Vegan Actor Joaquin Phoenix Wins At Golden Globes And Praises The Show's Vegan Menu

Joaquin Phoenix, vegan actor and activist, won the award for best actor in a drama for his performance in Joker at the 2020 Golden Globes, which served a vegan menu this year. He began his acceptance speech by thanking the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) for acknowledging the link between climate change and animal agriculture.  “First, I’d like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for recognizing and acknowledging the link between animal agriculture and climate change. It is a very bold move making tonight plant-based and it really sends a powerful message.”

According to Variety magazine, Phoenix was instrumental in putting forth the idea of a vegan menu to the HFPA (which runs the event). Unlike the Oscars and the Emmys, at the Golden Globes enjoy a sit-down dinner during the course of the show. The menu usually features animal protein like meat, poultry or fish. This year, however, the stars were served chilled golden beet soup, oyster mushroom “scallops”, mushroom risotto and a vegan opera dome for dessert.

The backstage bar (where celebs head over to snack between commercial breaks) also served vegan food: none of this year’s finger-food sandwiches had meat.

During the post-event press briefing, Phoenix admitted that this was the first time he had ever eaten at the Golden Globes and further put the spotlight on the devastating effects of animal agriculture on the planet.

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