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Jordan Bach
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Joaquin Phoenix is the early 1/10 favorite to win Best Actor at this year's Oscars.
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Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker): 1/10
Adam Driver (Marriage Story): 5/1
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood): 16/1
Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory): 25/1
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes): 33/1
From Wikipedia:
"In 2019, Phoenix starred as the iconic DC Comics character The Joker in Todd Phillips' neo-noir psychological-thriller Joker. The film premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, with Phoenix receiving wide universal acclaim for his performance. Variety's Owen Gleiberman wrote, "Phoenix is astonishing as a mentally ill geek who becomes the killer-clown Joker in Todd Phillips' neo-Taxi Driver knockout: the rare comic-book movie that expresses what's happening in the real world."The film was theatrically released in the United States on October 4, 2019, and became a major box office success, grossing over $1 billion, making it the first R-rated film to pass the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office. His performance was publicly lauded by fellow actors Cate Blanchett, Kathy Bates and Jessica Chastain, among others.Phoenix received his fourth Academy Award nomination, his third in the Best Actor category, his fourth BAFTA nomi."
