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