Johnny Depp Congratulates ‘Dear Friend’ Robert Downey Jr. on His Oppenheimer Oscar Win

Johnny Depp sends well wishes to Robert Downey Jr. after his 2024 Oscar win.

After Downey (58) took home his first Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards on Monday, Depp (60) shared two photos of him and Oppenheimer star at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards for her Instagram Story.

“Let’s try again… congratulations my dear friend,” Depp wrote in the caption below the two photos.

Depp and Downey have never appeared in a film together, but both have been mainstays in Hollywood since the 1980s. Depp once said in an interview that he and Downey “have known each other for a million years” while discussing his son Jack Depp’s love for Downey’s performance as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp on January 16, 2011.

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“We kind of hit the charts together in a weird way in the ’80s and that. He’s someone I’ve always admired and we had a good relationship,” Depp previously said. “He came to dinner one night, he and his wife came to dinner, and my son was like — he couldn’t believe he was sitting next to Iron Man. And so I saw [Depp’s Pirates of the Caribbean character Captain Jack Sparrow] leave my son’s eyes and Iron Man was the ticket.”

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Downey’s best supporting actor win on Sunday came on his third career Oscar nomination. He previously received a supporting actor nod for his role in the 2008 comedy A tropical thunderstorm and a Best Actor nomination in 1993 for his portrayal of film legend Charlie Chaplin in 1992. Chaplin.

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Robert Downey Jr. March 10, 2024

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“I’d like to thank my horrible childhood and the Academy, in that order,” Downey joked during his speech on Sunday. “I’d like to thank my vet – I meant woman – Susan Downey over there. She found me, a snarling rescue pet, and brought love back into my life. That’s why I’m here. Thank you.”

“This is my little secret: I needed this job more than he needed me,” he added Oppenheimerwhich marked only Downey’s second on-screen credit since ending his role as Tony Stark in the Marvel movies in 2019.”[Director Christopher Nolan] I knew, [producer Emma Thomas] he made sure it wrapped — he surrounded me with one of the best actors and crew of all time,” he said. “Emily, Cillian, Matt Damon … it was fantastic and I stand here in front of you a better man because of it.”

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