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{{Infobox person
| name =
| image = Joaquin Phoenix-64908 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Phoenix at the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]] in 2024
| alt = A headshot of Joaquin Phoenix in 2024
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|28}}
| birth_place = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico
| citizenship = US (from parents)
| alias = Leaf Phoenix
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician|activist}}
| years_active =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Rooney Mara]]|September
| children = 2
| mother = [[Arlyn Phoenix|Heart Sharon Dunetz]]
| relatives = {{ubl|[[River Phoenix]] (brother)|[[Rain Phoenix]] (sister)|[[Liberty Phoenix]] (sister)|[[Summer Phoenix]] (sister)|[[Kate Mara]] (sister-in-law) |[[Jamie Bell]] (brother-in-law)}}
| works = [[Joaquin Phoenix filmography|Filmography]]
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Phoenix began his career by appearing in television series in the early 1980s with his
Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama ''[[The Master (2012 film)|The Master]]'' (2012), winning the [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor]] and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama ''[[Her (2013 film)|Spike Jonze's Her]]'' (2013) and the crime satire ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'' (2014), and won the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor]] for the psychological thriller ''[[You Were Never Really Here]]'' (2017). For his performance as the [[Joker (character)|titular character]] of ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor, succeeding previous actors, such as [[Cesar Romero]] (1907–1994), [[Jack Nicholson]] (born 1937), [[Heath Ledger]] (1979–2008), and [[Jared Leto|Jared Joseph Leto]] (born 1971); he reprised his role in the [[Joker: Folie à Deux|2024 sequel]]. He has since starred in the independent films ''[[C'mon C'mon (film)|C'mon, C'mon]]'' (2021) and ''[[Beau Is Afraid]]'' (2023), and portrayed the [[Napoleon|title role]] in the historical drama ''[[Napoleon (2023 film)|Napoleon]]'' (2023).
Outside acting, Phoenix is an [[animal rights]] activist.
==Early life==
Phoenix was born at the Hospital Metropolitano San Francisco in the [[Río Piedras]] district of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]],<ref name=GR2002 >{{cite book| year=2002 |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television |chapter=Joaquin Phoenix| publisher=Gale Research| isbn=978-1-4144-4513-7| page=213| chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/contemporarythea0043unse/page/212/mode/2up| chapter-url-access=registration}}</ref> to John Lee Bottom, the founder of a landscape gardening company, and [[Arlyn Phoenix|Arlyn "Heart" Bottom]] (née Dunetz), an executive secretary at [[NBC]] and whose connection to an agent provided her children with acting work.<ref name="Hagan">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/joaquin-phoenix-cover-story|title="I Fucking Love My Life": Joaquin Phoenix on Joker, Why River Is His Rosebud, His Rooney Research, and His "Prenatal" Gift for Dark Characters|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=Joe|last=Hagan|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=May 13, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009041923/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/joaquin-phoenix-cover-story|url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix is the third of five children, following [[River Phoenix|River Jude Bottom]] (1970–1993) and [[Rain Phoenix|Riley Joan of Arc "Rain" Phoenix]] (born Tuesday, November 21, 1972), and preceding [[Liberty Phoenix|Lila Mariposa "Liberty" Phoenix]] (born Monday, July 5, 1976) and [[Summer Phoenix|Sarah "Summer" Phoenix]] (born
Soon after their second child was born, they joined the religious cult [[Family International|Children of God]] and travelled throughout the [[Caribbean]] and [[South America]] as missionaries, where the next two children were born. They eventually became disillusioned with the group and left in 1977, being opposed to the cult's increasingly distorted rules, particularly the practice of [[Flirty Fishing|flirty fishing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The book 'Last Night at the Viper Room' tells of River Phoenix's life before it was cut short at 22|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/new-book-gavin-edwards-tells-river-phoenix-troubled-life-article-1.1477425|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=October 5, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2014|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205010813/https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/nydailynews.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> The fifth child was born in Florida where the family settled; around this time they legally adopted the surname ''Phoenix'', inspired by the [[Phoenix (mythology)|mythical bird]] that rises from its own ashes, symbolizing a new beginning.<ref name="aleka_phoeni53"/> When
==Career==
===
In 1979, when
In 1984, Phoenix starred
Phoenix made his feature film debut in the adventure film ''[[SpaceCamp]]'' (1986) as a young boy who goes to [[Kennedy Space Center]] to learn about the [[NASA]] space program and undergoes amateur [[astronaut]] training.<ref name="DigitalSpy" /> He guest-starred in the anthology series ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' episode "A Very Happy Ending" that year, playing a child who blackmails a hitman into killing his father.<ref name="ScreenCrush">{{cite web| last1=Hayes| first1=Britt| title=Way Back When: Oscar Nominee Joaquin Phoenix| url=https://screencrush.com/way-back-when-joaquin-phoenix/| website=[[ScreenCrush]]| access-date=March 8, 2018| date=January 28, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054658/http://screencrush.com/way-back-when-joaquin-phoenix/| archive-date=March 9, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix's first starring role was in the film ''[[Russkies]]'' (1987), about a group of friends who unknowingly befriend a Russian soldier during the [[Cold War]].<ref name="ScreenCrush" />
In 1989, Phoenix co-starred as Garry Lampkin, the withdrawn teenage nephew of [[Steve Martin]]'s character in [[Ron Howard]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]''.<ref>{{cite web| last1=Lee Friday| first1=Wednesday| title=Where Are They Now? The Cast of Parenthood| url=https://screenrant.com/then-and-now-parenthood-cast-where-are-they-now/| website=[[Screen Rant]]| access-date=March 8, 2018| date=July 9, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054241/https://screenrant.com/then-and-now-parenthood-cast-where-are-they-now/| archive-date=March 9, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> It was a box office success, grossing {{USD|126 million|long=no}} worldwide against its {{USD|20 million|long=no}} budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=parenthood.htm |title=''Parenthood'' (1989) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |date=March 5, 2007 |access-date=January 7, 2010 |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104143758/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2221508097/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Critics praised the film, with ''[[IndieWire]]'' reviewers highlighting the film's cast and their performances for possessing "genuinely likable, and occasionally insightful, heart" calling Phoenix a "terrifically believable angsty adolescent", in a performance which garnered him a nomination for the [[Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms11.htm |title=11th Annual Youth In Film Awards |access-date=March 31, 2011 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409024401/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms11.htm |archive-date=April 9, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/09/the-assessment-ron-howards-directorial-career-in-8-movies-93216/|title=The Assessment: Ron Howard's Directorial Career In 8 Movies|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=September 26, 2013|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204202716/https://www.indiewire.com/2013/09/the-assessment-ron-howards-directorial-career-in-8-movies-93216/|url-status=live}}</ref> The role of Garry was reprised in the [[Parenthood (1990 TV series)|1990 series based on the film]] by [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], who studied Phoenix's performance "to get it right".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wight |first1=Douglas |title=Leonardo DiCaprio – The Biography |year=2012 |publisher=John Blake Publishing Ltd. |isbn=978-1-78219-859-8 |page=322}}</ref> After establishing himself as a child actor, Phoenix felt he was not getting any appealing offers; he decided to take a break from acting and traveled to Mexico with his father, learning Spanish.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/oct/22/comment| title=River's younger brother| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| ___location=London| first=Mark| last=Morris| date=October 22, 2000| access-date=June 17, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805221927/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/oct/22/comment| archive-date=August 5, 2017| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/joaquin-phoenix-cover-story|title="I Fucking Love My Life": Joaquin Phoenix on Joker, Why River Is His Rosebud, His Rooney Research, and His "Prenatal" Gift for Dark Characters|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=Joe|last=Hagan|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=May 13, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009041923/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/joaquin-phoenix-cover-story|url-status=live}}</ref> When he returned to the States,
[[File:River Phoenix.png|thumb|upright|
On October 31, 1993, River died of a drug overdose outside [[The Viper Room]] in [[West Hollywood]]. Phoenix, who had accompanied his brother and older sister [[Rain Phoenix|Rain]] to the club, called 911 to seek help for his dying brother. After the death, the phone call was repeatedly broadcast on TV and radio shows. The family retreated to [[Costa Rica]] to escape the media glare as the event came to be depicted as a cautionary tale of young Hollywood surrounded by mythology and conspiracy.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/29/joaquin-phoenix-quits-acting| title=Two-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix quits acting| newspaper=The Guardian| ___location=London| first=Ben| last=Child| date=October 29, 2009| access-date=June 17, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821083932/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/29/joaquin-phoenix-quits-acting| archive-date=August 21, 2017| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/joaquin-phoenix-cover-story|title="I Fucking Love My Life": Joaquin Phoenix on Joker, Why River Is His Rosebud, His Rooney Research, and His "Prenatal" Gift for Dark Characters|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=Joe|last=Hagan|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=May 13, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009041923/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/joaquin-phoenix-cover-story|url-status=live}}</ref>
