List of awards and nominations received by Robert Downey Jr.

American actor and producer Robert Downey Jr. has received numerous accolades throughout his career including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received two nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Robert Downey Jr. awards and nominations

Downey in 2012
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations AACTA International Awards 0 1 Academy Awards 1 3 Alliance of Women Film Journalists 0 2 Astra Awards 0 2 Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2 2 Austin Film Critics Association 2 2 Boston Society of Film Critics 5 5 Britannia Awards 1 1 British Academy Film Awards 2 3 Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 1 1 Chicago Film Critics Association 0 3 Chicago International Film Festival 1 1 Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2 5 Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 1 2 Daytime Emmy Awards 1 1 Detroit Film Critics Society 0 1 Empire Awards 0 3 Florida Film Critics Circle 1 2 Golden Globe Awards 4 6 Golden Raspberry Awards 0 2 Gotham Awards 0 1 Hasty Pudding Theatricals 1 1 Indiana Film Journalists Association 2 3 International Cinephile Society 1 1 Irish Film & Television Awards 2 2 London Film Critics' Circle 1 2 MTV Movie & TV Awards 3 9 National Movie Awards 0 1 National Society of Film Critics 1 1 New York Film Critics Circle 0 1 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 3 11 Online Film Critics Society 0 1 Outfest LA 1 1 People's Choice Awards 6 19 Primetime Emmy Awards 0 2 Prism Awards 0 1 San Diego Film Critics Society 1 2 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 1 1 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 1 1 Satellite Awards 1 6 Saturn Awards 4 8 Screen Actors Guild Awards 3 6 ShoWest Convention 1 1 Sitges Film Festival 1 1 Southeastern Film Critics Association 3 3 St. Louis Film Critics Association 0 2 Sundance Film Festival 1 1 Teen Choice Awards 3 18 Television Critics Association Awards 0 1 Toronto Film Critics Association 2 2 TV Guide Award 0 1 Vancouver Film Critics Circle 1 1 Venice Film Festival 1 1 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 0 2
Totals[a]
Wins	70
Nominations	162
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

For his role as Charlie Chaplin in the Richard Attenborough-directed biographical epic Chaplin (1991) he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role as well as nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama. For his comedic role in Ben Stiller's satirical war comedy Tropic Thunder (2008) he received his second Academy Award nomination, this time for the Best Supporting Actor as well as nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Downey Jr. portrayed Larry Paul in the Fox legal drama Ally McBeal from 2000 to 2002. For his performance he earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

For his role as Lewis Strauss in the Christopher Nolan-directed epic biographical film Oppenheimer (2023), Downey received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Awards and nominations received by Robert Downey Jr.

