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Robert Downey Jr. Thanks ‘That Dude’ Christopher Nolan in BAFTAs Speech: He ‘Suggested I Attempt an Understated Approach’ to ‘Resurrect My Dwindling Credibility’


Robert Downey Jr. won the BAFTA Award for best supporting actor for his performance in 'Oppenheimer' on Sunday night.

Robert Downey Jr. won the BAFTA Award for best supporting actor for his performance in “Oppenheimer” on Sunday night. He continued, “And then recently, that dude Chris Nolan suggested I attempt an understated approach as a last-ditch effort to perhaps resurrect my dwindling credibility. Downey Jr. was up against Robert De Niro for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Jacob Elordi for “Saltburn,” Ryan Gosling for “Barbie,” Paul Mescal for “All of Us Strangers” and Dominic Sessa for “The Holdovers.”

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