River Phoenix rose to fame from working in films and in television shows.
For his performance in the latter , Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival , along with Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics .	Volpi Cup for Best Actor	Volpi Cup for Best Actor	Venice Film Festival	Venice Film Festival	Best Actor	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor	National Society of Film Critics	National Society of Film Critics
