Oscars: Joaquin Phoenix Stresses "The Fight Against Injustice" During Best Actor Speech

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.

Parasiteleft the 2020 Oscars as the big winner of the night, and the film also won over social media during the awards show.While Parasite was up for six awards, the film took home best picture, best director, best international film and best original screenplay. The cast and crew's acceptance speech for best picture was the most tweeted about moment of the night.

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.

Joaquin Phoenix accepted the 2020 Oscar for best actor at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night.In his speech, he called out injustices in the world and himself for being "selfish" and "cruel at times." During multiple moments throughout his acceptance, Phoenix received a standing ovation from the audience and even teared up toward the end when he spoke about a lyric his brother wrote.Phoenix's best actor Oscar win marks the second time an actor has won for playing the Crown Prince of Crime.

Joaquin Phoenix was already a shoo-in from the very beginning for the Actor in a Leading Role category at Oscars 2020, as he dominated most of the award season this year for his fabulous performance as Arthur Fleck in Joker.

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

Many stars walked the Oscars red carpet tonight, including Leonardo DiCaprio. The actor is nominated for Best Actor in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and LDC (as co-star Brad Pitt likes to call him) brought a date to help celebrate the special night: girlfriend Camila Morrone.

Joaquin Phoenix gave a lengthy speech about the state of the world while accepting his Oscar for best actor at the 92nd annual Academy Awards.

Sunday’s Oscars ceremony had the biggest names in Hollywood take the stage to be recognized for their contribution in last year’s best films. Golden statuettes were handed out in 24 categories including Best Picture, Best Actress and, of course, Best Actor, for which Antonio Banderas received a nomination for his performance in Pedro Almodóvar film Pain and Glory.

Joaquin Phoenix and his fiancée Rooney Mara looked blissfully happy as they arrived at the Academy Awards red carpet together looking stunning! The two got engaged earlier this year after dating for three years. In a rare show of PDA, the loved up couple walked hand in hand and even embraced each other while posing for the cameras. Mara strutted down the red carpet looking fabulous in a black gown with a cutout semi-sheer lace bodice, puff shoulders and a tiered skirt.