Robert Downey Jr.’s children “did not care” about his Oscar win.

The 59-year-old star gained his first Academy Award, Greatest Supporting Actor, for his function in ‘Oppenheimer’, final month however the reactions from Exton, 12, and nine-year-old Avri meant he could not really feel too self-important afterwards.

Requested if issues have been totally different since he gained the award, Robert’s spouse Susan Downey advised ‘Leisure Tonight’: “Probably not. What’s nice is you win an Oscar, and the subsequent morning, the children are nonetheless giving him grief. Like, they do not care, you realize? It is an important humility.”

The ‘Iron Man’ actor – who additionally has 30-year-old Indio along with his first spouse Deborah Falconer – acknowledged he had loved a “nice season” after scooping a string of prizes, together with a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and a BAFTA, for ‘Oppenheimer’ however the important thing to protecting issues secure is to disregard the chatter and keep centered on work, together with his function in new TV miniseries ‘Sympathizer’.

He mentioned: “I am going to say this, it was an important season. And the perfect antidote to staying out of ego and all that’s being concerned in a mission like this, like ‘Sympathizer’.

“I believe [it’s] an vital piece of storytelling, so I am lucky.”

Robert has a number of roles within the present and joked he was “in glorious firm” within the scenes he had with himself, however is staying humble about his possibilities of profitable an Emmy in the identical yr he gained an Oscar.

He mentioned of the potential double win: “Nice. I believe Kieu [Chinh] and Sandra [Oh] are those to keep watch over, they’re each unbelievable on this.

“The entire solid is outstanding. In truth, I performed a number of characters simply so I would not get misplaced within the shuffle of all this Vietnamese expertise.”

When he gained his Oscar, the ‘Tropic Thunder’ actor praised his spouse in a humorous and touching speech.

He mentioned: “I might prefer to thank my horrible childhood and the Academy. In that order.

“I might prefer to thank my veterinarian, I imply spouse, Susan Downey over there. She discovered me a snarling rescue pet and liked me again to life, that is why I am right here, thanks.”