After years of working in the business, veteran actor Robert Downey Jr. has finally won his Academy Award.
The veteran actor, best known for playing Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar on Sunday night at the 96th Oscars for his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Downey Jr. gave predictably charismatic speech where he honored his wife Susan Downey, Nolan and everyone he worked with on the blockbuster film.
It was the perfect speech for such a beloved actor, as so many in the room looked very happy to see the Hollywood legend finally get his due.
#Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr. wins the award for best actor in a supporting role at the 2024 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/J8z5GBEPSp
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 11, 2024
It’s been a long time coming for Downey Jr., who was last nominated in the same category for Tropic Thunder back in 2008. Now, he’ll have his first Oscar to put on the shelf at home for an illustrious career stretching back decades.
It’s such a cool moment for Downey Jr. and all movie fans that he finally got his Academy Award, and his speech reflected just how special that moment was.
