Heath Ledger Joaquin Phoenix. Between heath ledger, mark hamill, and joaquin phoenix, the role of the joker has become kinda like hamlet. Joaquin phoenix won the 2020 sag award for joker and thanked heath ledger.
Joaquin phoenix performance definitely outdoes heath ledger for me. Joaquin phoenix followed in heath ledger's footsteps by getting nominated in 2020 for an academy award for best actor for his performance in joker up until joaquin phoenix, most fans considered heath ledger's portrayal of the joker as the most realistic adaptation of a character that had. J's makeup and lose themselves in gotham.
Really i'm standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor, heath ledger, he said.
But how on earth do you top heath ledger? For their parts, ledger and phoenix's turn at bat. While i love joaquin phoenix's performance and it would be an absolute travesty if he doesn't win an oscar, heath ledger is simply the better joker. Really, i'm standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor. and the 2020 sag awards were no different, with joaquin once again taking home the outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading.