Gwyneth Paltrow freaks out over Robert Downey Jr.’s Oscar win— while getting highlights
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It was the highlight of her evening!
Gwyneth Paltrow went viral after posting a video of herself reacting to the 2024 Oscar win of her “Iron Man” co-star Robert Downey Jr. for Best Supporting Actor — in the middle of getting her roots bleached.
In a Sunday Instagram Story, the “Seven” actress held up her phone to a laptop as Ke Huy Quan — who won the award last year for the hit “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — delivered the announcement.
Following the win, Paltrow, 51, let out a hair-raising shriek as Downey Jr., 58, hugged his wife, Susan, and made his way onto the stage to accept his award at LA’s Dolby Theater.
Paltrow then turned the camera around and gave a brief glimpse of herself sporting a black coverup with several sheets of tin foil in her hair and sporting her infamous spectacles.
A stunned-looking woman from Highbrow Hippie — the company used by Paltrow to maintain her blonde locks — also appeared surprised at the actress’ outburst.
“@robertdowneyjr takes it,” the Goop creator captioned the video.
Paltrow won her own Oscar in 1999 for “Shakespeare in Love.” In October 2023, she revealed she uses the statue as a doorstop.
She and Downey Jr. have been good friends for years, as they played couple Pepper Potts and Iron Man, respectively, in multiple Marvel movies together.
Sunday’s win for the “Oppenheimer” star marked his first-ever Oscar victory and his third nomination overall.
“I’d like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy in that order,” Downey Jr. joked during his acceptance speech.
“I’d like to thank my veterinarian — I mean my wife, Susan Downey, over there,” he added, referring to his wife of 22 years. “She found me a snarling rescue pet and you love me back to life. That’s why I’m here.”
“I needed this job more than it needed me,” Downey Jr. went on. “Chris [Nolan] knew it. Emma [Thomas] made sure she surrounded me with one of the greatest cast and crews of all time: Emily [Blunt], Cillian [Murphy], Matt Damon. It was fantastic and I stand here before you a better man because of it.”
The Marvel actor starred as Lewis Strauss, a businessman who played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb, in the Cillian Murphy-led drama.
The film went home with eight awards out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Score.
Downey Jr.’s previously earned statues for his work at the Golden Globe and SAG awards.
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