In 2020, Joaquin Phoenix won an Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Arthur Fleck inJoker.In 2025, Phoenix was nominated for a Razzie for Worst Actor playing the exact same role inJokers sequel,Folie Deux.This sounds like a joke. But like pretty much everything inFolie Deux, it is not.Was Phoenix that much better playing this samecharacter in the first movie? I dont think so. Whatever you think of Joker: Folie Deux and I was certainly not a massive fan I dont think Phoenix was the problem. He was fully committed to his role, singing and dancing and generallybringing as much tortured humanity andmental instability as he possibly could to Arthur Fleck.But themovie around him was often a chore and it felt at times like it was deliberately composed toput fans of the original movie on trial. Half the film was set in a mental hospital, and half the film was set in a courtroom, as Gotham Citys district attorney tries Phoenixs Arthur Fleck for his crimes from Joker.YetFolie Deuxwasnt a compelling character study or a gripping legal thriller.But, again, thats not on Phoenix. He didnt write the film. (And in fact Lady Gaga waskind ofgood inJoker:Folie Deuxin spite of its conceptual issues,and she got nominated for a Razzie for Worst Actress anyway, but thats another matter entirely.)JK2_NT_230222_0750273.dngWarner Bros.loading...READ MORE: The Best Performances in Bad MoviesWhile as far as I can tell this exact circumstance being nominated for a Razzie for reprising a rolethat previously won an actor their Oscar is without precedent in the history of the Oscars and the Razzies, its almosthappened before. One prior actor was nominated for an Oscar and laterwona Razzie for reprising the same role.Thats Sylvester Stallone, who earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the firstRockyand then years laterwon the Worst Actor Razzie for playing Rocky Balboa inRocky IV. (He was also nominated for Worst Actor as Rocky forRocky V, but that year he lost to Andrew Dice Clay fromThe Adventures of Ford Fairlane.)What does this all mean? Absolutely nothing! Its utterly meaningless. But it might just help you win at bar trivia some day, so file this away in the back of your mind somewhere.Will Joaquin Phoenix win a Razzie for his previously Oscar-winning role? Well find out when the 2025 Razzies are announced on March 1.Get our free mobile app25 Movies Turning 50 in 20251975 was a big year for movies all of which are now 50 years old.