Joaquin Phoenix pays tribute to Heath Ledger in SAG Awards speech

Joaquin Phoenix paid tribute to previous Joker actor Heath Ledger as he accepted a Screen Actors Guild Awards last night (January 20).
The star took home the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role gong for Joker, spending much of the speech praising his fellow nominees.
However, at the end Phoenix declared: “I am standing here on the shoulders of my favourite actor, Heath Ledger.”Ledger – who passed away in 2008 – played the Joker in The Dark Knight, an