Updated On: 10 February, 2020 10:07 AM IST | California | ANI
With this, Joaquin Phoenix has become the second actor, after late Heath Ledger, to win an Oscar for playing the Joker.

US actor Joaquin Phoenix accepts the award for Best Actor for 'Joker' during the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Pic/AFP
Joaquin Phoenix on Sunday took home the prize of Best Actor for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck in Joker. With this, Phoenix has become the second actor, after late Heath Ledger, to win an Oscar for playing the Joker.
This is the second time two actors have won Oscars for playing the same character. In 1972, Marlon Brando won the best actor Oscar for playing Vito Corleone. Two years later, Robert De Niro won the best supporting actor for playing a younger version of the character.