Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr has been sweeping awards this season for his role in Christopher Nolan`s `Oppenheimer`. While accepting his BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor he credited Nolan for pushing him to do the role and also summed up his journey in the movies. He said that it was Nolan`s suggesting that made him attempt an understated approach to his role of Lewis Strauss in the film. 

The actor was contending against names such as Robert De Niro for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Jacob Elordi for “Saltburn,” Ryan Gosling for “Barbie,” Paul Mescal for “All of Us Strangers” and Dominic Sessa for “The Holdovers.”