In a monumental victory for Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, actor Robert Downey Jr clinched the trophy for Best Supporting Actor, marking his first-ever Oscar win.
Robert Downey Jr’s journey to the Oscars began with victories in nearly all major award ceremonies of the season, including the Golden Globes, British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, for his portrayal of Rear Admiral Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s billion dollar success, Oppenheimer.
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Downey lost the 1993 Oscar for best actor to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman. He earned his second Oscar nomination in 2009 for the Tropic Thunder, but the award was given posthumously to The Dark Knight actor Heath Ledger. Nevertheless, his performance in Oppenheimer had been generating Oscar buzz ever since the film’s release in July of last year.
Other nominees in the category included Sterling K Brown for American Fiction, Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling for Barbie and Mark Ruffalo for Poor Things.
At the Oscars 2024 ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on March 10, Oppenheimer had received a total of 13 nominations.
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