Robert Downey Jr. had a lot of people to thank in his acceptance speech for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Oppenheimer.

But chief among those the Iron Man actor, 58, thanked is his wife of 19 years, Susan Levin Downey, 50.

He thanked his co-stars from over the years including Jamie Foxx, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt before adding his wife’s name to the list.

‘Now why have I added my wife’s name to this list of otherwise super talented artists that I have learned so much from, up-close, over these last 40 years?’ he said during the Feb. 24 ceremony.

‘It’s because for 22 years she has flawlessly portrayed a sane and rational individual who is happily married to an actor,’ he added.

Robert Downey Jr . had a lot of people to thank in his acceptance speech for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Oppenheimer

But chief among those the Iron Man actor, 58, thanked is his wife of 19 years, Susan Levin Downey, 50

When the couple walked the red carpet, they looked jubilant and very much in love, more than 20 years after they first met on the set of the  2003 thriller Gothika.

The Less Than Zero actor wrapped up his acceptance speech with a shoutout to his and Susan’s 12-year-old son, Exton Ellis. ‘This one’s for you,’ he said with gusto.

Downey portrays Lewis Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission in the Christopher Nolan film.

The Tropic Thunder star also shares daughter Avri, nine, with Susan and son Indio, 30, with ex-wife Deborah Falconer.

Downey also thanked his wife when he won the Best Supporting Actor Award for a Drama at the Golden Globes earlier this year.

‘Speaking of motivators, my primary caregiver right there, Susan Downey,’ he gushed during the January awards ceremony.

‘She has literally made an art out of extracting me from my comfort zones … that I need to feel safe! But she’s easy on the eyes, so whatevs.’

There was another person Downey thanked in his SAG acceptance speech that left many befuddled: Mel Gibson, 68.

Gibson has seen his career and reputation tank since his history of racist remarks, domestic violence, anti-Semitism and homophobic remarks surfaced.

SAG audience members watching at home had questions about Gibson’s inclusion in Downey’s speech with one writing: ‘We’re really gonna thank/acknowledge Mel Gibson in an acceptance speech in the year 2024? Yikes.’

Downey credits his wife Susan with being both his rock and his inspiration. Pictured in 2005

He thanked his co-stars from over the years including Jamie Foxx, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jodie Foste , Annette Bening, Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt before adding his wife’s name to the list. Pictured in 2017

‘Now why have I added my wife’s name to this list of otherwise super talented artists that I have learned so much from, up-close, over these last 40 years? ‘he said during the Feb. 24 ceremony. Pictured in 2024

‘It’s because for 22 years she has flawlessly portrayed a sane and rational individual who is happily married to an actor,’ he added. Pictured at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007

When the couple walked the red carpet, they looked jubilant and very much in love, more than 20 years after they first met on the set of the 2003 thriller Gothika. Pictured clowning around in  2020

The Less Than Zero actor wrapped up his acceptance speech with a shoutout to his and Susan’s 12-year-old son, Exton Ellis. ‘This one’s for you,’ he said with gusto.  Pictured in 2012

‘robert downey jr shouting mel gibson out in his speech is definitely a choice,’ another fan quipped.

But Downey has a good reason for thanking Gibson – he resurrected his career after his history of drug abuse and alcoholism left him uninsurable on film sets, meaning he could not get cast in a film or television show.

Gibson helped to cast Downey in his 2003 film The Singing Detective, which put his acting career back on path.

‘I couldn’t get hired, so he cast me in the lead of a movie that was actually developed for him,’ Downey said in 2011. ‘And he kept a roof over my head… and he kept food on the table.’