Organizations	Year[a]	Recipient/work	Category	Result	Ref.
AACTA International Awards	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[1]
Academy Awards	1993	Chaplin	Best Actor	Nominated	[2]
	2009	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[3]
	2024	Oppenheimer		Won	[4]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated	[5]
	2023	Oppenheimer		Nominated	[6]
Astra Awards	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Cast Ensemble[b]	Nominated	[7]
			Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
Atlanta Film Critics Circle	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Ensemble Cast[b]	Won	[8]
			Best Supporting Actor[c]	Won
Austin Film Critics Association	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Ensemble[b]	Won	[9]
			Best Supporting Actor	Won
Boston Society of Film Critics	1997	One Night Stand	Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up	[10]
	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Cast[b]	Won	[11]
			Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up
	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Cast[b]	Won	[12]
			Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up	[13]
Britannia Awards	2014	Robert Downey Jr.	Excellence in Film	Won	[14]
British Academy Film Awards	1993	Chaplin	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Won	[15]
	2009	Tropic Thunder	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated	[16]
	2024	Oppenheimer		Won	[17]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Ensemble Cast[b]	Won	[18]
Chicago Film Critics Association	1993	Chaplin	Best Actor	Nominated
	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[19]
	2023	Oppenheimer		Nominated	[20]
Chicago International Film Festival	2003	Robert Downey Jr.	Career Achievement Award	Won	[21]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2009	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[22]
	2013	The Avengers	Best Actor in an Action Movie	Nominated	[23]
	2014	Iron Man 3		Nominated	[24]
	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Acting Ensemble[b]	Won	[25]
			Best Supporting Actor	Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2025	The Sympathizer	Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	Nominated	[26]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[27]
	2023	Oppenheimer		Won	[28]
Daytime Emmy Awards	2024	Downey's Dream Cars	Outstanding Lifestyle Program	Won	[29]
Detroit Film Critics Society	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[30]
Empire Awards	2009	Iron Man	Best Actor	Nominated	[31]
	2010	Sherlock Holmes		Nominated	[32]
	2013	The Avengers		Nominated	[33]
Florida Film Critics Circle	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up	[34]
			Best Ensemble[b]	Nominated	[35]
Golden Globe Awards	1993	Chaplin	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Nominated	[36]
	1994	Short Cuts	Special Achievement Award for Ensemble[b]	Won	[37]
	2001	Ally McBeal	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Won	[38]
	2009	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Nominated	[39]
	2010	Sherlock Holmes	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Won	[40]
	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Won	[41]
Golden Raspberry Awards	2021	Dolittle	Worst Actor	Nominated	[42]
			Worst Screen Combo	Nominated
Gotham Awards	2005	Good Night, and Good Luck	Best Ensemble Cast[b]	Nominated	[43]
Hasty Pudding Theatricals	2004	Robert Downey Jr.	Man of the Year	Won	[44]
Indiana Film Journalists Association	2019	Avengers: Endgame	Best Actor	Nominated	[45]
	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Ensemble Acting[b]	Runner-up	[46]
			Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up
International Cinephile Society	2007	A Scanner Darkly	Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up	[47]
Irish Film & Television Awards	2009	Iron Man	Best International Actor	Won	[48]
	2010	Sherlock Holmes		Won	[49]
London Film Critics' Circle	1993	Chaplin	Actor of the Year	Won	[50]
	2024	Oppenheimer	Supporting Actor of the Year	Nominated	[51]
MTV Movie & TV Awards	2009	Iron Man	Best Male Performance	Nominated	[52]
	2010	Sherlock Holmes	Best Fight[d]	Nominated	[53]
	2011	Iron Man 2	Biggest Badass Star	Nominated	[54]
	2013	The Avengers	Best Fight[b]	Won	[55]
			Best Hero	Nominated
			Best On-Screen Duo[e]	Nominated
	2015	Robert Downey Jr.	Generation Award	Won	[56]
	2016	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Best Fight[e]	Nominated	[57]
	2019	Avengers: Endgame	Best Hero	Won	[58]
National Movie Awards	2008	Iron Man	Best Male Performance	Nominated	[59]
National Society of Film Critics	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up	[60]
New York Film Critics Circle	2009	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[61]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	2011	Iron Man 2	Favorite Buttkicker	Nominated	[62]
	2013	The Avengers	Favorite Male Buttkicker	Nominated	[63]
	2014	Iron Man 3		Won	[64]
			Favorite Movie Actor	Nominated
	2016	Avengers: Age of Ultron		Nominated	[65]
	2017	Captain America: Civil War	Favorite Frenemies[f]	Nominated	[66]
			Favorite Movie Actor	Nominated
			#Squad[b]	Nominated
	2019	Avengers: Infinity War	Favorite Superhero	Won	[67]
	2020	Avengers: Endgame		Nominated	[68]
	2021	Dolittle	Favorite Movie Actor	Won	[69]
Online Film Critics Society	2009	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[70]
Outfest LA	2001	Wonder Boys	Screen Idol Award	Won	[71]
People's Choice Awards	2009	Iron Man	Favorite Male Action Star	Nominated	[72]
			Favorite Male Movie Star	Nominated
