| Joker | |
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| 11 Nominations / 2 Wins | |
| Year | 2019 |
| Director | Todd Phillips |
| Writer | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver |
| Starring | Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy |
| 92nd Academy Awards | |
Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller directed and produced by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Leigh Gill, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron. Joker was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, and Joint Effort, in association with Bron Creative and Village Roadshow Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. Joker premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019, where it won the Golden Lion, and was released in the United States on October 4, 2019. The film polarized critics; while Phoenix's performance, Phillips' direction, musical score, cinematography and production values were praised, the dark tone, portrayal of mental illness, and handling of violence divided responses. The film became a major box office success, setting records for an October release. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the film received four nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Wins
- Best Actor — Joaquin Phoenix
- Best Original Score — Hildur Guðnadóttir
Nominations
- Best Actor — Joaquin Phoenix
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
- Best Cinematography — Lawrence Sher
- Best Costume Design — Mark Bridges
- Best Director — Todd Phillips
- Best Film Editing — Jeff Groth
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling — Nicki Ledermann, Kay Georgiou
- Best Original Score — Hildur Guðnadóttir
- Best Picture — Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
- Best Sound Editing — Alan Robert Murray
- Best Sound Mixing — Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Tod Maitland
Plot[]
Joker centers around an origin of the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Todd Phillips' exploration of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
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