The Big Picture: Joaquin Phoenix Career & Biographical Notes: Raised as a strict vegan and remains one to this day Speaks fluent Spanish Changed first name to "Leaf" as a child to match his elder siblings' earthy names, River and Rain. Reverted to birth name in 1995 Could not read name 'Commodus' on Gladiator script pages without giggling like a schoolgirl.

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• People Working Together
• Signs

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Reservation Road	10/19/07	N/A
We Own the Night	10/12/07				20.74	Info
Walk the Line	11/18/05	PG-13	2961	22.35	119.40	Info
It's All About Love	10/29/04	N/A
Ladder 49	10/1/04	PG-13	3260	22.09	74.54	Info
The Village	7/30/04	PG-13	3730	50.75	114.20	Info
Brother Bear	11/1/03	G	3030	19.40	85.33	Info
Buffalo Soldiers	7/25/03	R	6	0.03	0.35	Info
Signs	8/2/02	PG-13	3264	60.12	227.97	Info

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Awards:

2005
Walk the Line

• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Chicago Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Satellites
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Washington (DC) Area Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Screen Actors' Guild
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, BOP's Calvin Awards

2002
Signs

• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, BOP's Calvin Awards

2000
Gladiator

• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors' Guild
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Las Vegas Film Critics

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