Robert Downey Jr. left the spectators in splits of laughter as he lifted his award for Best Supporting Actor at the Critics Choice Awards 2024. The actor won for his commendable performance in Christopher Nolan’s 2023 directorial – Oppenheimer.
The 58-year-old actor was competing against the likes of Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling for Barbie, Mark Ruffalo for Poor Things, Sterling K. Brown for American Fiction, Charles Melton for May December in the same category. This marks his second major win for the role after the Golden Globe Awards 2024 that was held last week.
With his win for Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr has now accumulated a total of four Critics Choice Awards. He has previously won in the same category for 2009’s Tropic Thunder.
The actor, who is much celebrated for his portrayal of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had also bagged the Best Actor in an action movie award for The Avengers and Iron Man 3 at the Critics Choice Awards earlier.