Joaquin Phoenix got sentimental at the CriticsChoice Awards.
during Sunday’s ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs.
“I need to thank my mom,” he said in a rare public acknowledgment to actress and social activist Arlyn Phoenix. “Mom, you’ve always been my greatest inspiration. Even when self-pity led me astray, you didn’t give up on me… I appreciate your support.” Phoenix also opened his speech by acknowledging the awards ceremony’s choice to serve a plant-based menu. “I’d like to thank the awards for going plant-based and trying to offset our carbon footprint,” he said. “I do appreciate that.”
The recognition echoes what he said at the 2020 Golden Globes, where he won Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. While, he thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for going vegan with the evening’s meal in his ongoing effort to raise awareness of the environmental effects caused by harvesting animal byproducts.
He also finished that speech by saying that “sometimes we have to take that responsibility on ourselves and make changes and sacrifices in our own lives,” which he did a few days later when heHe has also made a pledge toOn Sunday night, Phoenix also thanked director Todd Phillips for invitingaudiences “to see what it feels like to be one of the forgotten,” as he acknowledged some of the film’s central messages about mental health and violence.
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