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Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, and Joint Effort, in association with Bron Creative and Village Roadshow Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. Based on DC Comics characters, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. Set in 1981, it follows Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian whose descent into insanity and nihilism inspires a violent countercultural revolution against the wealthy in a decaying Gotham City. Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron appear in supporting roles.
Joker premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019, where it won the Golden Lion, and was released in the United States on October 4, 2019. Critical reception was generally positive, with critics praising Phoenix's performance, musical score, cinematography and visuals, although its dark tone received some criticism. The portrayal of mental illness and handling of violence also drew concerns of inspiring real-life violence.[1] The film was a box office success, setting records for an October release and grossing over $1 billion, making it the first R-rated film to pass the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office and the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2019. At the 92nd Academy Awards, the film earned 11 nominations (including Best Picture), winning Best Actor for Phoenix and Best Original Score for Hildur Guðnadóttir. Phoenix and Guðnadóttir also won at the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award ceremonies. The American Film Institute selected Joker as one of the top 10 films of 2019. Joker was widely praised by fans and audiences as one of the best movies of the year.
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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AACTA Awards | January 3, 2020 | Best International Film | Joker | Nominated | [2] [3] |
Best International Direction | Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best International Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Best International Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards | January 11, 2020 | Readers’ Choice | Joker | Nominated | [4] [5] |
Academy Awards | February 9, 2020 | Best Picture | Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Emma Tillinger Koskoff | Nominated | [6] [7] |
Best Director | Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Jeff Groth | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Nicki Ledermann, Kay Georgiou | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |||
Best Sound Editing | Alan Robert Murray | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Mixing | Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Tod Maitland | Nominated | |||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 10, 2020 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [8] [9] |
Amanda Awards | August 14, 2020 | Best Foreign Feature Film | Joker | Won | [10] |
American Cinema Editors | January 17, 2020 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Jeff Groth | Nominated | [11] [12] |
American Film Institute | January 3, 2020 | Top 10 Films of the Year | Joker | Won | [13] |
American Society of Cinematographers | January 25, 2020 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | [14] [15] |
Art Directors Guild Awards | February 1, 2020 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Mark Friedberg | Nominated | [16] |
Australian Film Critics Association | February 7, 2020 | Best International Film (English Language) | Joker | Nominated | [17] |
Belgian Film Critics Association | January 4, 2020 | Grand Prix | Nominated | [18] [19] | |
Blue Ribbon Awards | February 18, 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Won | [20] | |
BMI Awards | June 15, 2020 | BMI Film Music | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | [21] |
Special Recognition for Academy Award win | Won | ||||
Bodil Awards | February 29, 2020 | Best American Film | Joker | Nominated | [22] |
Bogey Awards | October 14, 2019 | Bogey Award | Won | [23] [24] | |
Bronze | Won | ||||
Silver | Won | ||||
Gold | Won | ||||
Boston Society of Film Critics | December 15, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Runner-up | [25] |
British Academy Film Awards | February 2, 2020 | Best Film | Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Emma Tillinger Koskoff | Nominated | [26] [27] |
Best Direction | Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |||
Best Casting | Shayna Markowitz | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Jeff Groth | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup and Hair | Kay Georgiou, Nicki Ledermann | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic | Nominated | |||
British Society of Cinematographers | February 16, 2020 | Best Cinematography in a Feature Film | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | [28] |
Feature Operators Award | Geoffrey Haley | Won | |||
Cahiers du cinéma | January 6, 2020 | Top 10 Lists | Joker | 9th Place | [29] |
Camerimage | November 16, 2019 | Golden Frog | Lawrence Sher | Won | [30] [31] |
Audience Award | Won | ||||
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | January 2, 2020 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | [32] |
Casting Society of America | January 30, 2020 | Feature Big Budget – Drama | Shayna Markowitz | Nominated | [33] |
César Awards | February 28, 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominated | [34] |
Chicago Film Critics Association | December 14, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [35] [36] |
Cinema Audio Society Awards | January 25, 2020 | Motion Picture – Live Action | Joker | Nominated | [37] [38] |
Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos | January 20, 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | [39] [40] | |
Clio Awards | November 21, 2019 | Theatrical: Teaser | JAX | Won | [41] |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 12, 2020 | Best Picture | Joker | Nominated | [42] [43] |
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Silver, Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran | Nominated | |||
Best Hair and Makeup | Joker | Nominated | |||
Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 16, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Runner-up | [44] |
David di Donatello Awards | April 3, 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominated | [45] |
Detroit Film Critics Society | December 9, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [46] |
