Joaquin Phoenix earned a Best Actor nomination for portraying musician Rich Cash in the biopic Walk the Line .
He has subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for portraying musician Rich Cash in the biopic Walk the Line 2005 and for his role as Freddie Quell , a sex-obsessed alcoholic World War II veteran in the drama film The Master 2012 , the latter winning him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor .
Joaquin Phoenix