The man's a genius actor. And his performance in Joker is his best ever.
If I was a competing actor I would be ashamed to even be nominated in the same breath as this guy.
Ask me if I give an obama.
Great opportunity for over acting, and formidably fulfilled.
I only got a fraction of the way through the film.
Meaningless Hollywood self-congratulation.
he was a bit strange on stage accepting, tho. Lot of head and face rubbing. Maybe he hasn’t quite gotten the character of joker out of his head.
Best part of the GG was Ricky at the beginning telling the actors they didn’t know a damn thing about the real world and to accept their award, thank their God and get the (censored) off the stage. Which, for the most part, actually worked!
I’ve never seen acting on the level of Phoenix’s in Joker.
That movie blew me away.
OK, who should I be rooting for here, or should they both just go fornicate themselves?
I couldn't name ONE memorable scene or line of dialog that will have people reminiscing about it 10 years from now?
When are we ever going to get away from these guys from the comic books, capes, acrobatic stunts, etc. So boring and so ridiculous.
This is why I like Woody Allen’s movies. They are about people and real life problems.
Phoenix put the entire auditorium on blast when he said (paraphrasing) “social activism, words words words, but we can all do better. Do we all need to fly private jets here and back for this award ceremony tonight?” Mic drop, walks off stage.
F***ing awesome.
“The man’s a genius actor. And his performance in Joker is his best ever.”
Agreed, his performance was disturbing and amazing. Haunting.
Insert “anime is better” right here.
Gervais hosting is always a treat. He just says stuff that in 2020 I cannot believe he gets away with. Said something about Judy Dench that may be the crudest thing I’ve ever heard on tv. Not for the faint of heart, or religious, or anyone with a modicum of decency. Could not believe he said it. Vile... in a word.
But really tuned in just to see if Phoenix would win. His psychosis crawls off the screen. Cannot disagree with the comparisons to taxi driver. But it’s different, in that I see Deniro when I see taxi driver. When I see Joker, I see a legit sociopath.
I’m glad he won, Phoenix was spectacular.
Phoenix was doped up and unintelligible in his acceptance speech.
He couldn’t even hold up the trophy. He set it down by his feet.
I hope he’s still alive by March, when the Academy Awards take place.
The man's a genius actor. And his performance in Joker is his best ever.
My guess is that there is a prejudice against movies based on comic books amongst the people that vote on these awards.
Back in the early days of movies it was considered a forgone conclusion that no one was ever going to get an Oscar for acting in a cowboy film
I have not seen Joker.
The trailers and ads are everywhere, and my first impression is that the character of Joker was designed for an actor with ultra-amped intensity, like Daniel Day-Lewis.
I'm not a big fan of Daniel Day-Lewis intensity, so I will withhold judgment about Phoenix until I see the whole film - in about two years on basic cable - LOL!
Wouldn’t say best ever.
Heath Ledger’s, in my view, was much more interesting a depiction. But no doubt, Phoenix’s portrayal was crazy personified.
He, Bale, and McConaughey are probably the big three of American acting right now.