Joaquin Phoenix is now the second person to win an Oscar for playing the Joker
No joke: Joaquin Phoenix is now part of Oscar history.
After winning the best actor award, Phoenix is now the second person to win an Oscar for playing comic book villain The Joker. The first person to win for playing the character was the late Heath Ledger, who posthumously won for playing Joker in “The Dark Knight.”
This is the second time two actors have won Oscars for playing the same character.
In 1972, Marlon Brando won a best actor Oscar for playing Vito Corleone.
Two years later, Robert De Niro won best supporting actor for playing a younger version of the character.
Bong Joon Ho makes history with best director win for "Parasite"
Get ready to party Bong Joon Ho!
On Sunday he became the first South Korean to ever win the best director Oscar.
After winning for best international feature film for "Parasite," he said in his acceptance speech: "I thought I was done for the day and ready to relax."
The director said he has a creed: "The most personal is the most creative."
He also paid tribute to fellow nominee, Martin Scorsese.
"When I was in school I would always study Martin Scorsese films," Bong Joon Ho said. "Just to be nominated is a huge honor. I never imagined I would win."
The audience rose to pay Scorsese honor as well.
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