===1994–1999: Return to acting===
Phoenix returned to acting in [[Gus Van Sant]]'s 1995 black comedy ''[[To Die For]]'', based on the novel of the same name by [[Joyce Maynard]], which in turn was inspired by the [[Pamela Smart#Murder of Gregg Smart|Pamela Smart murder case]]. Phoenix starred as Jimmy Emmett, a disturbed young man who is seduced by a woman named Suzanne Stone ([[Nicole Kidman]]) to commit murder. The film premiered at the [[1995 Cannes Film Festival]] and became a financial and critical success, with ''[[New York Times]]'' critic [[Janet Maslin]] praising Phoenix's performance, writing "So pity poor Jimmy. Rivetingly played by Mr Phoenix with a raw, anguished expressiveness that makes him an actor to watch for, Jimmy is both tempted and terrified by Suzanne's slick amorality. In that, he speaks for us all."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=990CEFDC103BF934A1575AC0A963958260| title=To Die For (1995) FILM REVIEW; She Trusts in TV's Redeeming Power| last=Maslin| first=Janet| date=September 27, 1995| newspaper=The New York Times| access-date=March 21, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403040407/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=990CEFDC103BF934A1575AC0A963958260| archive-date=April 3, 2015| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite news| url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3361/year/1995.html| title=Festival de Cannes: To Die For| newspaper=Festival de Cannes| access-date=September 8, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822191002/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3361/year/1995.html| archive-date=August 22, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=todiefor.htm| title=To Die For(1995)| website=[[Box Office Mojo]]| access-date=May 1, 2015| archive-date=May 16, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516051732/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3228861953/weekend/| url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1997, Phoenix played a small-town troublemaker in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[U Turn (1997 film)|U Turn]]'', and a poor man in love with a rich woman in ''[[Inventing the Abbotts]]''. The films were received with mostly mixed and negative reviews, respectively, and neither performed well at the box office.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19971003%2FREVIEWS%2F710030303%2F1023| title=U-Turn| newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]| date=October 3, 1997| access-date=December 7, 2010| first=Roger| last=Ebert| author-link=Roger Ebert| archive-date=February 7, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207234448/https://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19971003%2FREVIEWS%2F710030303%2F1023| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/inventing-the-abbotts-1997| title=Inventing The Abbotts| last=Ebert| first=Roger| date=April 4, 1997| newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313190542/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/inventing-the-abbotts-1997| archive-date=March 13, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Phoenix starred in ''[[Clay Pigeons]]'' as Clay, a young man in a small town who befriends a serial killer. The film was released to a dismal box office performance,
===2000–2010: Critical acclaim and commercial success===
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In 2000, Phoenix co-starred in three films. In the first of these, he portrayed a fictionalized version of [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] [[Commodus (Gladiator)|Commodus]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s historical epic film ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]''. The film received positive reviews and grossed {{USD|457 million|long=no}} worldwide, making it the [[2000 in film#Highest-grossing films|second highest-grossing film of 2000]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gladiator.htm| title=Gladiator| website=Box Office Mojo| access-date=February 27, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307073219/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gladiator.htm| archive-date=March 7, 2009| url-status=live}}</ref> Chris Nashawaty of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called Phoenix's work "a more nuanced star-making performance" when comparing him to the lead [[Russell Crowe]], writing "Phoenix turns what could have easily been a cartoonish villain into a richly layered study of pathology."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/12/22/joaquin-phoenixs-role-gladiator/|title=Joaquin Phoenix's role in ''Gladiator''|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Chris|last=Nashawaty|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131083050/https://ew.com/article/2000/12/22/joaquin-phoenixs-role-gladiator/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Phoenix earned his first nominations for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]] and a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|BAFTA Award]] in the Best Supporting Actor category.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 25, 2001|title=The 73rd Academy Awards|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501233317/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001|archive-date=May 1, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2015|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}<br />{{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees 2001 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2001?page=1 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=June 21, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191207210741/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2001%3Fpage%3D1 |archive-date = December 7, 2019 |url-status = live}}<br />{{cite web |title=Film in 2001 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2001/film |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date=June 21, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034657/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2001/film |archive-date = January 23, 2015 |url-status = live}}</ref> He and his late brother River became the first brothers to be nominated for acting [[Academy Awards]]. To this date, they are the only brothers to hold this distinction.<ref name="OSCAR FIRSTS AND OTHER TRIVIA">{{cite web| url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Help/Statistics?file=Gen-Trivia.pdf| title=Oscar Firsts And Other Trivia| website=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]| access-date=May 10, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031146/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Help/Statistics?file=Gen-Trivia.pdf| archive-date=September 3, 2017| url-status=live}}</ref>
His next film marked his first collaboration with director [[James Gray (director)|James Gray]] in ''[[The Yards]]''. The crime film follows the corruption in the rail yards of [[Queens]]. Although failing to perform well at the box office,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=yardsthe.htm| title=The Yards| access-date=March 22, 2015| website=Box Office Mojo| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406191528/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=yardsthe.htm| archive-date=April 6, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Yards'' received positive reviews from critics with many considering Phoenix's performance as the villain a stand out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/yards-review/|title=The Yards Review|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|first=William|last=Thomas|date=November 10, 2000|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228191127/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/yards-review/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/the-yards-1200462109/|title=The Yards|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|date=May 22, 2000|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228203611/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/the-yards-1200462109/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-yards-249826/|title=The Yards|first=Peter|last=Travers|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 20, 2000|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131032440/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/yards-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> The third release of 2000 was [[Philip Kaufman]]'s ''[[Quills (film)|Quills]]'', a satirical thriller inspired by the life and work of the [[Marquis de Sade]]. Phoenix
The following year, Phoenix starred in the satirical film ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)|Gregor Jordan's Buffalo Soldiers]]'' as a [[U.S. Army]] soldier. The world premiere was held at the 2001 [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in early September. However, because the film was a satire of the [[Military of the United States|US military]], its wider theatrical run was delayed by approximately two years because of the [[September 11 attacks]]; it was finally released on July 25, 2003.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news| first=A.O.| last=Scott| author-link=A. O. Scott| url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E0DB123FF936A15754C0A9659C8B63| title=Buffalo Soldiers (2001) FILM REVIEW; A Portrait of the Army, but Few Heroes in Sight| newspaper=The New York Times| date=July 25, 2003| access-date=February 19, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306220017/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E0DB123FF936A15754C0A9659C8B63| archive-date=March 6, 2016| url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[BBC]]''<nowiki/>'s Nev Pierce wrote that "Phoenix is excellent as a Gen X Sergeant Bilko, ensuring his cheerfully amoral character never loses heart—showcasing tenderness, love, grief and fear as his games get out of control"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/25/buffalo_soldiers_2003_review.shtml|title=Buffalo Soldiers (2003)|work=[[BBC]]|first=Nev|last=Pierce|date=July 16, 2003|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207220549/https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/25/buffalo_soldiers_2003_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and Phoenix received a nomination for the [[British Independent Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.screendaily.com/dirty-pretty-things-leads-bifa-nominations/4015163.article| title=Dirty Pretty Things leads BIFA nominations| last=Dams| first=Tim| website=Screen International| date=September 23, 2003| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090006/http://www.screendaily.com/dirty-pretty-things-leads-bifa-nominations/4015163.article| archive-date=April 2, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>
