SAG Awards 2020: Joaquin Phoenix AKA Joker Pays Tribute To Heath Ledger In His Winning Speech – Video
Joaquin Phoenix was bestowed with the Male Actor Awards in a Leading Role for the Todd Phillips directorial Joker. But it was his award speech that made his fans emotional. The Joker actor paid an emotional tribute to the late actor Heath Ledger in his award acceptance speech and also praised actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale and Adam Driver.
Hollywood stars were shining bright at the prestigious Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which took place yesterday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event was a star-studded affair that saw who’s who of Hollywood raising the glam quotient. Right from Jennifer Lopez to Sophie Turner and Jennifer Aniston to Scarlett Johansson, glamorous actresses set the temperature soaring.
Joaquin Phoenix was bestowed with Male Actor Awards in a Leading Role for Todd Phillips directorial Joker. But it was his award speech that made his fans emotional. The Joker actor paid an emotional tribute to the late actor Heath Ledger in his award acceptance speech. The actor kick-started the speech on a comical note, where he praised actors like Leonardo Di Caprio, Christian Bale and Adam Driver. He said his speech, “Today I'm standing here on the shoulders of my favourite actor Heath Ledger ...so thank you and goodnight". Now the emotional speech video of Phoenix has surfaced online and is being circulated by his fans on social media. (ALSO READ: SAG Awards 2020: Brad Pitt Stops To Watch Jennifer Aniston Give Her Acceptance Speech; Endearing Video Is Unmissable)
"Leo, you’ve been an inspiration for over 25 years to me and so many people. I thank you very, very much.”
"Leo, you’ve been an inspiration for over 25 years to me and so many people. I thank you very, very much.”
— Best of Joaquin Phoenix (@BestOfJPhoenix) January 20, 2020
–Joaquin Phoenix #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/IIuKnz96kk
#JoaquinPhoenix is such a class act.
— Hector J. Navarro (@HectorNavarro_) January 20, 2020
Congratulations on the #SAGAwards WIN! pic.twitter.com/2MGCpTk4bF
"I'm standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor...Heath Ledger"
— Ali (@alisalem147) January 20, 2020
–Joaquin Phoenix#SAGAwards2020 pic.twitter.com/M7syybkGqR
A user wrote, Congratulations ! What a speech, what a man ! Beautiful ! Heath would be so proud !!!! #JoaquinPhoenix #SAGAwards #SAGAwards2020,” while another quoted his statement and wrote, “I'm standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor Heath Ledger."–Joaquin Phoenix #SAGAwards”
Congratulations ! 😍 What a speech, what a man ! Beautiful ! ❤️ Heath would be so proud !!!! 😭#JoaquinPhoenix #SAGAwards #SAGAwards2020 pic.twitter.com/C3SfGfyvg2
— 𝓙𝓸𝓪𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓷𝓪 (@actually_insane) January 20, 2020
Meanwhile, we brought you an unmissable video of ex-couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, who bumped into each other at the red carpet SAG Awards 2020. They were also seen being cordial and smiling at each other.
Images Source: Twitter/bestofjpheonix
