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Fans of Robert Downey Jr. are in a hurry, it seems when it comes to awarding the Oscar to their beloved Iron Man. American actor Robert John Downey Junior, aka Robert Downey Jr., is pretty famous and appreciated for his irreplaceable role inMarvel Cinematic Universe.
Recently, Robert Downey Jr. was featured in Nolan’sOppenheimer,which came on screen for the first time on 21st July 2023. The movie was pretty thought-provoking and deserved the 93% rotten tomatoes. Due to the late introduction of the new category by the Oscars in 2026, Robert Downey Jr. probably got robbed of a prestigious award for his role inOppenheimer.
Fans Believe Robert Downey Jr. Deserved An Oscar forOppenheimer
Well-acclaimed for his role as Iron Man,Robert Downey Jr.has also played an outstanding role inSherlock Holmes, Dolittle, Chaplin, Oppenheimer, etc.No doubt Robert Downey Jr. has 1 BAFTA Award, 4 Golden Globes, and many more.
Christopher Nolan’s masterpieceOppenheimershook the entire film industry after its release. Typical of Nolan must say. The movie featured Cillian Murphy as J. R. Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Tom Conti as A. Einstein, etc. TheSherlock Holmesactor, as usual, performed like an ace to steal the limelight even from the main protagonist. He played the role of an antagonist in the movie and yet was loved by all the cinema’s fans.
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Recently, the Oscars announced that from 2026 onwards, there’ll be a new category for Best Casting in the award ceremony. The 98th Oscar ceremony shall welcome the new category with utmost pride. To this, fans are quite happy as well as frustrated. One of them fumed onX, writing:
“Why wait till 2026? Is there an Oscar manufacturing shortage?”
Barbie or Oppenheimer would’ve easily taken it this year
— Cowboy MJ in the tortured poets department (@goingrogue976)July 26, 2025
Let’s start by grandfathering in the GOAT.pic.twitter.com/8OGVPCBIx6
— Professionally Petty (@pro_petty)August 07, 2025
Oppenheimer robbed off an oscar because they didn’t introduce this category before
— tasavvur (@thomashelby_obe)June 26, 2025
Fans desperately want to witness this ceremony earlier because they believe their beloved Downey Jr. should be awarded for his performance inOppenheimer.There are many similar comments on the web.
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Fans on Adding New Categories for the Oscars 2026 Onwards
Not only Robert Downey Jr.’s role inOppenheimer, but fans also mentioned a lot of other roles that they think are deserving but not recognized till now. For example, many fans appealed to take into account the stuntmen of the film industry.Fans expressed that this category should have been there before as there are a lot of movies that could have won in this specific category.
A lot of movies that would’ve easily won this category, had it been it was available all these while.
— Purp? (@purpyisgreat)July 09, 2025
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Casting directors can finally get their shares of the pie, or so the fans are predicting over the internet.Some fans also demanded the introduction of categories like Best Voice Acting, Best Background, Best Ensemble Cast, etc. It feels like fans and the industry are slowly recognizing the value of every role behind a successful movie or TV show.