The science fiction [[Thriller film|thriller]] ''[[Signs (2002 film)|Signs]]'' (2002) marked Phoenix's first collaboration with director [[M. Night Shyamalan|Manoj Nelliyatu Shyamalan]]. In the film, he played Merrill Hess, a former [[Minor League Baseball|Minor League baseball]] player who, along with his older brother Graham ([[Mel Gibson]]), discovers that Earth has been invaded by [[extraterrestrials in fiction|extraterrestrials]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but Phoenix's performance was praised, with critic Peter Travers writing that Phoenix "registers impressively, finding the humor and the pain in this lost boy [...] never making a false move as a helpless Merrill watches his rock of a brother crumble into a despairing crisis of faith."<ref>{{cite magazine| first=Peter| last=Travers| author-link=Peter Travers| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/signs-20020802| title=Signs| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=August 2, 2002| access-date=May 1, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018200043/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/signs-20020802| archive-date=October 18, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, grossing {{USD|408.2 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=signs.htm|title=Signs|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416025648/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=signs.htm|archive-date=April 16, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2003, Phoenix played the irresolute husband of a superstar-skater ([[Claire Danes]]) in [[Thomas Vinterberg]]'s romance-drama ''[[It's All About Love]]'',<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/29/movies/29all.html| title=The Limits of Realism and of Absurdity| last=Dargis| first=Manohla| newspaper=The New York Times| date=October 29, 2004| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528071015/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/29/movies/29all.html| archive-date=May 28, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> and voiced Kenai in the [[Disney]] animated film ''[[Brother Bear]]''. Phoenix expressed immense joy being cast as the lead voice role in a Disney animated feature, stating "The real pinnacle [in my career] is that I'm playing an animated character in a Disney film. Isn't that the greatest?"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Isaak-Surfing-the-Ironic-For-Phoenix-life-s-a-2943134.php |title=Isaak Surfing the Ironic / For Phoenix, life's a bear |last=Smith |first=Liz |work=[[Newsday]] |publisher=[[San Francisco Gate]] |date=March 13, 2001 |access-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207192236/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Isaak-Surfing-the-Ironic-For-Phoenix-life-s-a-2943134.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed {{USD|250.4 million|long=no}} worldwide,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=brotherbear.htm| title=Brother Bear| website=Box Office Mojo| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063145/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=brotherbear.htm| archive-date=September 24, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3433895.stm| title=Oscars 2004:The winners| work=[[BBC News]]| access-date=March 22, 2015| date=March 1, 2004| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303111329/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3433895.stm| archive-date=March 3, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Patrick Dempsey]] in the sequel ''[[Brother Bear 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Brother-Bear/Kenai/| website=Behind the Voice Actors| title=Voice of Kenai| access-date=May 22, 2016| archive-date=February 7, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207195216/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Brother-Bear/Kenai/| url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix reunited with Manoj Shyamalan in the period thriller ''[[The Village (2004 film)|The Village]]'' (2004). The film is about a village whose population lives in fear of creatures inhabiting the woods beyond it, referred to as "Those We Don't Speak Of". He played farmer Lucius Hunt, a role which [[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]] of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' found "underdeveloped".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2005/01/the-movie-review-the-village/69501/|title=The Movie Review: 'The Village'|work=[[The Atlantic]]|first=Christopher|last=Orr|date=January 11, 2005|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131065924/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2005/01/the-movie-review-the-village/69501/|url-status=live}}</ref> Though initially receiving mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/village| title=Village, The (2004) Movie Reviews| website=Rotten Tomatoes| date=July 30, 2004| access-date=May 5, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525122525/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/village/| archive-date=May 25, 2010| url-status=live}}</ref> the film attracted retrospective reviews years after its release. Several critics deemed it one of Shyamalan's best films, praising Phoenix's "terrific" performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2015/9/11/9309749/the-village-shyamalan-good|title=M. Night Shyamalan's The Village is an underrated masterpiece|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily|date=January 23, 2019|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228203645/https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2015/9/11/9309749/the-village-shyamalan-good|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/the-village-movie-underrated-m-night-shyamalan/?amp|title=In Defense of M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Village'|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=July 30, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228191250/https://collider.com/the-village-movie-underrated-m-night-shyamalan/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/the-village-defense/|title=The Unpopular Opinion: 13 Years Later, 'The Village' Stands as One of M. Night Shyamalan's Best Movies|last=Evangelista|first=Chris|date=August 1, 2017|work=[[SlashFilm]]|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726202233/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-village-defense/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a financial success, grossing {{USD|256.7 million|long=no}} worldwide on its {{USD|60 million|long=no}} budget.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=village.htm| title=The Village| website=Box Office Mojo| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145045/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=village.htm| archive-date=June 12, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref>
In his next film of the year, he starred opposite [[John Travolta]] in the drama film ''[[Ladder 49]]'' as a [[Baltimore City Fire Department|Baltimore firefighter]]. In preparation for the role, Phoenix trained for two months with the Baltimore Fire Department, putting out actual fires. He admitted that he was afraid of heights before he started making this film, recalling "I got to the pole and I looked down and I couldn't do it. But you go through the training and it exposes your fears and helps you to overcome them. We ended up rappelling off a six-story tower and that really helped."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/real-life-heroes-and-the-stars-of-ladder-49/all|title=Heroes and Stars of Ladder 49|work=[[Oprah Winfrey|Oprah.com]]|date=September 20, 2004|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131080029/https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/real-life-heroes-and-the-stars-of-ladder-49/all|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned {{USD|102.3 million|long=no}} at the box office<ref name="thenumbers">{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2004/LAD49.php |title=Ladder 49 |access-date=July 24, 2008 |website=The Numbers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605033825/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2004/LAD49.php |archive-date=June 5, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> despite receiving generally mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ladder-49/ |title=Ladder 49(2004) |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the performances in the film.<ref>{{cite news| first=Roger| last=Ebert| title=Ladder 49| newspaper=Chicago Sun Times| date=October 1, 2004| url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20041001%2FREVIEWS%2F40920005%2F1023| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-date=March 10, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310113834/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20041001%2FREVIEWS%2F40920005%2F1023| url-status=dead}}</ref> Phoenix's final film of 2004 was [[Terry George]]'s ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'', playing cameraman Jack Daglish. Based on the [[Rwandan genocide]], the film documents [[Paul Rusesabagina]]'s ([[Don Cheadle]]) efforts to save the lives of his family and more than 1,000 other refugees by providing them with shelter in the besieged [[Hôtel des Mille Collines]]. The film was a moderate financial success<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hotelrwanda.htm| title=Hotel Rwanda| website=Box Office Mojo| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-date=February 7, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207170309/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl240682497/| url-status=live}}</ref> but was a critical success, receiving almost exclusively positive reviews from critics.<ref name="meta">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hotel-rwanda/ |title=Hotel Rwanda] |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> For his performance in the film, Phoenix was nominated for a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award]] along with the cast.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards| title=The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards| website=[[Screen Actors Guild]]| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825224547/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards| archive-date=August 25, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[File:Joaquin Phoenix 2005.jpg|thumb|upright|Phoenix attending the premiere of ''[[Walk the Line]]'' at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In 2005, Phoenix co-starred alongside [[Reese Witherspoon]] in the [[James Mangold]] directed film ''[[Walk the Line]],'' a [[Johnny Cash]] biopic, after Cash himself approved of Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1513769/johnny-cash-was-thrilled-joaquin-phoenix-would-play-him-line-director-says/| title=Johnny Cash Was 'Thrilled' Joaquin Phoenix Would Play Him, 'Line' Director Says| work=[[MTV News]]| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403201820/http://www.mtv.com/news/1513769/johnny-cash-was-thrilled-joaquin-phoenix-would-play-him-line-director-says/| archive-date=April 3, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> All of Cash's vocal tracks in the film and on the accompanying soundtrack are played and sung by Phoenix.