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.

Biggest moments from the 96th Academy Awards: https://trib.al/NYLmIwC

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

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