'Joker' with Lover and 'Judy' with Mr. Bong... Afterparty of Academy Best Actor Winners

Actors Rooney Mara (left) and Joaquin Phoenix (right) are enjoying a date after the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony ended. Photo by Greg Williams, Instagram capture.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Sung-yeol] The post-award ceremony appearances of actors Joaquin Phoenix and Ren?e Zellweger, who won the leading actor awards at the 92nd Academy Awards, have become a hot topic on social networking services (SNS).

On the 9th (local time) at 5 p.m., at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, actor Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Actor award for the film 'Joker,' and actress Ren?e Zellweger won the Best Actress award for the film 'Judy' at the 92nd Academy Awards.

After the ceremony, Joaquin Phoenix did not attend the party but enjoyed a date with his partner Rooney Mara.

Photographer Greg Williams shared photos of the couple's date on his Instagram on the 10th.

In the black-and-white photos, the two are sitting on stairs eating hamburgers. The trophies are placed beside them as they smile at each other. Especially, netizens worldwide praised the sight of Joaquin Phoenix wearing a tuxedo and dress shoes, and Rooney Mara wearing a dress with sneakers.

The two first met in the 2013 film 'Her.' They became a couple through the 2016 film 'Magdalene: Witness to the Resurrection,' and it is known that they have been living together since 2017.

Director Bong Joon-ho (left) and actress Ren?e Zellweger (right) are having a conversation at the place where names are engraved on trophies after the awards ceremony. Photo by Variety official Twitter capture

Ren?e Zellweger, who won the Best Actress award, attracted attention with a surprise meeting with director Bong Joon-ho of the film 'Parasite.'

The American entertainment media 'Variety' posted a short video of Ren?e Zellweger and director Bong on its official Twitter on the 10th.

In the video, the two met right after the ceremony at the place where names are engraved on trophies. Ren?e Zellweger greeted Bong by saying, "We meet again."

Then, looking at the four trophies Bong was holding, she joked, "Are those all the trophies?" Bong replied, "There are too many. Sorry," which brought laughter.

Previously, the two had met at various award ceremonies. Especially, their handshake at the after-party of the '77th Golden Globe Awards' held last month was captured and became a hot topic.