The announced triumph of Joaquin Phoenix has taken place: Sunday, February 9, 2020, the American actor won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in Joker. As always, the one who is very committed to the environmental cause used his speech to denounce the abuses of the food industry. “I think we are more and more disconnected from nature. We feel like we’re at the center of the universe“, he began.
“We consider that we have the right to artificially inseminate a cow and separate her from her calf despite her crying to steal her milk and pour it into our cereals in the morning … We are afraid of changes in our daily life. We believe that change comes with sacrifice. But humans are very inventive. Love and compassion must be used to create systems that benefit everyone“, continued Joaquin Phoenix, who had also dodged after the evening of the SAG Awards to demonstrate in front of a slaughterhouse.
In his speech, Joaquin Phoenix does not forget his brother River, tragic Hollywood legend. He died in her arms in 1993 following an overdose, at only 23 years old. “I have been selfish, cruel, difficult. I’m not a role model … but many here have given me a second chance and I think this is where the best is found in everyone. When we support each other. (…) When he was 17, my brother wrote these song lyrics: “Run after love and peace will follow.” Thank you“, concluded Joaquin Phoenix, very moved. As a reminder, River Phoenix had been nominated for the Oscar for best actor for musical drama Exhausted.
To accept the first Oscar of his career, Joaquin Phoenix had come with Ronney Mara, his fiancée twelve years his junior. She had chosen a bold enough black lace dress with a faux feather skirt. The 45-year-old actor wore a black Stella McCartney suit that he chose to recycle for every awards show he attended this year. Yet another proof of its ecological commitment.
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