Joker Film Wins the Golden Lion on the 2019 Venice Movie Competition
Todd Phillips’ Joker has taken dwelling the Golden Lion on the 2019 Venice Movie Competition, making it the primary comedian guide film to win the award. The movie premiered on the occasion late final month and earned an total enthusiastic reception, with many proclaiming it a mold-breaker for the comedian guide style. On the identical time, Joker is already proving controversial for its portrayal of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a failed humorist who regularly evolves into the Clown Prince of Crime. If something, although, this has merely gotten extra folks involved in seeing the film when it opens in October.
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With some critics at Venice tossing round phrases like “masterpiece”, it is little marvel Joker is now considered a bonafide Oscar contender. Phoenix, particularly, looks like a shoo-in to be nominated for his efficiency, which is described as being transformative and terrifying . Nevertheless issues play out for the remainder of this 12 months’s awards season, although, Joker has already taken dwelling the highest honor at one main competition.
Joker has now been awarded the Golden Lion on the 76th annual Venice Movie Competition, following the conclusion of the competition on Saturday night time, September 7. Phillips thanked Warner Bros. and DC “for stepping out of their consolation zone and taking such a daring swing on me and this film” throughout his acceptance speech for the award. He went on to reward Phoenix, who joined him on-stage, saying (by way of Selection):
“There isn’t a film with out Joaquin Phoenix. Joaquin is the fiercest and brightest and most open-minded lion I do know. Thanks for trusting me along with your insane expertise.”
As talked about, Joker’s victory at Venice is unprecedented for a comic book guide film. Latest winners of the Golden Lion embrace Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and Guillermo del Toro’s The Form of Water, which went on to win the Oscars for Finest Director and Finest Image/Director, respectively. Earlier winners additionally embrace Ang Lee’s Oscar-winner Brokeback Mountain and Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, placing Joker in fairly prestigious firm. It wasn’t even probably the most controversial winner at this 12 months’s Venice competition, both. That “honor” goes to An Officer and a Spy, which took the second place Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize on the occasion, regardless of being directed by Roman Polanski. The Oscar-winner was not too long ago expelled from the Academy for having dedicated sexual assault and fled the U.S. within the 1970s.
Circling again to Joker – this victory will solely give the movie extra momentum heading into the remainder of the 2019 fall awards season. It additionally makes Phoenix a front-runner for upcoming Finest Actor honors, particularly since he is already bought three Oscar nominations underneath his belt. The remainder of the film, admittedly, is much less of a certain factor. This time final 12 months, for instance, A Star is Born was on the head of the Oscar-contending pack, however finally misplaced out to the competitors. Joker could have an identical uphill battle forward of itself, particularly as the controversy in regards to the movie’s deserves (or lack thereof) evolves as soon as extra critics have seen it. Nonetheless, the concept of any comedian guide film (one as “gritty” as Joker or not) taking dwelling the Golden Lion is massive information in and of itself.
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Key Launch Dates
Joker (2019) launch date: Oct 04, 2019
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) launch date: Feb 07, 2020
Surprise Lady 1984 (2020) launch date: Jun 05, 2020
The Batman (2021) launch date: Jun 25, 2021
The Suicide Squad (2021) launch date: Aug 06, 2021
DC Tremendous Pets (2022) launch date: Might 20, 2022
Aquaman 2 (2022) launch date: Dec 16, 2022