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/17/joaquin.phoenix/| title=Finding the voice, spirit of Johnny Cash| work=[[CNN]]| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151424/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/17/joaquin.phoenix/| archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[Telluride Film Festival]], eventually grossing {{USD|186 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news| title=Walk the Line| website=Box Office Mojo| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=walktheline.htm| access-date=January 27, 2009| archive-date=February 7, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207222038/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3665397249/| url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix's performance received rave reviews from critics and it inspired film critic Roger Ebert to write, "Knowing Johnny Cash's albums more or less by heart, I closed my eyes to focus on the soundtrack and decided that, yes, that was the voice of Johnny Cash I was listening to. The closing credits make it clear it's Joaquin Phoenix doing the singing, and I was gob-smacked".<ref name="ebert">{{cite news| last=Ebert| first=Roger| title=Walk the Line| newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times| date=November 18, 2005| url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051117/REVIEWS/51107006/1023| access-date=January 27, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212120132/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051117%2FREVIEWS%2F51107006%2F1023| archive-date=December 12, 2007| url-status=live }}</ref> For his portrayal of Johnny Cash, he won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] and the [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media]] for the film's soundtrack.<ref name="Joaquin Phoenix">{{cite web| url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/joaquin-phoenix|title=Joaquin Phoenix| website=[[Golden Globes]]| access-date=June 16, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529162219/http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/joaquin-phoenix| archive-date=May 29, 2017|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-people-you-wont-believe-have-grammys-20150204/joaquin-phoenix-20150129/| title=20 People You Won't Believe Have Grammys| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=February 4, 2015| access-date=February 22, 2021| last=Harris| first=Keith| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403121249/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-people-you-wont-believe-have-grammys-20150204/joaquin-phoenix-20150129| archive-date=April 3, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix also received a second [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]] nomination
Phoenix's first producing task was the action thriller ''[[We Own the Night (film)|We Own the Night]]'' (2007),
Later that year, he played Ethan Lerner, a father obsessed with finding out who killed his son in a [[Hit and run|hit-and-run accident]] in his second feature with Terry George, the crime drama film ''[[Reservation Road]]''. The film received mixed reviews from critics;<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/reservation_road/| title=Reservation Road| website=Rotten Tomatoes| date=October 19, 2007| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401021537/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/reservation_road/| archive-date=April 1, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> Peter Travers praised Phoenix's acting stating "Even the best actors—and I'd rank Joaquin Phoenix and [[Mark Ruffalo]] among their generation's finest—can't save a movie that aims for tragedy but stalls at soap opera."<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/reservation-road-20071018| title=Reservation Road| last=Travers| first=Peter| magazine=Rolling Stone| date=October 18, 2007| access-date=May 1, 2015| archive-date=February 7, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207194537/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/reservation-road-118237/| url-status=dead}}</ref> Phoenix also executive produced the television show ''[[4Real]]'', a half-hour program which began airing in 2007. The series showcased celebrity guests on global adventures "in order to connect with young leaders who are creating social and economic change".<ref>{{cite web| title=4 Real| url=http://www.directcurrentmedia.com/| website=Direct Current Media| access-date=August 22, 2007| archive-date=February 23, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223190852/https://directcurrentmedia.com/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2008, Phoenix starred as a suicidal bachelor torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor in Gray's ''[[Two Lovers (2008 film)|Two Lovers]]''. The romantic drama premiered at the [[2008 Cannes Film Festival]]. Reviews for the film and Phoenix's performance were positive; ''The New York Times Magazine''{{'}}s chief critic called it his best performance to date<ref>{{cite news| url=https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/54067/| title=Debt Collection| last=Edelstein| first=David| newspaper=[[The New York Times Magazine]]| date=February 8, 2009| access-date=May 1, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114005951/http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/54067/|archive-date=January 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and Ray Bennett of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' felt that Phoenix led the film with "great intelligence and enormous charm, making his character's conflict utterly believable".<ref name="thr">{{cite journal |last=Bennett |first=Ray |title=Reviews: ''Two Lovers'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/two-lovers-126111 |journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 19, 2008 |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=September 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915102303/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/two-lovers-126111/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the promotion of ''Two Lovers'', Phoenix had started to film his next performance for the [[mockumentary]] film ''[[I'm Still Here (2010 film)|I'm Still Here]]'' (2010), which the media felt overshadowed the former's theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2009/06/two-lovers-movie/|title=A good movie that didn't get its proper due|work=[[observer.com|The Observer]]|date=June 16, 2009|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516102958/https://observer.com/2009/06/two-lovers-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''I'm Still Here'' purports to follow the life of Phoenix, from the announcement of his retirement from acting, through his transition into a career as a [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artist managed by rap icon [[Sean Combs|Sean "Diddy" Combs]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Casey Affleck |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b79439_casey_affleck_joaquins_line_with.html |title=Casey Affleck Joaquins the Line With Phoenix Doc |publisher=E! Online |date=September 2, 2010 |access-date=March 17, 2010 |archive-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402172441/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b79439_casey_affleck_joaquins_line_with.html |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite web |title=I'm Still Here |url=http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=c710ff64-f3eb-42e4-bda1-b8e811cf4301 |website=[[Magnolia Pictures]] |access-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820193853/http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=c710ff64-f3eb-42e4-bda1-b8e811cf4301 |archive-date=August 20, 2010 }}</ref> Directed by Phoenix's then brother-in-law [[Casey Affleck]] and co-written by Affleck and Phoenix, the little-seen film premiered at the [[67th Venice International Film Festival]] to mixed reviews;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_still_here_the_lost_year_of_joaquin_phoenix/ |title=I'm Still Here Movie Reviews, Pictures |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909182229/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_still_here_the_lost_year_of_joaquin_phoenix/ |archive-date=September 9, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> critics were divided on whether to interpret the film as documentary or performance art.<ref name="AffleckSpeaks">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/movies/17affleck.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908083325/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/movies/17affleck.html| url-status=live| title=Documentary? Better Call It Performance Art| first=Michael| last=Cieply| date=September 16, 2010| archive-date=September 8, 2015| newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=registration}}</ref> After its release, Phoenix explained that the idea for the feature arose from his amazement that people believed reality television shows' claims of being unscripted. By claiming to retire from acting, he and Affleck planned to make a film that "explored celebrity, and explored the relationship between the media and the consumers and the celebrities themselves" through their film.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/97pPMzESi6s Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100927014158/http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=97pPMzESi6s Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97pPMzESi6s|title=Joaquin Phoenix Return visit on David Letterman show (sept 22 - 2010) HD 1080p|work=YouTube|date=September 23, 2010 |access-date=May 16, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/22/joaquin-phoenix-real-life-evil-seduces-inherent-vice| title=Joaquin Phoenix: 'In real life, evil seduces'| newspaper=The Guardian| ___location=London| date=January 22, 2015| access-date=March 22, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320190600/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/22/joaquin-phoenix-real-life-evil-seduces-inherent-vice| archive-date=March 20, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>
===2011–2019: Established career and continued acclaim===
In 2011, it was announced that Phoenix would star in [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s drama film ''[[The Master (2012 film)|The Master]]'', which traces the relationship between
Phoenix and Gray's fourth collaboration came with ''[[The Immigrant (2013 film)|The Immigrant]]'' (2013), a drama film
[[File:Her Premiere NYFF 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Phoenix (far left) with director [[Spike Jonze]] and the cast of ''[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]'' at the [[2013 New York Film Festival]]]]
