Why star’s awards style is on repeat
PREPARE to see a lot more of Joaquin Phoenix looking, well, exactly the same.
The Joker star sported a custom-made Stella McCartney tuxedo – complete with bow tie – to the Golden Globes last week, and he plans to wear the same suit to every single Hollywood awards show this season.
British designer McCartney revealed Phoenix – who is expected to be nominated for a string of gongs, including an Oscar – will sport the suit to each event in an effort “to reduce waste”.
“This man is a winner … wearing custom Stella because he chooses to make choices for the future of the planet,” McCartney said in a statement posted to her label’s social media feeds.
“He has also chosen to wear this same tux for the entire award season to reduce waste. I am proud to join forces with you.”
McCartney is known for being sustainability conscious, shunning animal products for “vegetarian” materials that don’t include “leather, skin, fur or feathers”.
Phoenix, 45, won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as Batman villain the Joker in Joker, giving an acceptance speech about climate change, veganism and even touching on the Australian bushfires.
“It’s really nice that so many people have come up and sent well wishes to Australia but we have to do more than that – we don’t have to take private jets to Palm Springs,” Phoenix told the star-studded audience at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Lifelong vegan Phoenix reportedly also used his influence to persuade the Hollywood Foreign Press to make this year’s Golden Globes meatless (Phoenix executive produced documentary The Animal People in 2019).
But the pledge has not impressed everyone, with Phoenix and McCartney getting roasted online for being “out of touch”.
Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan tweeted the sarcastic response: “Wow, this is an incredible sacrifice. Thank you, Joaquin — your planet is grateful.”
Another Twitter user said: “Bollox to the fireman, the police, ambulance services, soldiers, charity workers, doctors, nurses, carers. no the real hero is a man who wears one tux for a whole season.”
While another accused the actor and designer of living in a “little rich weird celebrity bubble.”
The tux will get another outing at next month’s BAFTA Awards, with Joker topping the nominations.
The movie received 11 nods including best film and best actor for Phoenix.