‘What we do is meaningful, and the stuff that we decide to make is important’ — List of Robert Downey Jr. Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: February 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 1. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
WON: 2023: Oppenheimer (Best Supporting Actor) — Other nominees: Ryan Gosling (Barbie), Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction), Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)
2008: Tropic Thunder (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) (Posthumously). Other nominees: Josh Brolin (Milk), Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
1992: Chaplin (Best Actor) — lost to Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman). Other nominees: Denzel Washington (Malcolm X), Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven)