 2020 BAFTAs.

Joker was one of the big winners at the 2020 BAFTA Awards, earning three trophies, including one for original score by Hildur ​​Guðnadóttir.Guðnadóttir's score for Joker was up against those for nominees 1917 (Thomas Newman), Jojo Rabbit (Michael Giacchino), Little Women (Alexandre Desplat) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (John Williams) at the BAFTAs.Joker's wins also included best actor (Joaquin Phoenix) and casting (by Shayna Markowitz) at this year's ceremony, which took place Sunday

Joaquin Phoenix called on his peers to help dismantle racism in the film industry during a rallying acceptance speech for his best actor award at the 2020 BAFTAs.

As awards season comes to a close, there are only a few more honors to be handed out before the Oscars, including the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards.