Barry Keoghan shared a special moment with Joaquin Phoenix at the Golden Globes on Sunday… after both actors played the same character – the Batman villain Joker.
Keoghan, 31, played Joker in 2022’s The Batman, and while he was only heard in the theatrical cut, Warner Bros. released a deleted scene with him and Robert Pattinson’s Batman, shortly after the film hit theaters.
Phoenix, 49, won his first Oscar for playing the title character in 2019’s Joker, which isn’t connected to the over-arching DC Extended Universe.
Both actors posed for a photo during the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday, with Keoghan captioning the snap on Instagram, ‘Just havin’ a laugh’ with a clown face emoji as well.
Keoghan and Phoenix were both nominated for Golden Globes as well, though both came away empty-handed.
Barry Keoghan shared a special moment with Joaquin Phoenix at the Golden Globes on Sunday… after both actors played the same character – the Batman villain Joker
Keoghan, 31, played Joker in 2022’s The Batman, and while he was only heard in the theatrical cut, Warner Bros. released a deleted scene with him and Robert Pattinson ‘s Batman, shortly after the film hit theaters
Phoenix, 49, won his first Oscar for playing the title character in 2019’s Joker, which isn’t connected to the over-arching DC Extended Universe
Both actors posed for a photo during the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday, with Keoghan captioning the snap on Instagram, ‘Just havin’ a laugh’ with a clown face emoji as well
Keoghan was nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, though he lost out to Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy.
Keoghan was nominated alongside Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers), Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Colman Domingo (Rustin) and Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon).
Phoenix was nominated for Best Performanc by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for Beau is Afraid, but he lost to The Holdovers’ Paul Giamatti.
Also nominated was Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction), Matt Damon (Air), Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario) and Timothée Chalamet (Wonka)
The presence of two more Joker actor was also felt at the ceremony, when Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan mentioned the late Heath Ledger, who played Joker to massive critical acclaim in 2008’s The Dark Knight.
‘The only time I’ve ever been on this stage before was accepting one of these on behalf of our dear friend Heath Ledger, and that was complicated and challenging for me,’ Nolan said, while accepting the award for Best Director for Oppenheimer.
‘And in the middle of speaking, I looked down at Robert Downey Jr., [who] caught my eye and gave me a look of support,’ Nolan said.
‘The same look [he’s] giving me now — the same love and support he showed so many people in your community over the years,’ he said.
Keoghan was nominated for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, though he lost out to Oppenheimer ‘s Cillian Murphy
Phoenix was nominated for Best Performanc by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for Beau is Afraid, but he lost to The Holdovers’ Paul Giamatti
Keoghan will next be seen in the Apple TV Plus TV series Masters of the Air alongside Oscar winner Austin Butler, which debuts January 26
Another Joker portrayer – Jared Leto – who played the character in 2016’s Suicide Squad – was seated near Phoenix for the award show.
Keoghan will next be seen in the Apple TV Plus TV series Masters of the Air alongside Oscar winner Austin Butler, which debuts January 26.
He also has Bring Them Down, Bird and an untitled project from The Weeknd with Jenna Ortega and Charli D’Amelio.
Phoenix will return as Arthur Fleck/Joker in Joker 2: Folie a Deux, starring alongside Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.
