Joaquin Phoenix Honors His 'Favorite Actor' Heath Ledger After His Win at 2020 SAG Awards
to nab one of the biggest awards of the night, but during his speech, Phoenix solely focused on shouting out everything he loved about each of his four competitors, and took a moment to tribute the late"Really, I'm standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor, Heath Ledger," the 45-year-old actor said at the end of his speech., Phoenix took a moment to highlight something he respected about each of his fellow nominees, beginning with DiCaprio.
"You commit to your roles in ways that I can only dream of," he said."You never turn in a bad performance. It's infuriating. I wish you would. One time. Just suck once. It would be great."star gushed,"I've been watching you the last few years and you've just been turning in these beautiful nuanced, incredible, profound performances, and I'm just moved by you, and you were devastating in this film.
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