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Oscars 2024: Robert Downey Jr wins Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Oppenheimer | Hollywood News

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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. “I’d like to thank my terrible childhood,” he joked in his acceptance speech, as he admitted that he needed Oppenheimer more than the film needed him. 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. Also read – 96th Academy Awards full winners list: From Christopher Nolan to Robert Downey Jr, who triumphed at Oscars 2024 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 …

Robert Downey Jr auditioned for Batman Begins, but Christopher Nolan knew he wasn’t the guy: ‘I was selfish’ | Hollywood News

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Oppenheimer has received 13 Oscar nominations, and it might be the film that will help Christopher Nolan garner the much-coveted award. Nolan has already received the Best Director Award at the Golden Globes for the movie. Another contender is Robert Downey Jr, who has been nominated for the Best Supporting Award at the Oscars. Both Hollywood giants came together for an interview with The New York Times, where the two shared how they have been wanting to collaborate for a while now. Nolan auditioned the Iron Man actor for the film Batman Begins (2005) despite knowing that he would cast him. Downey Jr asked Nolan if he knew that he wasn’t going to cast him but called him for the meeting anyway, and the director was quoted as saying, “100 percent knew you weren’t the guy. In my head that was already cast. But I always wanted to meet you.” Downey reverted, “Is it poor taste to tell me the role that you already knew I wasn’t going to get?” The director after a long …

Christopher Nolan praises the casting of Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man | Hollywood

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Christopher Nolan showered praise on actor Robert Downey Jr, and reserved some special words for his casting as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an interview with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Christopher Nolan said he always wanted to work with the actor, and added that he thinks his casting as Iron Man as ‘one of the most consequential casting decisions that’s ever been made in the history of the movie business.’ (Also read: Robert Downey Jr once told Christopher Nolan he wanted to play Cillian Murphy’s Scarecrow in Batman: Not going anywhere) Robert Downey Jr and Christopher Nolan at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Opening Night Gala(Getty Images via AFP) What Christopher Nolan said Speaking on The Late Show, Christopher Nolan talked about Robert Downey Jr and said, “I’ve always wanted to work with him. I’ve always seen that in his work. And he has such charisma as Tony Stark. Him playing Iron Man is one of the most consequential casting decisions that’s ever been made in the history of the …

Sterling K Brown says Robert Downey Jr will win Oscar for Best Supporting Actor | Hollywood

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Sterling K Brown is grateful for his first Oscar nomination, but he knows he won’t be winning. The actor, who is nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in American Fiction, was on The Graham Norton Show, where he predicted that Robert Downey Jr will win in the category. He called Robert ‘an incredible actor’ who deserves to win for his work on Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. (Also read: Oscars 2024 full list of nominations: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads with 13 nods) Sterling K. Brown has predicted Robert Downey Jr. to win the Oscar. What Sterling K. Brown said On the show, Sterling said, “I’mma tell you, Robert Downey Jr’s gonna win, and he’s incredibly deserving. He’s an incredible actor. Like, you should give him love. The fact that I get a chance to be nominated along with him and Mr [Robert] De Niro and Ryan Gosling and [Mark] Ruffalo… I’m just happy to be in the room.” When Graham Norton joked that if a surprise win does occur he will have to …

Critics Choice Awards 2024 winners (updated live): Barbie wins Best Song | Hollywood

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The prestigious Critics Choice Awards 2024 is taking place in Los Angeles on Sunday (Monday in India) and the winners are being announced. From Meryl Streep winning the Best Supporting Actress in a comedy series for Only Murders In The Building to Robert Downey Jr taking home the winners’ trophy as Best Supporting Actor for Oppenheimer, check out the full list of winners for this year. Also read: Check out Critics Choice Awards 2023 full list of nominees Critics Choice Awards 2024: Ryan Gosling’s song I’m Just Ken from Barbie wins Best Original Song. Here’s the full winners list: Best Supporting Actor WINNER: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer Amazon Sale season is here! Splurge and save now! Click here Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon Ryan Gosling, Barbie Charles Melton, May December Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things Best Supporting Actress WINNER: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple America Ferrera, Barbie Jodie Foster, Nyad Julianne Moore, May December Best Supporting Actor in a drama series …