List of accolades received by Joker (2019 film)

Joker accolades
Joaquin Phoenix in 2018 at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival
Joaquin Phoenix's performance as the Joker garnered critical acclaim and he received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Totals[a]
Wins75
Nominations197
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, and Joint Effort Productions, in association with Bron Creative and Village Roadshow Pictures.[1] It follows Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian whose descent into mental illness, nihilism and crime inspires a violent countercultural revolution against the wealthy in a decaying Gotham City during the early 1980s recession. The film is loosely based on DC Comics characters and stars Joaquin Phoenix as Fleck (the Joker), with Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Leigh Gill, Bill Camp and Shea Whigham in supporting roles.

Joker premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019, where it received an eight-minute standing ovation and won the Golden Lion.[2][3] It was released theatrically in several markets on October 3, and in the United States and United Kingdom on October 4.[4] Produced on a budget of $55 million, the film grossed $1.079 billion worldwide,[5] becoming the highest grossing R-rated film of all time,[6] the first R-rated film to surpass $1 billion at the box office,[7] and the sixth-highest grossing film of 2019.[8] Critical reception was polarized,[7] with praise for the screenplay, musical score, cinematography and Phoenix's performance, and some criticism directed at its dark tone, portrayal of mental illness and depiction of violence. The latter also drew concerns of inspiring real-life violence.[9][10] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 597 reviews.[11]

Joker garnered awards and nominations in various categories, with particular recognition for Phoenix's performance, Hildur Guðnadóttir's musical score, Phillips's screenplay, and Lawrence Sher's cinematography. At the 92nd Academy Awards, the film earned 11 nominations, the most of any film at the ceremony, and won Best Actor (Phoenix) and Best Original Score (Guðnadóttir). It received a further 11 nominations at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Actor in a Leading Role (Phoenix), Best Original Music (Guðnadóttir) and Best Casting. Phoenix and Guðnadóttir also won Best Actor and Best Score at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, where the film earned seven nominations, as well as Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and Best Original Score at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, where the film received. At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Guðnadóttir was nominated for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella and won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. In addition, Joker was selected as one of the Top 10 Films of 2019 by the American Film Institute.

  1. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 5, 2019). "Warner Bros. Laughing All The Way To The Bank With 'Joker': $94M Debut Reps Records For October, Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix & Robert De Niro". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (August 31, 2019). "'Joker' Is Wild, Gets Eight-Minute Standing Ovation At Venice Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (September 7, 2019). "'Joker' Roars To Golden Lion In Venice & Smiles Towards Oscar Race". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Joker trailer: first footage of Batman spin-off released". The Guardian. April 3, 2019. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Joker". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  6. ^ McClintock, Pamela (October 20, 2019). "Box Office: 'Joker' to Become Top-Grossing R-Rated Pic of All Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Rubin, Rebecca (November 15, 2023). "Box Office: 'Joker' Becomes First R-Rated Movie to Hit $1 Billion". Variety. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "2019 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Cavna, Michael (October 3, 2019). "Why 'Joker' became one of the most divisive movies of the year". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Sabur, Rozina (September 25, 2019). "US army warned servicemen to 'look for escape routes' at Joker screenings after FBI warnings of Incel threat". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Joker". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2022. Edit this at Wikidata