Joaquin Phoenix's Joker exists separately from Batman and predates him by almost a decade. Bruce Wayne is still a child in the first movie and has a long way to go before he becomes Batman.

A clip of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix having an awkward conversation at the premiere of Joker: Folie A Deux during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Italy, has gone viral with more ...

And in 2020, Joaquin Phoenix took home the Golden Globe for his role in “ Joker.” Backstage, Farrell thanked the Golden Globes for having been “very good to me through the years.

An R-rated comic book movie isn’t what anyone expected might land Phoenix Oscar gold. However, his committed performance in Joker elevated the film in the eyes of its biggest critics.