			Favorite Superhero	Nominated
	2011	Iron Man 2	Favorite Action Star	Nominated	[73]
			Favorite Actor	Nominated
			Favorite On-Screen Team[g]	Nominated
	2013	The Avengers	Favorite Movie Actor	Won	[74]
			Favorite Movie Superhero	Won
			Favorite Action Movie Star	Nominated
	2014	Iron Man 3	Favorite Action Movie Actor	Won	[75]
			Favorite Movie Actor	Nominated
			Favorite Movie Duo[h]	Nominated
	2015	The Judge	Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor	Won	[76]
			Favorite Movie Actor	Won
	2016	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Favorite Action Movie Actor	Nominated	[77]
			Favorite Movie Actor	Nominated
	2017	Captain America: Civil War	Favorite Action Movie Actor	Won	[78]
			Favorite Movie Actor	Nominated
	2020	Dolittle	The Male Movie Star of 2020	Nominated	[79]
Primetime Emmy Awards	2001	Ally McBeal	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	[80]
	2024	The Sympathizer	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Nominated	[81]
Prism Awards	2010	The Soloist	Performance in a Feature Film	Nominated	[82]
San Diego Film Critics Society	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor	Won	[83]
			Best Performance by an Ensemble[b]	Nominated	[84]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor	Won	[85]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	2024	Robert Downey Jr.	Maltin Modern Master Award	Won	[86]
Satellite Awards	2004	The Singing Detective	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Nominated	[87]
	2005	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang		Nominated	[88]
		"Broken" (from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)	Best Original Song[i]	Nominated
	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Nominated	[89]
	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Cast – Motion Picture[b]	Won	[90]
			Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Nominated
Saturn Awards	1994	Heart and Souls	Best Actor	Won	[91]
	2006	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang		Nominated	[92]
	2009	Iron Man		Won	[93]
	2010	Sherlock Holmes		Nominated	[94]
	2011	Iron Man 2		Nominated	[95]
	2014	Iron Man 3		Won	[96]
	2019	Avengers: Endgame		Won	[97]
	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[98]
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2001	Ally McBeal	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Won	[99]
			Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series[b]	Nominated	[100]
	2006	Good Night, and Good Luck	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture[b]	Nominated	[101]
	2009	Tropic Thunder	Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated	[102]
	2024	Oppenheimer		Won	[103]
			Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture[b]	Won
ShoWest Convention	2008	Robert Downey Jr.	Career Achievement Award	Won	[104]
Sitges Film Festival	2003	The Singing Detective	Best Actor	Won	[105]
Southeastern Film Critics Association	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up	[106]
	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Ensemble[b]	Won	[107]
			Best Supporting Actor	Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Ensemble[b]	Nominated	[108]
			Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up
Sundance Film Festival	2006	A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints	Special Jury Prize[b]	Won	[109]
Teen Choice Awards	2008	Iron Man	Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure	Nominated	[110]
	2009	Tropic Thunder	Choice Movie: Hissy Fit	Nominated	[111]
	2010	Sherlock Holmes	Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure	Nominated	[112]
		Iron Man 2	Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi	Nominated
			Choice Movie: Dance	Nominated
			Choice Movie: Fight[g]	Nominated	[113]
	2011	Due Date	Choice Movie: Hissy Fit	Nominated	[114]
	2012	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Choice Movie Actor: Action	Nominated	[115]
		The Avengers	Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Nominated
			Choice Summer Movie Star: Male	Nominated	[116]
	2013	Iron Man 3	Choice Movie Actor: Action	Won	[117]
			Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Nominated	[118]
			Choice Movie: Chemistry[g]	Nominated	[119]
	2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Nominated	[120]
	2016	Captain America: Civil War		Nominated	[121]
			Choice Movie: Chemistry[j]	Nominated
	2018	Avengers: Infinity War	Choice Action Movie Actor	Won	[122]
	2019	Avengers: Endgame	Choice Action Movie Actor	Won	[123]
Television Critics Association Awards	2001	Ally McBeal	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Nominated	[124]
Toronto Film Critics Association	2008	Tropic Thunder	Best Supporting Actor	Runner-up	[125]
	2023	Oppenheimer		Runner-up	[126]
TV Guide Awards	2001	Ally McBeal	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[127]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	2024	Oppenheimer	Best Supporting Actor	Won	[128]
Venice Film Festival	1993	Short Cuts	Special Volpi Cup[b]	Won	[129]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	2023	Oppenheimer	Best Acting Ensemble[b]	Won	[130]
			Best Supporting Actor	Nominated

Notes

1. It indicates the year in which the ceremony took place.
2. Shared with the cast.
3. Tied with Ryan Gosling.
4. Shared with Mark Strong.
5. Shared with Mark Ruffalo.
6. Shared with Chris Evans.
7. Shared with Don Cheadle.
8. Shared with Gwyneth Paltrow.
9. Shared with Mark Hudson.
10. Shared with Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Don Cheadle, and Scarlett Johansson.