Dorian Awards | January 8, 2020 | Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Nominated | [47] [48] | |
Dragon Awards | September 7, 2020 | Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie | Joker | Nominated | [49] |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle | December 17, 2019 | Best Film | 4th Place | [50] | |
Best Director | Todd Phillips | 5th Place | |||
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Runner-up | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | 3rd Place | |||
ETC Bollywood Business Awards | February 11, 2020 | Most Successful Foreign Film | Joker | Nominated | [51] |
Florida Film Critics Circle | December 23, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [52] |
Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
Georgia Film Critics Association | January 10, 2020 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [53] [54] |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
German Film-and Media Review | March 12, 2020 | Seal of Approval "Highly Recommended" | Joker | Won | [55] |
Globe de Cristal Awards | ? | Best Foreign Film | [56] | ||
Golden Globe Awards | January 5, 2020 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | [57] [58] | |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Best Director | Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |||
Golden Raspberry Awards | March 16, 2020 | Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property | Joker | Nominated | [59] |
Golden Reel Awards | January 19, 2020 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR | Alan Robert Murray, Kira Roessler, Carmeron Steenhagen | Nominated | [60] [61] |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects and Foley | Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Darren Maynard, John Joseph Thomas, Christian Wenger, Michael Dressel, Kevin R.W. Murray, Willard Overstreet, John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Underscore | Lena Glikson, Daniel Waldman | Nominated | |||
Golden Schmoes Awards | February 7, 2020 | Favorite Movie of the Year | Joker | Nominated | [62] |
Best Director of the Year | Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay of the Year | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Most Overrated Movie of the Year | Joker | Runner-up | |||
Trippiest Movie of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Biggest Surprise of the Year | Won | ||||
Best Actor of the Year | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Coolest Character of the Year | Joker/Arthur Fleck | Nominated | |||
Best Music in a Movie | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Runner-up | |||
Favorite Movie Poster of the Year | Joker | Nominated | |||
Best Trailer of the Year | Runner-up | ||||
Best DVD/Blu-ray of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Most Memorable Scene in a Movie | Murray Franklin Interview | Nominated | |||
Best Line of the Year | "I used to think my life was a tragedy, but now I realize it's a comedy." | Nominated | |||
Golden Screen Awards | October 10, 2019 | Golden Screen | Joker | Won | [63] |
Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2019 | Best Teaser | Warner Bros., JAX | Nominated | [64] |
July 22, 2021 | Best Action/Thriller Trailerbyte for a Feature Film | Warner Bros., JAX | Nominated | [65] | |
Best Graphics in a TV Spot (For a Feature Film) | Warner Bros., JAX | Nominated | |||
Most Original TV Spot (For a Feature Film) | Warner Bros., JAX | Nominated | |||
Best Thriller | Warner Bros., JAX | Won | |||
Grammy Award | March 14, 2021 | Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | [66] |
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | Hildur Guðnadóttir (for "Bathroom Dance") | Nominated | |||
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro | October 10, 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominated | [67] |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | February 6, 2020 | Best Music Supervision for Trailers | Anny Colvin | Won | [68] |
Guinness World Records | December 9, 2019 | First R-rated film to earn $1 billion | Joker | Won | [69] |
Highest-grossing R-rated film | Won | ||||
Harvey Award | October 11, 2020 | Best Adaptation From a Comic | Nominated | [70] | |
Hollywood Critics Association | January 9, 2020 | Best Picture | Nominated | [71] [72] | |
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Silver, Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominated | |||
Best Hair and Makeup | Nicki Ledermann, Kay Georgiou | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |||
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 20, 2019 | Best Score in a Feature Film | Hildur Guðnadóttir[a] | Won | [73] |
Hollywood Professional Association | November 19, 2020 | Outstanding Color Grading | Joker | Won | [74] |
Outstanding Editing | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Sound | Nominated | ||||
Houston Film Critics Society | January 2, 2020 | Best Picture | Nominated | [75] | |
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
Huading Awards | October 29, 2020 | Best Global Motion Picture | Joker | Nominated | [76] |
Best Global Director for a Motion Picture | Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
Best Global Actor in a Motion Picture | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
IGN Awards | December 31, 2019 | Best Movie of the Year | Joker | Nominated | [77] [78] [79] [80] |
People's Choice Winner | Won | ||||
Best Comic Book Movie of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Lead Performer | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
People's Choice Winner | Won | ||||
Best Director | Todd Phillips | Nominated | |||
People's Choice Winner | Won | ||||
IndieWire Critics Poll | December 16, 2019 | Best Film | Joker | 9th place | [81] |
Best Director | Todd Phillips | 10th place | |||
Best Screenplay | 20th place | ||||
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | 4th place | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Robert De Niro | 23rd place | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | 13th place | |||
ICG Publicists Awards | February 7, 2020 | Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Award | Joker | Won | [82] |
International Cinephile Society | February 4, 2020 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [83] |
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
International Film Music Critics Association | February 20, 2020 | Film Score of the Year | Joker | Nominated | [84] |
