After Globes victory, Joaquin Phoenix persuades Oscars to go vegan

After persuading the Golden Globes to go vegan, Joaquin Phoenix then convinced his powerful Hollywood agency, WME, to give up meat for the Oscars.

The agency threw its starry annual pre-Oscars party in Beverly Hills on Friday and offered stars including Leo DiCaprio, Jason Momoa, Wiz Khalifa and Miley Cyrus an entirely plant-based vegan spread.

Phoenix — who brought along his mom Arlyn Phoenix and fiancé Rooney Mara — was seen merrily dining on vegan meatballs, while other guests were spotted congratulating “The Joker” star on his awards season sweep, and the surprisingly good vegan food.

Phoenix has spearheaded an effort to turn this season’s awards shows vegan, beginning with the Golden Globes. When Phoenix took the Globes podium on Jan. 5, he acknowledged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for its “very bold move making tonight plant-based. It really sends a powerful message.”

Then, the Critics’ Choice and SAG awards followed suit, followed by WME and the Academy, which ruled that all food served to guests arriving at the Dolby Theater before the Oscars on Sunday will be vegan.

Phoenix has argued that meat farming is a leading cause of climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions, and Hollywood should set an example.

Guests at the WME event, hosted by Endeavor’s CEO Ari Emanual and executive chairman Patrick Whitesell, included Michael B Jordan, Mahershala Ali, Florence Pugh, Jonah Hill, Maria Sharapova, Rami Malek, Gary Clark Jr., Josh Gad, Tyler The Creator, Jake Gyllenhaal, Liam Hemsworth, Chloe Grace Moretz, Vince Vaughn, Usher, Octavia Spencer, Adam Sandler and Janelle Monae.

The agency was also celebrating signing a series of big stars in the last six months including Miley, Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey Jr., Julianne Moore, SZA, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Brady.