His next feature film of that year was the [[Spike Jonze]]-directed romantic science-fiction drama ''[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]''. He played Theodore Anderson "Teo" Twombly, a man who develops a relationship with Samantha ([[Scarlett Johansson]]), an intelligent computer operating system personified through a female voice. Released to critical acclaim, critic A.A. Dowd of ''The A.V. Club'' labeled Phoenix as "one of the most emotionally honest actors in Hollywood", impressed at how he effortlessly unleashes waves of vulnerability in the film's many tight, invasive close-up images, calling it a "tremendous performance, one that rescues this character—a mess of insecurities, regrets, and desires—from the walking pity party he could have been".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/joaquin-phoenix-courts-his-computer-in-the-beguiling-he-1798179030|title=Joaquin Phoenix courts his computer in the beguiling Her|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|first=A.A.|last=Dowd|date=December 18, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321195343/https://film.avclub.com/joaquin-phoenix-courts-his-computer-in-the-beguiling-he-1798179030|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Her'' earned more than double of its production budget,<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |title=Her (2013) |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=her2013.htm |work= [[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher= [[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date= June 6, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140530232053/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=her2013.htm |archive-date= May 30, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref> and Phoenix received his fourth nomination at the Golden Globes.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/joaquin-phoenix| title=Joaquin Phoenix Biography| website=The Golden Globes| access-date=May 3, 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233313/http://www.goldenglobes.com/joaquin-phoenix| archive-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> Several journalists expressed disappointment over his failure to receive an Oscar nomination for it,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/oscar-snubs-nominations-2014|title=Oscar Snubs We May Never Get Over|work=[[GQ]]|date=January 16, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516141415/https://www.gq.com/story/oscar-snubs-nominations-2014|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/oscar-snubs-nominations-2014|title=Oscar Snubs We May Never Get Over|work=[[GQ]]|date=January 16, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516141415/https://www.gq.com/story/oscar-snubs-nominations-2014|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/2014-oscar-snubs-tom-hanks-671492/8-joaquin-phoenix-her/|title=Joaquin Phoenix, 'Her'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 16, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516141414/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/2014-oscar-snubs-tom-hanks-671492/8-joaquin-phoenix-her/|url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Peter Knegt]] of ''IndieWire'' naming it of one of ten worst Oscar acting [[snub]]s of the last decade in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/the-10-worst-oscar-acting-snubs-of-the-last-10-years-66251/|title=The 10 Worst Oscar Acting Snubs of the Last 10 Years|work=[[IndieWire]]|first=Peter|last=Knegt|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516141414/https://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/the-10-worst-oscar-acting-snubs-of-the-last-10-years-66251/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2014, Phoenix took on the role of Larry "Doc" Sportello, a [[private investigator]] and [[hippie]]/[[Drug addict|dope head]] trying to help his ex-girlfriend solve a crime in the crime comedy-drama ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'', based on [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s detective [[Inherent Vice|novel of the same name]]. Reviews toward the film were positive; critics praised Phoenix's performance and Paul Thomas Anderson's direction, while some were frustrated by its complicated plot.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inherent_vice/ |title=Inherent Vice (2015) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=January 9, 2015 |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-date=November 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115080707/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inherent_vice/ |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/inherent-vice |title=Inherent Vice Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217061339/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/inherent-vice |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Robbie Collin]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' termed Phoenix as Anderson's "perfect leading man" and his work as "the kind of quietly dazzling performance that rarely wins awards but will be adoringly dissected and quoted for decades".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/inherent-vice/review/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/inherent-vice/review/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Inherent Vice: 'stupendous'|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Robbie|last=Collin|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Phoenix earned his fifth Golden Globe nomination for the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees 2015 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2015?page=1 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=June 21, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160826152602/http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2015?page=1 |archive-date = August 26, 2016 |url-status = live}}</ref>
After narrating the sequel to ''Earthlings'', the 2015 [[animal rights]]' documentary ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]'',<ref name="McNary">{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/documentary-unity-set-for-aug-12-release-with-100-star-narrators-1201477200/| title=Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators| last=McNary| first=Dave| date=April 22, 2015| newspaper=Variety| access-date=May 12, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901112039/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/documentary-unity-set-for-aug-12-release-with-100-star-narrators-1201477200/| archive-date=September 1, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix teamed with director [[Woody Allen|Allen Stewart Konigsberg]] and [[Emma Stone|Emma Jean Stone]] in the crime mystery film ''[[Irrational Man (film)|Irrational Man]]''. He played
[[File:Joaquin Phoenix Cannes 2017.jpg|thumb|upright|Phoenix attending the premiere of ''[[You Were Never Really Here]]'' at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
The thriller ''[[You Were Never Really Here]]'', written and directed by [[Lynne Ramsay]] and based on the novella of the same name by [[Jonathan Ames]], ranks among the most acclaimed films of Phoenix's career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/you_were_never_really_here|title=You Were Never Really Here (2018)|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=April 6, 2018|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523144852/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/you_were_never_really_here/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is about Joe (played by Phoenix himself), a traumatized former [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI agent]] and [[Gulf War]] veteran who tracks down missing girls for a living. To prepare for the film, Phoenix was advised by a former bodyguard who goes on international missions to rescue children suffering sexual exploitation and abuse by human traffickers; he gained a significant amount of weight and muscle for the part.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/joaquin-phoenix-lynne-ramsay-you-were-never-really-here-cannes|title=Here's How Much Joaquin Phoenix Trusted Lynne Ramsay|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=Julie|last=Miller|date=May 25, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224074849/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/joaquin-phoenix-lynne-ramsay-you-were-never-really-here-cannes|url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix was Ramsay's first and only choice to play the veteran, with Ramsay calling him "my soulmate in making movies".<ref name="Esquire">{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a16799753/joaquin-phoenix-interview/|title=Joaquin Phoenix: A Man Apart|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|first=Sanjiv|last=Bhattacharya|date=February 12, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818144422/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a16799753/joaquin-phoenix-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]], where earned Phoenix the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/you-were-never-really-here |title= You Were Never Really Here Reviews |publisher= [[CBS Interactive]] |work= [[Metacritic]] |access-date= December 29, 2018 |archive-date= August 18, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180818145315/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/you-were-never-really-here |url-status= live }}<br />{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-2017-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202446856/ |title=2017 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced |first=Peter |last=Debruge |date=May 28, 2017 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |work=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528204621/http://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-2017-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202446856/ |archive-date=May 28, 2017 |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40077490 |title=Cannes Film Festival: The Square wins Palme d'Or |date=May 28, 2017 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528182002/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40077490 |archive-date=May 28, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Justin Chang]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described Phoenix's performance as "the most rivetingly contained" work of his career<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-you-were-never-really-here-review-20180405-story.html| title=Joaquin Phoenix descends into a hellish New York underworld in the haunting 'You Were Never Really Here'| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| first=Justin| last=Chang| date=April 5, 2018| access-date=April 7, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407095859/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-you-were-never-really-here-review-20180405-story.html| archive-date=April 7, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> and Dominick Suzanne-Mayer of ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'' noted that his evocative manners in the film, led to him giving career-high work and "the kind of haunting turn that only comes around a few times every decade or so".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/04/film-review-you-were-never-really-here-is-brutal-hypnotic-and-absolutely-must-see/|title=Film Review: You Were Never Really Here is Brutal, Hypnotic, and Absolutely Must-See|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|first=Dominick|last=Suzanne-Mayer|date=April 7, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516165003/https://consequence.net/2018/04/film-review-you-were-never-really-here-is-brutal-hypnotic-and-absolutely-must-see/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2018, Phoenix
The third film of 2018 was ''The Sisters Brothers'', [[Jacques Audiard]]'s adaptation of the [[The Sisters Brothers|novel of the same name]] by [[Patrick deWitt]].
