A-listers celebrate science at Academy Museum for Breakthrough Prize

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Robert Downey Jr. poses with glamorous wife Susan as they join A-listers in honoring luminaries in science and mathematics at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony


In a room full of A-list celebrities and other high-profile people, it was science and math that took center stage at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The Breakthrough Prize, which is 'renowned as the Oscars of Science', celebrates the research achievements of the world's top scientists, awarding more than $15 million in prizes annually, according to the non-profit's website.

Academy Award-winner Robert Downey Jr. was among the stars to lend their support, alongside his wife Susan Downey, in recognizing the world's top figures working in the fundamental sciences.

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