Golden Globe winner Joaquin Phoenix suggests flying fewer private jets to Palm Springs

Actor Joaquin Phoenix nabbed a Golden Globe Award on Sunday for his role in “Joker," before giving a politically-tinged acceptance speech about climate change in which he suggested the affluent should stop flying private jets to Palm Springs.

At the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, Phoenix — who is known for his social and animal activism — sounded like a man who wants people to join him as society “tries to get it right."

During his acceptance speech, firefighters in Australia continued to battle some of the worst fires the continent has ever seen. Millions of acres ⁠— an area twice the size of Maryland ⁠— have been scorched in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

“It’s really nice that so many people have come up and sent their well wishes to Australia, but we have to do more than that,” Phoenix said.

The actor said he doesn’t want to rock the boat. “But the boat is f****** rocked,” he said.

So, Phoenix — who arrived at last week's Palm Springs International Film Festival awards gala wearing tennis shoes on the red carpet — talked about the need to make sacrifices.

“We don’t have to take private jets to Palm Springs for the awards sometimes and back,” he suggested.

Phoenix received the Chairman's Award at the 2020 Palm Springs film festival awards gala on Thursday for his performance in "Joker." He also presented the film's director, Todd Phillips, with the Creative Impact in Directing Award at the Parker on Friday, during the annual Variety brunch at the Parker Palm Springs.

The noted vegan also used his Golden Globes speech to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for not using animal meat at Sunday’s awards ceremony.

“It was a very bold move making tonight plant-based and it really sends a powerful message,” he said.

“I’ve not always been a virtuous man,” Phoenix said, “and so many of you in this room have given me multiple opportunities to try to get it right.”