Film Composer of the Year | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Joker | Nominated | |||
Film Music Composition of the Year | Call Me Joker | Nominated | |||
Japan Academy Film Prize | March 6, 2020 | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Joker | Won | [85] |
Jupiter Award | March 19, 2020 | Best International Film | Nominated | [86] | |
Best International Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
Kinema Junpo Awards | February 19, 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Joker | Won | [87] |
Best Foreign Film Director | Todd Phillips | Won | |||
Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Film | Joker | Won | |||
Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Film Director | Todd Phillips | Won | |||
London Film Critics' Circle | January 30, 2020 | Film of the Year | Joker | Nominated | [88] |
Actor of the Year | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Mainichi Film Awards | February 13, 2020 | Foreign Film Best One Award | Joker | Won | [89] |
Readers' Choice Award | Won | ||||
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild | January 11, 2020 | Best Period and/or Character Make-Up | Nicki Ledermann, Tania Ribalow, Sunday Englis | Won | [90] [91] |
Best Contemporary Hair Styling | Kay Georgiou, Vanessa Anderson | Nominated | |||
Motion Picture Sound Editors | January 19, 2020 | Feature Film – Dialogue / ADR | Alan Robert Murray, Kira Roessler, Carmeron Steenhagen | Nominated | [92] [93] |
Feature Film - Sound Effects / Foley | Joker | Nominated | |||
Feature - Music Underscore | Lena Gilkson, Daniel Waldman | Nominated | |||
National Film & TV Awards | December 3, 2019 | Best Feature Film | Joker | Nominated | [94] [95] |
Best Action Movie | Nominated | ||||
Best Performance in a Movie | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
Robert De Niro | Won | ||||
New York Film Critics Online | December 7, 2019 | Top 10 Films of the Year | Joker | Won | [96] |
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | |||
Nikkan Sports Film Award | December 12, 2019 | Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominated | [97] |
NME Awards | February 12, 2020 | Best Film | Nominated | [98] | |
Best Film Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
Online Film Critics Society | January 6, 2020 | Best Actor | Nominated | [99] [100] | |
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 2, 2020 | Chairman's Award | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | [101] [102] |
Creative Impact in Directing Award | Todd Phillips | Won | |||
Producers Guild of America Awards | January 18, 2020 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Joker | Nominated | [103] [104] |
Robert Awards | January 26, 2020 | Best English Language Film | Won | [105] | |
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award | April 6, 2020 | Best Film of 2019 | Won | [106] | |
San Diego Film Critics Society | December 9, 2019 | Best Film | Nominated | [107] | |
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix[b] | Won | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Best Use of Music | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [108] |
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
Satellite Awards | December 19, 2019 | Best Motion Picture | Joker | Nominated | [109] [110] |
Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Won | |||
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | |||
Best Visual Effects | Edwin Rivera, Mathew Giampa, Bryan Godwin | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Jeff Groth | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction and Production Design | Mark Friedberg, Laura Ballinger | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominated | |||
Saturn Awards | October 26, 2021 | Best Comic-to-Motion Picture Release | Joker | Won | [111] |
Best Actor in a Film | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Zazie Beetz | Nominated | |||
Best Film Screenplay | Joker | Nominated | |||
Best Film Production Design | Joker | Nominated | |||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 19, 2020 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | [112] [113] |
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | The stunt ensemble of Joker | Nominated | |||
Seattle Film Critics Society | December 16, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [114] |
Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
Best Villain of the Year | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | |||
Society of Camera Operators | January 18, 2020 | Camera Operator of the Year – Film | Geoff Haley | Won | [115] [116] |
Society of Composers & Lyricists | January 7, 2020 | Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | [117] |
St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Runner-up | [118] |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominated | |||
Worst Film | Joker | Runner-up | |||
Taurus World Stunt Awards | November 21, 2020 | Hardest Hit | Joker | Won | [119] |
TEC Awards | January 22, 2021 | Film Sound Production | Nominated | [120] | |
Toronto International Film Festival | September 10, 2019 | TIFF Tribute Actor Award | Joaquin Phoenix | Won | [121] |
Turkish Film Critics Association | January 7, 2020 | Best Foreign Film | Joker | 5th Place | [122] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | December 16, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [123] [124] |
Venice Film Festival | September 7, 2019 | Golden Lion | Joker | Won | [125] [126] |
Graffetta d'Oro | Won | ||||
Premio Soundtrack Stars Award | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | |||
September 5, 2020 | Kinéo International Award Best Picture | Joker | Won | [127] | |
Visual Effects Society | January 29, 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Edwin Rivera, Brice Parker, Mathew Giampa, Bryan Godwin, Jeff Brink | Nominated | [128] [129] |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominated | [130] [131] |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | |||
Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominated | |||
Women Film Critics Circle | December 9, 2019 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Runner-up | [132] |
Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award | Frances Conroy | Won | |||
World Soundtrack Awards | October 24, 2020 | Film Composer of the Year | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Won | [133] |
Writers Guild of America Awards | February 1, 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Nominated | [134] |