Robert Downey Jr. Dubbed ‘Villain Of The Oscars’ After Snubbing Ke Huy Quan

Iron Man was no hero Sunday night.

Robert Downey Jr. is getting backlash on social media for appearing to disrespect Ke Huy Quan at the 96th Academy Awards .

This year, the prestigious ceremony decided to revive an old tradition by inviting five past acting winners to present the awards in their respective categories to this year’s winners. Since Quan won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category last yearfor his turn in “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” he presented the award for the category Sunday night.

In a clip from the ceremony, Quan looked very excited when he announced Downey as this year’s winner . But as Downey walked onstage to receive his award, the “Oppenheimer” star failed to acknowledge Quan’s presence in any capacity. Quan approached Downey with the trophy, Downey took it without making eye contact with him and then proceeded to shake hands with other people onstage. What makes Downey’s behavior appear especially callous is that Quan can be seen making attempts to get Downey’s attention, but is ignored.

Viewers on social media were immediately annoyed by the snub, and some expressed their disappointment on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday night. Some even compared it to Taylor Swift’s seemingly rude behavior towards Celine Dion at the Grammy awards last month.

Although Downey was later photographed hugging Quan when he spoke to the press after winning the award, Downey’s behavior was a stark contrast from Quan when the “Indiana Jones” alum won the award in 2023.

Quan immediately embraced both Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur, who presented him with the award, when he walked onstage.

Considering Downey’s long and turbulent Hollywood career — which includes issues with substance abuse that hindered it