Robert Downey Jr. finally wins an Oscar. He won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in “Oppenheimer.” Accepting the award, he said: “I want to thank my horrific childhood and the academy in that order.” He also thanked his wife Susan Downey, adding: “She found me, a snarling shelter pet. , and love me again. That’s why I’m here.”
In “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy as the pioneering atomic weapons scientist, Downey Jr. plays Robert Oppenheimer’s nemesis Lewis Strauss. This is Downey’s first Oscar win after being nominated for Best Actor in 1993 for “Chaplin” and Best Supporting Actor for “Tropic Thunder” in 2009.