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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Robert Downey Jr.<\/strong><\/a> is reflecting on his Hollywood career after winning his first Oscar!<\/p>\n The 58-year-old star won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor<\/a> for his performance as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s Oppenheimer<\/em>, which also won Best Picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n Prior to his Oscar win, Robert<\/strong> had made his mark in Hollywood thanks to his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Becoming one of the franchise\u2019s figureheads served as a career revival for him, as Robert<\/strong> had previously faced struggles with drug addiction.<\/p>\n In a new interview, Robert<\/strong> opened up about what winning an Oscar means to him.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think if you develop a moral psychology, things are a lot easier,\u201d he told People<\/a><\/em>. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s hard to explain away certain behaviors when there are ways to heal. So I both have a lot of empathy for, and I also am a little bit skeptical about anyone who doesn\u2019t lean into what they can do to improve the state of their compass. That\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n Robert<\/strong> was first nominated for an Oscar in 1993 for Chaplin<\/em>. The actor recalled what his dad Robert Downey Sr.<\/strong><\/a> thought about his loss.<\/p>\n \u201cSenior went to his grave going, \u2018[You] got robbed for Chaplin<\/em>.\u2019 He wouldn\u2019t say he really thought any of my other movies were very good or even that he thought Chaplin<\/em> was any good, but he did know that I got robbed,\u201d Robert<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n Following his first Oscar win, Robert<\/strong> shared how he believes his late father would feel.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that he would feel that justice was done and that he can rest. But the problem is, he never cared about any of this s\u2014 anyway,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t seen, Jeremy Renner<\/strong><\/a> spoke about how Robert Downey Jr.<\/strong> supported him after his snow plow accident<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n