Also in 2018, he collaborated with Rooney Mara and [[Sia]] to narrate Chris Delforce's documentary [[Dominion (documentary)|''Dominion'']].<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/exclusive-joaquin-pheonix-and-rooney-mara-join-all-star-team-behind-vegan-documentary-dominion| title=BREAKING: New Vegan Documentary 'Dominion' To Feature Joaquin Phoenix And Rooney Mara| journal=Plant Based News| first=Emily| last=Court| date=March 22, 2018| access-date=April 24, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331095656/https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/exclusive-joaquin-pheonix-and-rooney-mara-join-all-star-team-behind-vegan-documentary-dominion| archive-date=March 31, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> Animal rights activists have called it one of the most powerful documentaries ever made.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.plantbasednews.org/culture/james-aspey-documentary-dominion-most-powerful-ever-created|title=Vegan Activist James Aspey Says 'Documentary Dominion Is One Of The Most Powerful Ever Created'|last=Maria|first=Chiorando|date=March 26, 2018|website=Plant Based News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808123356/https://www.plantbasednews.org/culture/james-aspey-documentary-dominion-most-powerful-ever-created|archive-date=August 8, 2019|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> For his contribution to the documentary, Phoenix was granted the 2018 Award of Excellence for Narration by Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://hiida.com/july-2018-winners.html| title=July 2018 Winners| website=Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards| access-date=August 3, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213041526/https://hiida.com/july-2018-winners.html| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=
[[File:Joaquin Phoenix red carpet at 76. Venice Film Festival.jpg|thumb|left|Phoenix signing autographs at the premiere of ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' at the [[2019 Venice International Film Festival]]]]
In 2019, Phoenix starred as the [[DC Comics]] character [[Joker (character)|Joker]] in [[Todd Phillips]]'s psychological thriller ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]''; an alternative [[origin story]] for the character.
Pete Hammond of ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' wrote of Phoenix's "extraordinary" performance, describing it as "dazzling risky and original"<ref name="DL: Review">{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/video/joker-review-joaquin-phoenix-robert-de-niro-dc-comics-venice-film-festival/ |title='Joker' Review: Joaquin Phoenix Kills It In Dark, Timely DC Origin Movie That Is No Laughing Matter – Venice Film Festival |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=August 31, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901185321/https://deadline.com/video/joker-review-joaquin-phoenix-robert-de-niro-dc-comics-venice-film-festival/ |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''The Hollywood Reporter'''s David Rooney called his performance the "must-see factor" of the film, writing "he inhabits [the character] with an insanity by turns pitiful and fearsome in an out-there performance that's no laughing matter[...]Phoenix is the prime force that makes Joker such a distinctively edgy entry in the Hollywood comics industrial complex."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joker-review-1235309/|title='Joker': Film Review Venice 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=David|last=Rooney|date=August 31, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518103732/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joker-review-1235309/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned him numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|SAG]] and a [[Critic's Choice Award]] for Best Actor.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2020-golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-1203426905/| title=Golden Globes 2020: The Complete Nominations List| work=Variety| date=December 9, 2019| access-date=December 9, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209155211/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2020-golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-1203426905/| archive-date=December 9, 2019}}<br />{{cite news| url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/05/entertainment/golden-globes-winners-2020/index.html| title=See the full list of Golden Globe winners| first=Sandra| last=Gonzalez| work=CNN| access-date=January 6, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106025029/https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/05/entertainment/golden-globes-winners-2020/index.html| archive-date=January 6, 2020| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-2020-nominations-unveiled-1267114| title='Joker' Leads BAFTA 2020 Nominations| newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter| access-date=January 7, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107092213/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-2020-nominations-unveiled-1267114| archive-date=January 7, 2020| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-oscar-nominations-list-academy-awards-nominees-1203461985/| title=Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List| newspaper=Variety| date=January 13, 2020| access-date=January 13, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113151810/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-oscar-nominations-list-academy-awards-nominees-1203461985/| archive-date=January 13, 2020| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1267901| title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Named Best Picture; Full Winners List| newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter| date=January 12, 2020| access-date=January 13, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113110226/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1267901| archive-date=January 13, 2020| url-status=live}}<br />{{cite magazine| url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/sag-awards-2020-joaquin-phoenix-acceptance-speech| title=SAG Awards 2020: Joaquin Phoenix Pays Joker Tribute to "My Favorite Actor, Heath Ledger"| magazine=Vanity Fair| first=Yohana| last=Desta| date=January 20, 2020| access-date=January 20, 2020| archive-date=October 21, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021115000/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/sag-awards-2020-joaquin-phoenix-acceptance-speech| url-status=live}}</ref>
===2020–present: Frequent A24 collaborations and career fluctuations===
In 2020, Phoenix served as an executive producer on ''[[Gunda (2020 film)|Gunda]]'', directed by [[Viktor Kossakovsky]]. The acclaimed documentary follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/berlinale-2020-gunda-director-victor-kossakovsky-joaquin-phoenix-1202212995/| title=How 'Gunda' Director Victor Kossakovsky Found Joaquin Phoenix – and the 'Meryl Streep' of Pigs| website=[[IndieWire]]| first=Anne| last=Thompson| date=February 23, 2020| access-date=August 13, 2020| archive-date=August 17, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817121013/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/berlinale-2020-gunda-director-victor-kossakovsky-joaquin-phoenix-1202212995/| url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Phoenix was named on the list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century by ''[[The New York Times]]''. The list was compiled by famed critics [[Manohla Dargis]] and [[A.O. Scott]] and Phoenix's paragraph was written by his frequent collaborator, director James Gray.<ref name="NYT25GA">{{cite news |date=November 25, 2020 |title=The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html#joaquin-phoenix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201234221/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html#joaquin-phoenix |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |access-date=November 25, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |author1-first=Manhola |author1-last=Dargis |author2-first=A.O. |author2-last=Scott}}</ref>
