Joaquin Phoenix won his first Oscar for his performance in Todd Phillips’s "Joker". He was awarded for being the best actor. In his acceptance speech, Phoenix delivered the message of unity, saying: "We're talking about the fight against the belief that one nation, one people, one race, one gender or one species has the right to dominate, control and use and exploit another with impunity.” He concluded his speech by quoting his late brother River Phoenix: "Run into the rescue with love and peace