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Even though Robert Downey Jr. is credited with kickstarting the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actor has been nominated for two Oscars in different categories. Although Scarlett Johansson joined the MCU later on, there is still a record that the actress holds which Downey Jr. cannot beat.
Back in 2020, Scarlett Johansson created a record for her appearance in several movies throughout the years. With a double Oscar nomination to her name, Johansson’s record is so rare that Robert Downey Jr. might not be able to break it at all!
Even Robert Downey Jr. Could Not Beat Scarlett Johansson’s Record!
Robert Downey Jr. is an iconic actor who has been nominated for an Oscar award twice. Portraying the role of Kirk Lazarus inTropic Thunderearned him a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2009. Portraying the role of Charles Chaplin in the 1993 filmChaplinearned the actor a nomination for Best Actor in a Lead Role but Downey Jr. never won these awards.
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Talking about Oscar wins and more specifically Oscar nominations, Scarlett Johansson, the co-star of Downey Jr. in the MCU has quite a unique record to her name. In the year 2020, the actress was nominated for 2 Oscars during the same year! Although this feat has been achieved by several others, it is quite rare to be nominated for 2 Oscars during the same year!
Scarlett Johansson turned heads with her iconic portrayal of Nicole Barber in the 2019 movieMarriage Story.For her incredible acting skills, the actress was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar. On the other hand, the character of Rosie Betzler inJojo Rabbitgot the actress another Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Although the actress did not win any Oscars, getting nominated for 2 Oscars in the same year is quite a unique achievement that not many people can do. Fans do hope thatRobert Downey Jr.and Scarlett Johansson go on to earn at least one Oscar because they indeed deserve it!
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Quentin Tarantino Hates Robert Downey Jr.’s One Movie
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With Tarantino being a veteran director with some truly iconic stories to tell, the writer had a legal battle with one movie starring Robert Downey Jr. Back in 1994, director Oliver Stone releasedNatural Born Killerswhich was a failure and the blame was shifted on Quentin Tarantino. The director told toMovieMakerthat it was outrageous.
“All over the world — everywhere we went — we were hurt by the critics with him saying we had rewritten the script. He hadn’t even seen the movie, but he was commenting on me, saying stuff about my films. It was just outrageous.”
In a separate interview withThe Telegraph, Quentin Tarantino further went on to say that he hated that movie and did not want to associate with it anymore.
“I hated that f**king movie. If you like my stuff, don’t watch that movie.”
Natural Born Killersstarred Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr. alongside an ensemble cast but the movie received an average rating of 7.2/10 on IMDB. The movie was a box office failure but it gained popularity by becoming a cult classic.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
