Robert Downey Jr. wins at the SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2024.Photo:Netflix
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It’sRobert Downey Jr.’s time to shine.
Near the start of his acceptance speech, Downey, 58, joked, “Unlike my fellow nominees, I willnevergrow tired from the sound of my own voice.”
He went on to rib hisOppenheimerdirectorChristopher Nolanand thank several people, before giving special props to his wife of more than two decades,Susan Downey.
“For 22 years, she has flawlessly portrayed a sane and rational individual who is happily married to an actor,” Downey quipped.
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Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss inOppenheimer(2023).Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures
Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures
For his performance inOppenheimer, Downey received his third nod at the SAG Awards, last nominated in 2009 forTropic Thunder.
OppositeCillian Murphy’s titular protagonist, Downey’s Admiral Lewis Strauss serves asJ. Robert Oppenheimer’s primary antagonist as the physicist navigates the moral and emotional dilemmas of creating the atomic bomb.
Downey has had a sweeping awards season, kicking off with the 2024Golden Globesin January, where he won in his category.
In his speech at that ceremony, the actor shouted out his “primary caregiver,” wife Susan, 50, whom he said has “literally made an art out of extracting me from my comfort zone. … But she’s easy on the eyes, so whatevs.”
Sterling K. Brown inAmerican Fiction(2023).Claire Folger / MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection
Claire Folger / MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection
Downey’s fellow nominee Brown, 47, is no stranger to success at the SAG Awards, winning outstanding actor in a drama series in 2018 forThis Is Usand three more as part of the television show’s ensemble.
Playing the recently divorced brother ofJeffrey Wright’s Monk Ellison (who is nominated for best actor), theEmmywinner delivered a nuanced performance in the dramedy as a newly out gay man.
In addition to Brown’s nomination, costar Wright, 58, was recognized for his leading role, and theAmerican Fictionensemble also received a nod for outstanding cast. Both Wright and Brown are up for acting awards at the upcomingOscars.
Willem Dafoe inPoor Things(2023).Atsushi Nishijima Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Atsushi Nishijima Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Dafoe, 68, was first nominated for the SAG Awards in 2001 forShadow of the Vampire.
Several years passed until the next time he appeared on the list, in 2018 forThe Florida Project. Thanks toPoor Things, Dafoe makes his third appearance in the supporting actor category.
In directorYorgos Lanthimosand screenwriterTony McNamara’s follow-up toThe Favourite(2018),Emma Stonestars as a Frankenstein’s monster-esque Bella Baxter, with Dafoe as the fastidious doctor reviving her.
Robert De Niro inKillers of the Flower Moon(2023).Apple Tv+
Apple Tv+
Martin Scorsese’s epicKillers of the Flower Moonsees De Niro, 80, as William King Hale, remorseless crime boss responsible for the murders of the Osage Nation.
TheGodfatheractor, who was honored with SAG’slife achievement awardin 2019, nabs his third recognition from the Screen Actors’ Guild.
Meanwhile, Gosling’sKenergygarnered rave reviews after the summer blockbusterBarbie.
A three-time SAG Award nominee, theLa La Landactor, 43, adds a fourth nomination to his count with his role as the titular Mattel doll’s head-over-heels boyfriend Ken.
Ryan Gosling inBarbie(2023).Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Picture
Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Picture
Greta Gerwig’sBarbiecontends infour SAG Award categories total, tied withOppenheimeras the most for a film this year.
InPEOPLE’sBarbiespecial issue, Robbie, 33, said of costarring with Gosling, “Ryan is the mostcomedically gifted actor I have ever worked with. He really is.”
The 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are currently streaming live onNetflix, from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
