Robert Downey Jr. won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer at the 96th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Downey Jr. will play Louis Strauss, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s nemesis, in the Christopher Nolan-directed biopic of the pioneering nuclear weapons scientist played by Cillian Murphy. This is Downey’s first Oscar win, having previously been nominated for Best Actor in 1993 for Chaplin and Best Supporting Actor in 2009 for Tropic Thunder.
The actor has already won major supporting awards for this role, including a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, making him a top candidate for this award. But he will have to overcome a strong field, including Robert De Niro in Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling in Barbie and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things. did.
Downey Jr. thanked his “terrible childhood and academy order” and his “veterinarian…sorry…my wife Susan Downey.” She found me as a growling shelter pet and brought me back to life and loved me. That’s why I’m here. ”
Downey Jr.’s “little secret” is that “I needed this job more than this job needed me…I stand before you as a better person because of it.” he said.
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