Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar for best actor: "It was difficult to work with me"

This is the role of his life. At 45, Joaquin Phoenix won the Oscar for best actor for the film "Joker" last night, after three unsuccessful nominations. Very disturbed when he climbed onto the stage of the Dolby Theater where the 92nd Academy Awards took place, he asked that the applause quickly cease.

"Stop, thank you! I'm very grateful. I don't feel better than the others named, or anyone else in this room. We all share the same love for films and this form of expression which brings me an extraordinary life. I don't know what I would be without the cinema. The greatest gift he has given me is to give me the privilege of using my voice for those who do not have it… ”, said the actor, before launching into a vibrant call to protect the environment.

“We all have a common cause […] the fight against injustice. We must fight against those who believe that a nation, a person, a race, a genus, a species, has the right to dominate, control and use others ”, a he added, regretting the "disconnection" of men and nature.

Ecological advocacy

“We have the impression of being at the center of the universe. We are destroying the world to exploit resources, "said Joaquin Phoenix, continuing his ecological advocacy:" We are afraid of the idea of ​​change because we feel that we will have to make sacrifices. But the human being is so inventive, awesome! We must allow ourselves to be guided by love and compassion to found all of our decisions and to implement real change that will be good for everyone and for the planet. ”

Visibly moved, the "Joker" wanted to finish on a personal note. "I myself was difficult to live with, I was selfish, cruel at times, it was difficult to work with me. But I am grateful that many of you in this room have given me a second chance. I think we give the best of ourselves when we support each other, when we help each other, when we forgive ourselves. This is where humanity is best, "he said before recalling the memory of his big brother, River Phoenix, who died in 1993 at the age of 23. "When he was 17, my brother wrote these few words ... Run after love and peace will follow . Thank you very much ! "

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Yet at the top of the nominations, with 11 citations, "Joker" is one of the big losers of the Oscars. Despite his Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and his triumph in theaters, he won only two Oscars. That of the best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and that of the best original music for Hildur Guðnadóttir.