Last night, at the 92nd annual Academy Awards, Joaquin Phoenix took home the Best Actor title for his leading role in the movie Joker. Joaquin, who is very outspoken about his vegan lifestyle, accepted his Oscar statuette and used his speech as an opportunity to criticize the dairy industry.

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JAW DROP.



Sending a HUGE congratulations to #vegan Joaquin Phoenix for winning Best Actor!



Joaquin has dedicated his life to ending speciesism and that speech was proof that he is never afraid to speak up for ALL beings. #Joker #Oscars #EndSpeciesismpic.twitter.com/FUJ6xPfSjD — PETA (@peta) February 10, 2020

Joaquin started off his speech by saying that he believes people have become disconnected from the natural world. "Many of us, what we're guilty of is an egocentric world view. The belief that we're the center of the universe. We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources."

He then specifically brought up the dairy industry, saying, "We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and when she gives birth we steal her baby, even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable. And then we take her milk that’s intended for the calf and we put it in our coffee and cereal.”

The speech ended with Joaquin encouraging others in the room to consider how they can change their lifestyle and habits. He concluded it by reciting a lyric that his brother wrote: "Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow."

Joaquin has been a vegan since age three, according to Live Kindly, a vegan news blog, and the actor has been very apparent about his support for animal rights. He was part of the reason the Golden Globes menu was fully plant-based this year and also left the SAG Awards early for a "pig vigil," which was an animal rights protest that took place outside of a California slaughterhouse, The Hollywood Reporter said. In 2019, Joaquin was named PETA's Person of the Year. The animal rights group posted his acceptance speech on Twitter with the caption "JAW DROP."

Alexis Morillo Editorial Fellow Alexis Morillo is the Editorial Fellow at Delish.com where she covers breaking food news and viral food trends.

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