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Joker
2019
· Movie
· 122 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #737
- IMDb #78
- Google retired #1333
- Rotten Tomatoes #1764
- Metacritic #1147
- Letterboxd #937
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2832
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #641
- Metacritic Critics #2503
- Metacritic Audience #20
- Criticker #770
- Douban #156
- Kinopoisk #303
- AlloCiné #45
- Trakt #98
Every rating
59–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 59, highest is Metacritic users on 89. Critics average 64, everyone else 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a gritty and decaying Gotham City, a mentally ill, failed stand-up comedian is disregarded and mistreated by society. His slow descent into insanity is chronicled as he embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime, becoming a symbol of anarchy and inspiring a movement in a city on the brink of collapse.
Details
- Director
- Todd Phillips
- Writers
- Scott Silver, Todd Phillips
- Based on
- The Joker
- Released
- 1 October 2019
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English, German
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $55.0M
- Box office
- $1.1B
- Awards
- 59 wins, 123 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (80) →
Awards & nominations
See all 182 →8 major awards won · 59 wins from 182 nominations across 83 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 2021 | Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
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Academy Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominee |
| Best Director | Todd Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Jeff Groth | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Emma Tillinger Koskoff | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Alan Robert Murray | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Tod Maitland | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | Joker | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Joker | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Mark Friedberg and Kris Moran | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Best Director | Todd Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Joker | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | Hildur Guðnadóttir (for " Bathroom Dance ") | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Joker | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Mark Friedberg | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Joker | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
Kinema Junpo Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Winner |
| Best Foreign Film Director | Todd Phillips | Winner |
| Readers' Choice Best Foreign Film | Joker | Winner |
| Readers' Choice Best Foreign Film Director | Todd Phillips | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Casting | Shayna Markowitz | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Todd Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jeff Groth | Nominee |
| Best Film | Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Emma Tillinger Koskoff | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Kay Georgiou and Nicki Ledermann | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Mark Friedberg and Kris Moran | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic | Nominee |
Venice International Film Festival Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Golden Lion | Joker | Winner |
| Graffetta d'Oro | Joker | Winner |
| Premio Soundtrack Stars Award | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
Satellite Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Mark Friedberg and Laura Ballinger | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jeff Groth | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | Joker | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Edwin Rivera, Mathew Giampa and Bryan Godwin | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Silver and Todd Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Mark Bridges | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Joker | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| BMI Film Music | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
| Special Recognition | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
Camerimage Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Lawrence Sher | Winner |
| Golden Frog | Lawrence Sher | Winner |
Guinness World Records
2 nominations, 2 won
| First R-rated film to earn $1 billion at the worldwide box office | Joker | Winner |
| Highest-grossing R-rated film | Joker | Winner |
Mainichi Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Foreign Film Best One Award | Joker | Winner |
| TSUTAYA Premium Film Fan Award | Joker | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Top 10 Films of the Year | Joker | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Chairman's Award | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Creative Impact in Directing Award | Todd Phillips | Winner |
Golden Trailer Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Thriller | Warner Bros. and JAX (for "Open Mic") | Winner |
| Best Action/Thriller Trailerbyte for a Feature Film | Warner Bros. and Pool Party Creative (for "Power Run") | Nominee |
| Best Graphics in a TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | Warner Bros. and Mark Woollen & Associates (for "Mirror") | Nominee |
| Best Teaser | Warner Bros. and JAX (for "Maybe Tomorrow") | Nominee |
| Most Original TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | Warner Bros. and Mark Woollen & Associates (for "Mirror") | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture Release | Joker | Winner |
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Mark Friedberg | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Zazie Beetz | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
| Best Film | Joker | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
Hollywood Professional Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Color Grading – Theatrical Feature | Jill Bogdanowicz ( Company 3 ) | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing – Theatrical Feature | Jeff Groth | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound – Theatrical Feature | Alan Robert Murray, Dean Zupancic, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder and Tod Maitland | Nominee |
Huading Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Global Actor in a Motion Picture | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Best Global Director for a Motion Picture | Todd Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Global Motion Picture | Joker | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Feature Operators Award | Geoffrey Haley | Winner |
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
| Film of the Year | Joker | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Period and/or Character Make-Up | Nicki Ledermann, Tania Ribalow and Sunday Englis | Winner |
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling | Kay Georgiou and Vanessa Anderson | Nominee |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Joker | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of the Year | Joker | Winner |
Blue Ribbon Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Winner |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
Clio Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Theatrical: Teaser | Joker (for "Maybe Tomorrow") | Winner |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music Supervision for Trailers | Anny Colvin | Winner |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Score in a Feature Film | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
ICG Publicists Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Award | Joker | Winner |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Joker | Winner |
Robert Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best English Language Film | Joker | Winner |
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Joker | Winner |
SOC Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Camera Operator of the Year – Film | Geoffrey Haley | Winner |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
TIFF Tribute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor Award | Joaquin Phoenix | Winner |
Taurus World Stunt Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hardest Hit | Stephen Izzi | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award | Frances Conroy | Winner |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Composer of the Year | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Winner |
AACTA International Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Todd Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Film | Joker | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Joker | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
| Film Composer of the Year | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
| Film Music Composition of the Year | Hildur Guðnadóttir (for "Call Me Joker") | Nominee |
| Film Score of the Year | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | Alan Robert Murray, Kira Roessler and Cameron Steenhagen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Darren Maynard, John Joseph Thomas, Christian Wenger, Michael Dressel, Willard Overstreet, Kevin R.W. Murray, John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Underscore | Lena Glikson and Daniel Waldman | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
| Villain of the Year | Arthur Fleck /The Joker (portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix ) | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
| Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
2 nominations
| Best International Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Joker | Nominee |
NME Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film | Joker | Nominee |
| Best Film Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Phillips and Scott Silver | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Readers’ Choice | Joker | Nominee |
AFCA Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film (English Language) | Joker | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Jeff Groth | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Lawrence Sher | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Big Budget – Drama | Shayna Markowitz | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Joker | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Joker | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action | Tod Maitland, Dean Zupancic, Tom Ozanich, Daniel Kresco, Thomas J. O’Connell and Richard Duarte | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
Dragon Awards
1 nomination
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie | Joker | Nominee |
Globes de Cristal Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property | Joker | Nominee |
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominee |
Harvey Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel | Joker | Nominee |
Hochi Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominee |
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Joker | Nominee |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Foreign Film | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
TEC Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Creative Achievement Film Sound Production | Joker | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Edwin Rivera, Brice Parker, Mathew Giampa, Bryan Godwin and Jeff Brink | Nominee |