Editing River Phoenix (section)

==Awards, honors and legacy ==
Actors who have credited Phoenix as a major influence as well as paving the way for them include [[Leonardo DiCaprio]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hainey |first=Michael |date=2019-05-21 |title=Three Kings: Quentin, Brad, and Leo Take You Inside 'Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood' |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a27458589/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-leonardo-dicaprio-brad-pitt-quentin-tarantino-interview/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Jared Leto]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Gavin |date=October 31, 2013 |title=What We Lost When We Lost River Phoenix |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-77981 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> and [[James Franco]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Mike |date=October 30, 2015 |title=James Franco Opens Up About His Bad Boy Days as a Graffiti-Spraying Cologne Thief |url=https://people.com/movies/james-franco-on-getting-in-trouble-in-high-school-for-graffiti-stealing-cologne/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/how-river-phoenix-inspired-a-generation/|title=How River Phoenix Inspired a Generation|first=Patrick Range|last=McDonald|date=October 30, 2013 |website=LA Weekly|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> As teenagers, [[Matt Damon]] and [[Ben Affleck]] used "RiverP," in homage to Phoenix, as the password to the bank account they shared.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=2020-10-13 |title=Matt Damon Says He And Ben Affleck Almost Got Cast In This Classic '80s Movie |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/matt-damon-says-he-and-ben-affleck-almost-got-cast-in-this-classic-80s-movie.html/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |language=en-US}}</ref> During his acceptance speech for Best Actor at the [[92nd Academy Awards]], Joaquin Phoenix honored his brother by stating "When he was 17, my brother [River] wrote this lyric. He said: 'run to the rescue with love and peace will follow.{{' "}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Joaquin Phoenix's Oscars speech in full: 'We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow and steal her baby' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/10/joaquin-phoenixs-oscars-speech-in-full |date=February 10, 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian |department=Guardian Film |access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref> Joaquin and partner [[Rooney Mara]] named their son, River, after him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara name their baby son River |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/28/joaquin-phoenix-rooney-mara-name-baby-son-river-brother-river-phoenix |date=September 28, 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian |department=Guardian Film |access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>

Phoenix has been ranked on a number of lists recognizing his talent and career. He was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in "John Willis' Screen World" (2004). Phoenix was voted at No. 64 on a "Greatest Movie Stars of All Time" poll by [[Channel 4]] television in the UK. The poll was made up wholly of votes from prominent figures of the acting and directing communities. He was ranked No. 86 in ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997.

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| [[4th Youth in Film Awards|1983]] || rowspan=7|[[Young Artist Awards]] || [[Young Artist Awards|Best Young Actor in a New Television Series]] || rowspan=2|''[[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]]'' || {{nom}} || 
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|[[6th Youth in Film Awards|1984]] || [[Young Artist Awards|Best Young Actor in a Drama Series]] || {{won}} ||
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|1985 || [[Young Artist Awards|Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television]] || ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' || {{nom}} ||
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|1985 || [[Young Artist Awards|Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor&nbsp;– Motion Picture]] || ''[[Explorers (film)|Explorers]]'' || {{nom}} || 
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| 1986 || [[Young Artist Awards|Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Special or Mini-Series]] || ''[[Surviving: A Family in Crisis]]'' || {{won}} ||
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| 1987 || [[Young Artist Awards|Jackie Coogan Award]] ({{small|shared with [[Wil Wheaton]], [[Corey Feldman]] and [[Jerry O'Connell]]}}) || ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me]]'' || {{won}} || 
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| 1988 || [[Young Artist Awards|Best Young Male Superstar in Motion Pictures]] || ''[[The Mosquito Coast (film)|The Mosquito Coast]]'' || {{nom}} ||
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| 1988 || [[Academy Award]] || [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] || rowspan=3|''[[Running on Empty (1988 film)|Running on Empty]]'' || {{nom}}
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| 1988 || [[Golden Globe Award]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture]] || {{nom}} || 
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| 1988 || [[National Board of Review]] || [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] || {{won}} ||
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|[[48th Venice International Film Festival|1991]] || [[Venice International Film Festival]] || [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor]] || rowspan=4|''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' || {{won}} ||
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|1991 || [[Independent Spirit Award]] || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]] || {{won}} || <ref name="Sharf">{{Cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=March 4, 2018|title=Timothée Chalamet Wins Indie Spirit Award for Best Actor, Becomes Third Youngest Winner in History|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/timothee-chalamet-wins-indie-spirit-award-best-actor-1201934496/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=IndieWire}}</ref>
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|1991 || [[National Society of Film Critics]] || [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || {{won}} ||
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|[[1991 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1991]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle Award]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || {{maybe|2nd place}} ||
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