Joaquin Phoenix received the award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama for the movie Joker during the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Phoenix spent his acceptance speech highlighting the work of his fellow nominees, starting with an anecdote about Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, who Phoenix said had been an inspiration to him for over 25 years.

He went on to address the fires in Australia and the ongoing climate crisis, calling on Hollywood and his peers to do better.

Source: CNN