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Golden Globes 2024: Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘took a beta blocker’

  • Actor, 58, honored for enjoying Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan blockbuster 
  • He stated, ‘I took a beta blocker, so that is going to be a breeze,’ in reference to the drug, which is alleged to cut back anxiousness 
  • The award marks the third particular person Golden Globe award Downey has received on 5 nominations 
  • READ LIVE BLOG: Golden Globes 2024 

Robert Downey Jr. obtained social media abuzz with a comment he made about taking a beta blocker throughout his acceptance speech Sunday for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards.

Downey, 58, prevailed within the class of Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer.

The Iron Man star took the stage on the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, saying, ‘I took a beta blocker, so that is going to be a breeze,’ in reference to the drug, which is alleged to cut back anxiousness

The A-list actor garnered a combined response from followers with regard to his admission, with some saying it made him extra relatable, with others involved concerning the actor’s previous historical past with substance abuse.

Beta blockers are a category of medicines which might be predominantly used to handle irregular coronary heart rhythms, however may also be used to deal with situational anxiousness resembling stage fright. 

Robert Downey Jr., 58, got social media abuzz with a remark he made about taking a beta blocker during his acceptance speech at Sunday for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards

Robert Downey Jr., 58, obtained social media abuzz with a comment he made about taking a beta blocker throughout his acceptance speech at Sunday for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards 

The Iron Man star took the stage at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, saying, 'I took a beta blocker, so this is going to be a breeze,' in reference to the drug, which is said to reduce anxiety

The Iron Man star took the stage on the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, saying, ‘I took a beta blocker, so that is going to be a breeze,’ in reference to the drug, which is alleged to cut back anxiousness

One person stated, ‘Just like Robert Downey Jr, I additionally take a beta blocker earlier than any type of public talking.’

Said one other: ‘Robert Downey Jr. is so actual for saying he took a beta blocker trigger I take them too and I’d for a second like this as effectively.’

Another stated, ‘RDJ taking a beta blocker earlier than the #GoldenGlobes is so relatable as a result of I too get extremely anxious earlier than I hear any type of information.’

One fan counseled Downey for conserving issues ‘actual,’ whereas one other stated it made them ‘wish to attempt beta blockers.’

One person famous Downey’s comment in an effort to skewer the present’s host, Jo Koy.

‘Giving internet hosting duties to Robert Downey Jr. on beta blockers looks like it will be an enchancment at this level,’ the person stated.

Some customers expressed their concern for Downey after the comment, with one saying, ‘Robert Downey, Jr joking about drug use. Whatever.’

Said one other, ‘Ha ha “Beta blocker”. Sure Robert Downey Jr.,’ whereas one other stated he was ‘nonetheless on medication.’

Golden Globes 2024 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE

 FILM

Best Motion Picture – Drama: Oppenheimer

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Poor Things

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

Best Director – Motion Picture: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Best Original Song – Motion Picture: What Was I Made For? – Barbie – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell

Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

 TELEVISION

Best Television Series – Drama: Succession

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy: The Bear

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Beef

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Sarah Snook – Succession

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Kieran Culkin – Succession

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Ali Wong – Beef

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Steven Yeun – Beef

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Matthew Macfadyen – Succession

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Downey prevailed in the category of Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer

Downey prevailed within the class of Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer 

The New York City native prevailed over fellow nominees Robert De Niro , Ryan Gosling , Charles Melton, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe.

The New York City native prevailed over fellow nominees Robert De Niro , Ryan Gosling , Charles Melton, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe.

The A-list actor garnered a mixed reaction from fans in regards to his admission, with some saying it made him more relatable

The A-list actor garnered a combined response from followers with regard to his admission, with some saying it made him extra relatable 

Some users expressed their concern for Downey after the remark

Some customers expressed their concern for Downey after the comment 

The New York City native wons over fellow nominees Robert De Niro , Ryan Gosling , Charles Melton, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe.

In rounding out his speech for his Golden Globe win, Downey praised his collaborators on the critically-acclaimed and commercially-successful biopic about scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped create the atomic bomb.

‘A sweeping story concerning the moral dilemma of nuclear weapons grosses $1 billion: Does that monitor? No,’ Downey stated. ‘Unless, and however, as a result of, Universal went all in on Christopher Nolan to direct Cillian Murphy, with Emma Thomas producing, with Emily [Blunt] and Florence [Pugh] and this forged and crew, and helped them render a … masterpiece … see, that is not such a leap.’

Downey thanked his spouse Susan, saying ‘she has actually made an artwork out of extracting me from my consolation zones, that I have to really feel secure.’

He added, ‘Lastly, Golden Globes journalists, thanks for altering your sport, due to this fact altering your title. Salute.’

The award marks the third particular person Golden Globe award Downey has received on 4 nominations.

He previous prevailed in 2010 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for his work in Sherlock Holmes.

