The Oscars Saved Robert Downey Jr. From a Nightmare About His Kittens as ‘Oppenheimer’ Star Prepares To Sweep the 96th Academy Awards

Robert Downey Jr. is enjoying the award season as he already took home every major award for his role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer as Admiral Lewis Strauss. Apart from winning a BAFTA, he has also won a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award. And, everyone has a firm belief that he will win this year’s Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as well.
Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer
But, he got the news of his Oscar nomination in a very unusual way. In his recent chat with People, the Iron Man actor sheds light on how his wife, producer Susan Downey woke him up to share the good news. Oppenheimer this year bagged 13 Oscar nods, more than any other film of 2023.
Suggested“This is objectively meaner than anything Scorsese has said”: Robert Downey Jr. ‘Trashing’ Iron Man Yet Again After BAFTA...
Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer
But, he got the news of his Oscar nomination in a very unusual way. In his recent chat with People, the Iron Man actor sheds light on how his wife, producer Susan Downey woke him up to share the good news. Oppenheimer this year bagged 13 Oscar nods, more than any other film of 2023.
Suggested“This is objectively meaner than anything Scorsese has said”: Robert Downey Jr. ‘Trashing’ Iron Man Yet Again After BAFTA...
- 2/23/2024
- by Prantik Prabal Roy
- FandomWire
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