Joaquin Phoenix & His Family Present First-Ever Phoenix Humanitarian Award At PETA Gala 2015!

Joaquin Phoenix hits the red carpet with his sisters Rain, Liberty, and Summer, and their mother Arlyn while arriving at PETA’s 35th Anniversary Gala held at the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday (September 30) in Los Angeles.

The family was joined at the event by Kesha, Emily Deschanel, Maggie Q, William H. Macy, Bellamy Young, hostesses Anjelica Huston and Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee and his wife Sofia Toufa, Tish Cyrus, Jason Biggs, Alicia Silverstone, Jillian Michaels, George Lopez, Seth Green, Moby and Naomi Grossman.

Joaquin and his family hit the stage together to present the first-ever River Phoenix Humanitarian Award to Earthlings filmmaker Shaun Monson.

“He took personal responsibility for his beliefs by becoming vegan,” Arlyn said about her late son River, adding, “He inspired not only our family but the world.”

FYI: Emily is carrying an Edie Parker clutch.

50+ pictures inside of Joaquin Phoenix and others at PETA’s 35th Anniversary Gala…