For the first time in his career,Robert Downey Jr.is anOscarwinner. Downey won this year’s Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Lewis Strauss inChristopher Nolan’sOppenheimer.Downey’s performance was essential to the film; a large portion of it was built around Strauss...
The win for Downey was not justsignificant for himandOppenheimer, but also the show he was on in 1985, a little thing calledSaturday Night Live. Downey is in fact the first former SNL cast member to win an Oscar. Yes, really. That might be hard to believe considering the show has prod...
At the 95th Academy Awards,Downey Jr. won Best Supporting Actor for his brilliant turn as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer. In Esquire’s new cover story—which just so happens to feature Downey Jr.—the 59-year-old actor told us what it took to win an Oscar. ...
The 58-year-old also acknowledged his "great"Oppenheimercast and crew, includingCillian Murphy,Emily Blunt,Matt Damonand directorChristopher Nolan. "Here's my little secret: I needed this job more than it needed me," Downey Jr. added. "And I stand here before you a better man becau...
Turns out, it was neither, because even though he picked up the 2024 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Oppenheimer, the he kept his speech much more off the cuff, telling the audience, "I'd like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy—in that order." photos Robert Down...
Actor Robert Downey Jr. is the star of movies like 'Iron Man,' 'The Avengers,' 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Oppenheimer.' Learn about his career and family.
As Ke Huy Quan opened the envelope to announce Robert Downey Jr. as the Academy Award winner for best actor in a supporting role, the "Oppenheimer" star's longtime friend Gwyneth Paltrow showed her support on social media. The Oscar-winning actress posted a video on her Instagram stories...
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TheOppenheimerstar received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for his performance in the film for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and Best Supporting Actor respectively. Downey Jr. is set to star in the filmThe Sympathizer, which premieres in April 2024. ...
Why Robert Downey Jr.'s 2024 Oscar win for Best Supporting Actor, part of the Oppenheimer juggernaut, was an award for survival as much as for a great performance.