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Robert Downey Jr. Wins Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr. won his first Oscar for his supporting performance in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer.'

As “ Oppenheimer ” begins its expected steamroll” of many of the biggest categories at the 96th Academy Awards, Robert Downey Jr. has added yet another storybook ending to one of the greatest comebacks in modern Hollywood history. After being arrested on multiple drug-related charges in the late 1990s and attending rehab, Downey briefly found himself unable to work on films when it became impossible for productions to receive insurance when he was part of a cast. Aside from the 2020 flop “Doolittle,” “Oppenheimer” is Downey’s first role since ending his Marvel story and was widely seen as his first attempt to flex his dramatic acting chops since exiting the franchise.

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