DC Films’ upcoming Joker, a gritty origin story for the infamous Batman villain starring Joaquin Phoenix, just won the most coveted award at Venice Film Festival.
In previous years, the jury-selected Golden Lion was awarded to The Shape of Water and Roma — two films that then went on to become big Acadamy Award winnersJoker has proven to be the big critical surprise of the 2019 Venice International Film Festival.
Joker just won the Golden Lion from the Venice film fest. What on earth?? Last two winners were shape of water and Roma #Venezia76
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