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Joaquin Phoenix Paid Tribute To Heath Ledger And Fans Love Him Even More

From one Joker to another.
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21 Jan 2020, 08:06 AM

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Since Joker first came out, Joaquin Phoneix has been shattering records and creating history all over. Now, he’s shattering our hearts once again with just his words.

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At the recent 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the actor was nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role category and unsurprisingly, Joaquin took home the award for his role as Arthur Fleck in Joker.

It was his acceptance speech that captured the hearts of everyone, especially when he paid tribute to the late Heath Ledger, who played the same character in The Dark Knight.

Before doing so however, he humbly highlighted the works of his fellow nominees. The actor had nothing but words of praise for Leonardo DiCaprio’s work in Once Upon a Time, Christian Bale in Ford vs Ferrari, Adam Driver in Marriage Story and Taron Egerton in Rocketman.

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The actor then went on to share his honour with Heath who was a part of the inspiration that led to Joaquin’s riveting performance.

“I’m standing here on the shoulders of my favourite actor, Heath Ledger,” he said.

The hearts of fans all over the world gushed with love for the actor who paid tribute to his predecessor. They took to the Twitterverse to praise Joaquin for his work and to remember Heath as well.

We miss you Heath Ledger and congratulations to Joaquin Phoenix for taking home the award!

Did you love Joaquin’s tribute to Heath? Let us know!

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