In 2021, he starred in [[Mike Mills (director)|Mike Mills]]' drama ''[[C'mon C'mon (film)|''C'mon C'mon'']]'', as Jonathan Leonard "Johnny" Bench, a radio journalist who embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew. The [[A24]] film premiered at the [[48th Telluride Film Festival]] where it scored the best per-venue average for a limited release since the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] upon its release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 20, 2021 |title='Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Calls Up $44M Opening Weekend – Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/ghostbusters-afterlife-opening-weekend-1234877444/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120003614/https://deadline.com/2021/11/ghostbusters-afterlife-opening-weekend-1234877444/ |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |access-date=November 21, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=cmon-cmon |type=movie |title=C'mon C'mon |access-date=November 23, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Angelica Jade Bastién of ''[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]'' praised Phoenix, writing "a tremendous showing from Joaquin Phoenix, operating at a register he's rarely found before. It's a career best for him—lovely, empathetic, humane[...]He possesses a warmth that glows from beginning to end. As Johnny, Phoenix listens to people and the world around him with full-bodied curiosity. This is where the bravura lies in the performance: his ability to seemingly just be."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/cmon-cmon-movie-review-joaquin-phoenix-at-career-best.html|title=Joaquin Phoenix Gives a Career-Best Performance in C'mon C'mon|work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]|first=Angelica Jade|last=Bastién|date=November 24, 2021|access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124135709/https://www.vulture.com/article/cmon-cmon-movie-review-joaquin-phoenix-at-career-best.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Phoenix starred as Beauregard James "Beau" Wassermann, the [[title character]] in [[Ari Aster]]'s [[surrealist cinema|surrealist]] [[black comedy|black]] [[tragicomedy]] ''[[Beau Is Afraid]]'' (2023), which was released on April 14, 2023, before a wide release the following week. In it, he portrays a mild-mannered but [[paranoia]]-ridden man who embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to his mother, confronting his greatest fears along the way.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/beau-is-afraid-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdeyndgy|title=Beau Is Afraid|website=www.bbfc.co.uk|access-date=April 24, 2023|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510064838/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/beau-is-afraid-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdeyndgy|url-status=live}}</ref> The actor shared the cast with [[Amy Ryan]], [[Nathan Lane]] and [[Patti LuPone]]. The film received generally favourable reviews, with critics crediting Aster's direction and Phoenix and his "sheer commitment" to the role, for giving the film its "undeniable power".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beau_is_afraid|title=Beau Is Afraid|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=April 21, 2023|accessdate=April 24, 2023|archive-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421223134/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beau_is_afraid|url-status=live}}</ref> Tomris Laffly of ''[[TheWrap]]'' called his performance as Beau "one of his best performances", praising his ability to act with "a startling level of vulnerability[...]both enigmatic and translucently bare".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/beau-is-afraid-review-ari-aster-joaquin-phoenix/|title='Beau Is Afraid' Review: Ari Aster's Stunning, Unknowable and Fearless Opus|work=[[TheWrap]]|first=Tomris|last=Laffly|date=April 10, 2023|accessdate=April 24, 2023|archive-date=April 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424152348/https://www.thewrap.com/beau-is-afraid-review-ari-aster-joaquin-phoenix/|url-status=live}}</ref> Phoenix received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/golden-globe-nominations-2024-1235660995/|title=Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
Phoenix portrayed [[Napoleon|the titular
Phoenix will next reunite with Lynne Ramsay in ''Polaris'', co-starring Rooney Mara, and with Ari Aster in the contemporary Western film ''[[Eddington (film)|Eddington]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/lynne-ramsay-joaquin-phoenix-rooney-mara-polaris-1234645733/|title=Lynne Ramsay Sets Joaquin Phoenix Reunion with 'Polaris,' Also Starring Rooney Mara|work=[[IndieWire]]|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621173041/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/lynne-ramsay-joaquin-phoenix-rooney-mara-polaris-1234645733/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://theplaylist.net/ari-aster-eddington-dark-western-joaquin-phoenix-20230419/|title='Eddington': Ari Aster May Start Shooting His "Western-Noir Dark Ensemble Comedy" With Joaquin Phoenix This Summer|work=The Playlist|first=Ned|last=Booth|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=June 22, 2023|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617044302/https://theplaylist.net/ari-aster-eddington-dark-western-joaquin-phoenix-20230419/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was originally set to star alongside [[Danny Ramirez]] in a film by [[Todd Haynes]], a sexually explicit "love story between two men" set in 1930s Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/todd-haynes-sexually-explicit-joaquin-phoenix-film-may-december-julianne-moore-natalie-portman-1235718586/|title=Todd Haynes Teases 'Sexually Explicit' Project With Joaquin Phoenix, Talks About New Oscar Contender 'May December' |work=Variety|date=September 9, 2023|access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref> Phoenix had co-written it with Haynes, advising him to "go further" with the explicit material, which Haynes said would have likely made it an [[NC-17]] rated film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/todd-haynes-next-movie-nc-17-gay-romance-joaquin-phoenix-1234866179/|title=Todd Haynes Says His Gay Romance Starring Joaquin Phoenix 'Will Be an NC-17 Film'|date=May 22, 2023|first=Christian|last=Zilko|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=August 13, 2024}}</ref> The project was cancelled when Phoenix abruptly exited five days before filming began.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/todd-haynes-gay-romance-movie-hold-after-joaquin-phoenix-drops-out-1235034412/|title=Joaquin Phoenix Drops Out of Todd Haynes' Gay Romance, 5 Days Before Production|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=August 9, 2023|access-date=August 9, 2024|first=Ryan|last=Lattanzio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/joaquin-phoenix-exits-todd-haynes-movie-1236035685/|title=Todd Haynes' Joaquin Phoenix Gay Romance Pic Not Moving Forward As Actor Exits Set|date=August 9, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 10, 2024}}</ref><!-- He will also co-star with Mara in [[Pawel Pawlikowski]]'s dramatic thriller ''The Island''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/joaquin-phoenix-and-rooney-mara-board-pawel-pawlikowskis-the-island-1235153301/|title=Joaquin Phoenix And Rooney Mara Board Pawel Pawlikowski's New Film 'The Island,' FilmNation Entertainment To Launch Sales At AFM, WME Independent To Handle US|first=Zac|last=Ntim|date=October 24, 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 25, 2022|archive-date=October 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025195122/https://deadline.com/2022/10/joaquin-phoenix-and-rooney-mara-board-pawel-pawlikowskis-the-island-1235153301/|url-status=live}}</ref>-->
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Caroline Frost of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' has said that Phoenix is "engaging, engaged, mischievous, honest" in person and [[Anderson Cooper]] of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' thought that he was "wry, shy and couldn't be any more friendlier" adding that Phoenix "just doesn't like to talk about himself".<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/SIsPwqympyM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210306052030/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIsPwqympyM Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIsPwqympyM|title=EL UNO JOAQUIN PHOENIX 60 MINUTES|work=YouTube|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Although known for his intensity and darkness on-screen, director [[James Gray (director)|James Gray]] who worked with Phoenix in four feature films, says that Phoenix is very different off-screen saying "He's actually very tender and sweet and sensitive. It's almost as if he channels his intensity into the characters. Like the work is an outlet for his darker side."<ref name="Esquire"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/02/10/joaquin-phoenix_n_4761327.html|title='Her' Star Joaquin Phoenix Interview: 'You Hit Your Forties, You Get Soft. I'm So Scared Of That'|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|first=Caroline|last=Frost|date=November 2, 2014|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818144422/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/02/10/joaquin-phoenix_n_4761327.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Phoenix has been described as one of the finest actors of his generation.
