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Joaquin Phoenix Biography

Birth Name:
Joaquin Rafael Bottom
Birth Place:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Spent childhood traveling through Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Mexico with his Christian missionary parents
  • Broke into acting on brother River's TV series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • Changed his first name to Leaf as a child partially because few people could properly pronounce Joaquin; changed it back in the early 1990s
  • Starred in the M
  • Night Shyamalan movies Signs (2002), in which he replaced Mark Ruffalo, and The Village (2005)
  • Supports Amnesty International

Awards

  • 2020BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actor: winner
  • 2020Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: winner
  • 2019Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2019Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: winner
  • 2019Independent Spirit Awards-Best Male Lead: nominated
  • 2017Cannes Film Festival-Best Actor: winner
  • 2015Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
  • 2015Independent Spirit Awards-Robert Altman Award: winner
  • 2014Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
  • 2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actor: nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2012Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2012Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2012Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2006BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2006Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2006Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 2006Grammy-Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: winner
  • 2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2005Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2005Online Film Critics Association-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2005Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2001Critics' Choice Awards-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2000National Board of Review-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2000Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated

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