In 2001, he received, for his work on Ally McBeal within the class of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.

He was additionally a part of a gaggle award for the 1994 Winner Special Award for the 1993 movie Short Cuts, sharing the honors with luminaries resembling Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins and the late Jack Lemmon.

Winners for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Anatomy of a Fall

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Oppenheimer – WINNER

Past Lives

The Zone of Interest 

Oppenheimer earned top prize Best Motion Picture - Drama (Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are pictured)

Oppenheimer earned prime prize Best Motion Picture – Drama (Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are pictured)

Best Motion Picture – Animated

The Boy and the Heron – WINNER

Elemental

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 

Suzume

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Wish  

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER

Fallen Leaves

Io Capitano

Past Lives

Society of the Snow

The Zone of Interest

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers 

Barry Keoghan – Saltburn

Bradley Cooper – Maestro

Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer – WINNER

Colman Domingo – Rustin

Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Joaquin Phoenix – Beau is Afraid

Matt Damon – Air

Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario

Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers – WINNER

Timothée Chalamet – Wonka

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Charles Melton – May December

Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things

Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer – WINNER

Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Willem Dafoe – Poor Things

Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. both earned Best Performance by a Male Actor and Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Oppenheimer, respectively

Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. each earned Best Performance by a Male Actor and Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Oppenheimer, respectively

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie

Tony McNamara – Poor Things

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer

Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Celine Song – Past Lives

Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Addicted to Romance – She Came to Me – Bruce Springsteen

Dance the Night – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin

I’m Just Ken – Barbie – Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt

Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker

Road to Freedom – Rustin – Lenny Kravitz

What Was I Made For? – Barbie – Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell – WINNER

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Abbott Elementary

Barry

The Bear – WINNER

Jury Duty

Only Murders within the Building

Ted Lasso 

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us

Emma Stone – The Curse

Helen Mirren – 1923

Imelda Staunton – The Crown

Keri Russell – The Diplomat

Sarah Snook – Succession – WINNER

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear -WINNER

Elle Fanning – The Great

Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary

Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Selena Gomez – Only Murders within the Building 

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Ali Wong – Beef – WINNER

Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry

Elizabeth Olsen – Love & Death

Juno Temple – Fargo

Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers

Riley Keough – Daisy Jones and the Six 

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Abby Elliott – The Bear

Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets

Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown – WINNER

Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso

J. Smith-Cameron – Succession

Meryl Streep – Only Murders within the Building 

Elizabeth Debicki won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for The Crown

 Elizabeth Debicki received Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for The Crown

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon – WINNER

Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love

Trevor Noah: Where Was I 

Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer 

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 

Air 

American Fiction

Barbie

The Holdovers

May December

Poor Things – WINNER

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Barbie – WINNER

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

John Wick: Chapter 4

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1

Oppenheimer

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

The Super Mario Bros. Movie 

Barbie beat out Taylor Swift in a new category Cinematic and Box Office Achievement as Margot Robbie accepted

Barbie beat out Taylor Swift in a brand new class Cinematic and Box Office Achievement as Margot Robbie accepted

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Annette Bening – Nyad

Cailee Spaeny –  Priscilla

Carey Mulligan – Maestro

Greta Lee – Past Lives

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon – WINNER

Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves

Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER

Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple (2023)

Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings

Margot Robbie – Barbie

Natalie Portman – May December 

Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Poor Things and also led the film to top honor Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Emma Stone triumphed as she earned Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Poor Things and in addition led the movie to prime honor Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (2023)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers – WINNER

Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer

Jodie Foster – Nyad

Julianne Moore – May December

Rosamund Pike – Saltburn

Best Director – Motion Picture

Bradley Cooper – Maestro 

Celine Song – Past Lives

Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer – WINNER

Greta Gerwig – Barbie

Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon

Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things 

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

The Boy and the Heron

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer – WINNER

Poor Things

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Zone of Interest 

Best Television Series – Drama

1923

The Crown

The Diplomat

The Last of Us

The Morning Show

Succession – WINNER

Succession nearly swept the television drama categories including top prize Best Television Series - Drama

Succession practically swept the tv drama classes together with prime prize Best Television Series – Drama

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

All the Light We Cannot See

Beef – WINNER

Daisy Jones and the Six

Fargo

Fellow Travelers

Lessons in Chemistry 

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Brian Cox – Succession

Dominic West – The Crown

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses

Jeremy Strong – Succession

Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER

Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Bill Hader – Barry

Jason Segel – Shrinking

Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER

Martin Short – Only Murders within the Building

Steve Martin – Only Murders within the Building 

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

David Oyelowo – Lawman: Bass Reeves

Jon Hamm – Fargo

Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers

Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones and the Six

Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER

Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers 

Steven Yeun took home Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Beef

Steven Yeun took dwelling Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Beef

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Alan Ruck – Succession 

Alexander Skarsgård – Succession

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show

Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear

James Marsden – Jury Duty

Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER