Oscars 2024: Robert Downey Jr. wins his first Academy Award for supporting actor in 'Oppenheimer'

Robert Downey Jr. won the Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role — his first Oscar — for his role as Lewis Strauss in "Oppenheimer.'

Downey Jr. had been nominated three times.

Clip courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.

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[ricardobjj]

Thats Tony Stark playing a dude disguised as another dude

[powersyndrome]

He's literally accepting the award in Tony stark attitude

[nwsqpbf]

I admire Ke Huy Quan for smiling and celebrating even when someone ignores you.

[Fashionpolice]

I hated how he treated Ke Huy Quan. He didn't look at him when he handed him, his award. And then Ke put his hand out to shake his hand and Robert walked away.

[GEMfanatica]

look at Key's face when he was completely ignored, kinda heart breaking

[waifree]

Ke Huy Quan, you've proved that you're good enough to be on that stage and you have all our support.

[CapsuleFilms]

Can’t believe he treated Ke Huy Quan. Such disrespect

[ellaleoncio]

It’s ironic how Ke Huy Quan, in his first Oscar win, radiated purity, sincerity, and humility in his heartfelt acceptance speech, while Robert Downey Jr., embodying Tony Stark, displayed obliviousness or obnoxiousness, which was rather off-putting.

[SazzzMatazzz]

Ke Huy Quan was so excited to read out RDJ’s name only to be ignored by the guy seconds later 😢

[Goutenberg]

That’s a gentle reminder to always be nice with EVERYONE in a room

[catcat]

Being cool and being rude are totally different. Most of comments supporting him say he wanted to be cool. Hey they are totally different. You can be cool and polite at the same time.

[Casper]

He lost more respects than he earned at the award

[stellala]

Literally the first thing I noticed was how he ignored KHQ and it bothered me during the rest of the speech. Glad that so many people saw it too

[Masa-vgli]

KHQ didn’t deserve to be ignored like that!

[brandonkim]

lol, he picked up the Oscar like he picked up his car key from a valet 😂

[STzltu]

Robert Downey Jr. has a big ego on and off the screen but didn’t imagine him being so rude to KHQ presenting him with the award. Classless

[georgeofhamilton]

Glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed how he did Ke Huy dirty.

[CSKN]

Treated Ke like he was some waiter serving at the Oscars

[Rita-xztj]

I wonder if he realized that he won the Oscar, but he lost something more important…

[phuonglee]

I think there must have been many people who regretted voting for him.