Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow was in hair and makeup at home during the 2024 Oscars, but she made sure not to miss the chance to see her longtime Marvel co-star Robert Downey Jr.
win his first Academy Award. Paltrow shared a video to her Instagram story as she rejoiced over Downey taking him the Oscar for best supporting actor thanks to his acclaimed role in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” She watched the moment on her laptop.
As they say in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: “Whatever it takes.” Paltrow is an Oscar winner herself having won the best actress trophy at the 1999 Academy Awards for her role in “Shakespeare in Love.” She’s been friends with Downey for well over a decade after the two were cast as Tony Stark and Pepper Potts in 2008’s “Iron Man,” which kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
They went on to headline two more standalone “Iron Man” films together and appeared side by side in several other Marvel films, from “Spider-Man: Homecoming” to “Avengers: Infinity War” and more. “Oppenheimer” marked the third Oscar nomination of Downey’s career.
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