Robert Downey Jr. Snagging Oscar Vote for Being Charismatic at Party

Robert Downey Jr. is the front-runner to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor — however one Academy member is overtly admitting … he is voting for him as a result of he met him in individual.

The Hollywood Reporter did their annual writeup that polls nameless AMPAS members to see what their thought course of goes into the brand new Academy Awards — that are a pair weeks away — and one in every of them was candid on their ideas about RDJ.

This member mentioned they had been voting for Bob … however it sounds prefer it may need extra to do together with his character than his precise efficiency — which is slightly disheartening to listen to.

They say, “I was torn between Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr., and even though it’s cheesy I’ll be real with you: I met Downey at an awards season party, we had an interaction that I did not initiate, and it tipped the scales for me.”

This nameless voter provides … “Campaigning matters! What’s really great about him as an actor, in this film and so many others, is his ability to be believable all the time. I loved watching him turn as the story turned on Strauss.”

In different phrases … they appreciated RDJ’s work in “Oppenheimer,” however slightly schmoozing went a good distance with this individual after they met Rob in actual life. So, no … it is not all on advantage, it appears.

The purpose that kinda sucks … nicely, in an ideal world — you’d wish to assume individuals who vote at the Oscars are solely trying at what they see on display, and are judging off of that. But, as this individual is confessing, there are some politics concerned on this course of.

This thriller Academy member calls it campaigning … one other phrase for it’s, lobbying.

While Downey Jr. has been thought of a shoo-in from the beginning — sure, his efficiency is definitely spectacular and worthy of recognition — that is the kind of stuff you do not actually wanna hear if you happen to’re Ruffalo, Robert De Niro, Sterling Ok. Brown or Ryan Gosling.