Robert Downey Jr. embraces his wife Susan on the red carpet at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards before taking home the Best Supporting Actor trophy for Oppenheimer. When Robert Downey Jr. walked the red carpet at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, he looked quite sharp.At the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, the 58-year-old actor walked the red carpet alongside his producing partner Susan Downey and his wife of 19 years.
Downey Jr. beat out Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction), Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon), Ryan Gosling (Barbie), Charles Melton (May December) and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things) as the Critics Choice winner
Robert Downey Jr . rocked quite the dapper look while hitting the red carpet at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards
In an unexpected moment, Barbie was awarded Best Comedy, and stars Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig (left) accepted the prize.
He went on, “This morning, I was thinking, I love critics.” All I can think about is the correlation of critics’ choices. He continued, “They really give me such beautiful feedback,” to applause from the assembly.
“So many wonderful moments, some of which I can describe as poetry.” –Poetic. I’d like to share with you a few of their reflections over the years. “The first one resembles a haiku,” he remarked.
“Lazy, unkempt, and careless.” The following one is symbolic, akin to Pee Wee Herman waking up from a coma. This one from a britt, a baffling waste of talent,’ he said as the crowd chuckled throughout.
‘And ultimately in this one, lingered, entertaining as a bed lock fart,’ he said, before acknowleding his ‘Oppenhomies.”
‘Yeah, I want to say to my homeys, daily of filming was like getting my ego’s a** given to me at the door,’ he stated.
A finer guy couldn’t have experienced it. For that I got to thank Chris and Emma and Cillian. Emily Blunt, my British sister. My co-star in the scene. I’m grateful, Universal,” he said.
I want to mention that I have a commentary going on whole day. It’s like Siskel and Ebert. Susan Downey and my publicist. I’m hoping that this time they performed better. “I’ll get to know it,” he said.
After four nominations, Downey’s victory on Sunday was his first Critics Choice Award win.
He had previously received nominations for best supporting actor in Tropic Thunder in 2009, and for best actor in The Avengers in 2013 and Iron Man 3 in 2014.
During a speech, Robert Downey Jr. laughs off critical criticism.
Robert Downey Jr., 58, brought up scathing past reviews he received from the Critics Choice Association while on stage at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards Sunday at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California
Downey, 58, took the podium at Santa Monica, California ‘s Barkar Hangar to accept the honors in the category – with notes from past reviews from the Critics Choice Association about his past work
He said: ‘I was thinking this morning, I love critics. You know, they’ve given me such beautiful feedback, really just so many great moments, and some of it is so poetic – I just want to share some of their thoughts with you over the years’
The Iron Man star read: ‘The first one’s kinda like haiku: “Sloppy, messy and lazy;” the second one’s more metaphoric: “Like Pee-wee Herman emerging from a coma”‘
Downey’s victory Sunday marked his first win from the Critics Choice Awards over four nominations
The A-list actor’s fellow nominees in the category included American Fiction’s Sterling K. Brown, Poor Things’ Mark Ruffalo, May December’s Charles Melton, Barbie’s Ryan Gosling and Killers of the Flower Moon’s Robert De Niro
He continued, ‘I was thinking this morning, I love critics It’s all I think about — critics choice association. They give me such beautiful feedback, really,’ he said to laughter from the crowd
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The Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport hosted the 29th Critics Choice Awards on Sunday in Santa Monica, California.
They gave recognition to the best works in television shows and movies from the year 2023.
The vent is hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler and airs live on The CW on Sundays.
Barbie had the most nominations (18 total) among the film candidates this year.
The movie garnered multiple performance nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling, Best Actress for America Ferrera, and Best Picture, Best Comedy, and Best Hair and Makeup nods for Margot Robbie.