Robert Downey Jr. wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for"Oppenheimer" during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Downey played Lewis Strauss, the former chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission who mounted a behind-the-scenes campaign to strip J. Robert Oppenheimer of his security clearance by tarring him as a communist. The actor thanked his"terrible childhood and the Academy - in that order" and his wife Susan, who he said"found me a snarling rescue pet" and"loved me back to life." He also acknowledged the cast and crew of"Oppenheimer."Critics praised Downey for playing against his conventional type. Though he has played junkies, hustlers and fast-talkers, Downey is perhaps best known for his multiple film appearances as Marvel superhero Iron Man.
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