"[Phoenix] commands the screen and breaks your heart; he makes us feel it all vicariously."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leonardmaltin.com/dont-worry-he-wont-get-far-on-foot/|title=Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot|work=[[Leonard Maltin]]|first=Leonard|last=Matlin|date=July 12, 2018|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419090621/https://leonardmaltin.com/dont-worry-he-wont-get-far-on-foot/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Animal rights activism===
Phoenix is identified as one of the most active celebrities in the [[animal rights movement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/pbn-interview-vegan-oscar-winner-joaquin-phoenix/|title=EXCLUSIVE: PBN Interview With Vegan Oscar-Winner Joaquin Phoenix|work=Plant Based News|first=Klaus|last=Mitchell|date=December 7, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2021|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614082432/https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/pbn-interview-vegan-oscar-winner-joaquin-phoenix/|url-status=live}}</ref> A vegan since
Phoenix has received praise and accolades from animal rights groups, with [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] naming him "Person of the Year" in 2019. PETA's president, [[Ingrid Newkirk]] said in a statement: "Joaquin Phoenix never misses an opportunity to turn the spotlight away from himself and onto animals' plight and to set a great example of walking the vegan walk".<ref name=petapersonoftheyear>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-named-peta-person-year-1258635| title=Joaquin Phoenix Named PETA Person of the Year (Exclusive)| first=Etan| last=Vlessing| newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter| language=en| date=December 2, 2019| access-date=December 2, 2019| archive-date=September 22, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922153132/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-named-peta-person-year-1258635| url-status=live}}</ref> He has been an active supporter of numerous animal rights organizations, including PETA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.peta.org/features/joaquin-phoenix-is-beautifully-suited/|title=Joaquin Phoenix Brings Anti-Wool Message to Columbus|work=[[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]]|date=September 23, 2016|access-date=May 12, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512175450/https://www.peta.org/features/joaquin-phoenix-is-beautifully-suited/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 2020, Phoenix collaborated with [[JusticeLA]] to create a public service announcement #SuingToSaveLives about the health of people in L.A. County jails amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moniuszko|first=Sara M.|title=Natalie Portman, Gabrielle Union and Joaquin Phoenix join all-star PSA for jail reform amid COVID-19|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/24/gabrielle-union-natalie-portman-join-covid-psa-jail-reform/3518083001/|access-date=June 16, 2021|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628051132/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/24/gabrielle-union-natalie-portman-join-covid-psa-jail-reform/3518083001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=September 24, 2020|title=Natalie Portman, Gabrielle Union, Joaquin Phoenix Lead #SuingToSaveLives PSA for COVID-19 Response Coalition (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/natalie-portman-gabrielle-union-joaquin-phoenix-lead-suingtosavelives-psa-for-covid-19-response-coalition-4066236/|access-date=June 16, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627194209/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/natalie-portman-gabrielle-union-joaquin-phoenix-lead-suingtosavelives-psa-for-covid-19-response-coalition-4066236/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In October 2023, Phoenix signed an open letter by artists to President [[Joe Biden]] calling for a ceasefire during the [[
==Personal life==
===Views and lifestyle===
After reestablishing himself as an actor in the mid-1990s, Phoenix moved back to [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]].<ref name="Ellis"/> He is known for his disdain of [[celebrity culture]], rarely granting interviews, and being reticent about discussing his private life.<ref name="Esquire"/><ref name="Cooper"/> In 2018, he described himself as a [[Jewish secularism|secular Jew]] who did not affiliate with any organized religion; one of his "core values" is the idea of forgiveness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-talks-faith-forgiveness-mary-magdalene-portraying-women-in-positive-way.html|title=Joaquin Phoenix Talks Faith, Forgiveness, 'Mary Magdalene' Portraying Women in 'Positive Way'|work=[[The Christian Post]]|first=Stoyan|last=Zaimov|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521223752/https://www.christianpost.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-talks-faith-forgiveness-mary-magdalene-portraying-women-in-positive-way.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also claimed that his mother believes in Jesus, though his parents were not religious. While portraying Jesus in the 2018 movie ''[[Mary Magdalene (2018 film)|Mary Magdalene]]'', he expressed that the role changed his perspective on the nature of forgiveness.<ref>{{cite news |first=Stoyan |last=Zaimov |date=March 19, 2018 |title=Joaquin Phoenix Talks Faith, Forgiveness, 'Mary Magdalene' Portraying Women in 'Positive Way' |url=https://www.christianpost.com/
In early April 2005, Phoenix checked himself into rehab to be treated for alcoholism.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-checks-into-rehab/ |title=Joaquin Phoenix Checks into Rehab |access-date=January 2, 2009 |work=[[CBS News]] |date=April 13, 2005 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524022653/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/13/entertainment/main687706.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Twelve years later, he revealed that he did not need an [[Intervention (counseling)|intervention]]: "I really just thought of myself as a [[Hedonism|hedonist]]. I was an actor in L.A. I wanted to have a good time. But I wasn't engaging with the world or myself in the way I wanted to". On January 26, 2006, while driving down a winding canyon road in Hollywood, Phoenix veered off the road and flipped his car.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Celebretainment|first=By|title=Joaquin Phoenix saved from flames by Werner Herzog|url=https://www.celebretainment.com/movies/joaquin-phoenix-saved-from-flames-by-werner-herzog/article_f6190dc0-edb8-58c7-85eb-5b1eec529c61.html|access-date=May 8, 2021|website=Celebretainment|date=April 6, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508135423/https://www.celebretainment.com/movies/joaquin-phoenix-saved-from-flames-by-werner-herzog/article_f6190dc0-edb8-58c7-85eb-5b1eec529c61.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The crash was reportedly caused by brake failure. Shaken and confused, he heard someone tapping on his window and telling him to "just relax". Unable to see the man, Phoenix replied, "I'm fine. I am relaxed." The man replied, "No, you're not." The man then stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette while gasoline was leaking into the car cabin. Phoenix realized that the man was German filmmaker [[Werner Herzog]]. While Herzog helped Phoenix out of the wreckage by breaking the back window of the car, bystanders called an ambulance. Phoenix later approached Herzog to express his gratitude.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Joaquin-Phoenix-rescued-from-car-crash-by-director-Werner-Herzog-17481.shtml |title=Joaquin Phoenix Rescued from Car Crash by Director Werner Herzog |first=Adina |last=Gheorghe |date=February 3, 2006|work=[[Softpedia]] |access-date=February 22, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216000511/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Joaquin-Phoenix-rescued-from-car-crash-by-director-Werner-Herzog-17481.shtml |archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=August 24, 2010 |title=My Son My Son, What Have Ye Done – Werner Herzog |medium=Video-recorded Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQzvpnmh4H8 |access-date=February 11, 2020 |publisher=[[Alchemy (company)|Millennium Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215071448/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQzvpnmh4H8 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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