



“SCOTT SILVER AND TODD PHILLIPS, YOU TRICKED US.
YOU TOOK A COMICBOOK CHARACTER AND USED IT TO TALK ABOUT CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, GUN VIOLENCE, ISOLATION AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND INSTEAD OF INCITING VIOLENCE, YOU INVITED THE AUDIENCE IN TO SEE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU’RE ONE OF THE FORGOTTEN, AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT.”
JOAQUIN PHOENIX
ACCEPTING 2020 CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD