Joaquin Phoenix Wins Best Actor, Brad Pitt Bags Best Supporting Actor At Golden Globes 2020
He was pitted against Hollywood biggies like Christian Bale, Antonio Banderas, Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce. But Joaquin Phoenix, who had taken us all by suprise with a stellar portrayal of Joker, managed to bag the Best Actor trophy at Golden Globes 2020.
Did that come as a surprise? Well, not really! Joaquin Phoenix had won critical acclaim for his moving performance in Joker. The movie has struck gold at the box office by becoming the highest R-rated movie ever. And fans have been rooting for him to win an Oscar.?
Is this Joaquin Phoenix's first Golden Globe? He has previously won Best Actor in a Motion Picture ¨C Musical or Comedy Golden Globe for Walk the Line (2006) in which he played the role of iconic country singer Johnny Cash. Phoenix was previously nominated for movies including Gladiator (2001), The Master (2013), Her (2014), and Inherent Vice (2015).
With that, Brad Pitt also won big at the award ceremony. He won his first acting Golden Globe trophy in over two decades. Last, he had won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award for 12 Monkeys. And now, 24 years later, he bagged another trophy for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
When he won the award, he delivered a delightful speech. He gave a shout out to Leonardo DiCaprio and also said that he "would have shared the raft" with the Titanic actor.?
Not only that, he also joked about his dating life with Jennifer Aniston. "I wanted to bring my mom but I couldn't because any woman I stand next to, they say I'm dating," he mocked the rumours.
And now, people can't stop gushing over it.
For the unversed, Pitt was competing against Al Pacino and Joe Pesci¡¯s performances in Martin Scorsese¡¯s The Irishman.
Congratulations, Joaquin Phoenix and Brad Pitt!
