Timothée Chalamet was front and center at the 2026 Oscars on Sunday night.
Chalamet was nominated for best actor for his role in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme. The A24 film stars the actor as Marty Mauser, a ping-pong hustler trying to make it out of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, where the movie filmed. The cast also includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, the Creator, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, Emory Cohen and Sandra Bernhard. Marty Supreme earned nine nominations in total. See the star-studded Oscars red carpet 2026 arrivals and the full winners list here.
The film’s buzzy marketing campaign featured Chalamet in a satirical A24 marketing meeting, an orange blimp, the actor atop the Las Vegas Sphere, exclusive Marty Supreme jackets, an orange-lit Empire State Building and a surprise appearance by the star at a table tennis tournament in New York. The movie’s table tennis consultant, Diego Schaaf, told THR in December: “I really hope this gives the sport the breakthrough it’s deserved.”
While Marty Supreme proved popular with audiences and critics following its Christmas release, the actor was caught in controversy last month due to his comments regarding opera and ballet. During a live conversation with Matthew McConaughey at a Variety and CNN town hall, Chalamet was asked whether audiences still have an interest in slower-paced movies.
He said that he wouldn’t want to be involved in an art form that “no one cares about,” citing ballet and opera as examples.
“I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera where it’s like, ‘Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore,’” he said with a laugh. “All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. … I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I’m taking shots for no reason.”
The comments sparked an outpouring of reactions from Hollywood. Find out how it was addressed at the Oscars below, and read on for a full round-up of Chalamet’s night.
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Red Carpet Arrival
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images The actor posed for photos on the red carpet in a custom Givenchy all-white suit by Sarah Burton.
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Greeting Fans
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Penske Media/Getty Images While the actor didn’t stop to speak with the press on the carpet, he did take some photos with his fans.
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Was Kylie Jenner With Him?
Image Credit: John Shearer/98th Oscars/Getty Images The Academy via Getty Images Yes! For the second year in a row, his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, came to support him as his plus-one. But the pair opted out of wearing the signature Marty Supreme bright orange, with Jenner wearing a fiery red dress.
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Buzzy Front Row
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Chalamet was in good company at the Dolby Theatre as he and Jenner were sitting in the front row with his Marty Supreme love interest Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale and fellow best actor nominee Wagner Moura.
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Sibling Meetup
Image Credit: John Shearer/Getty Images
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Conan O’Brien’s Roast
Image Credit: Mark Seliger/Disney The ceremony’s host, Conan O’Brien, kicked off the night by poking fun at the actor in his opening monologue. “Security is extremely tight tonight. I’m told there are concerns about attacks from both the opera and ballet community,” O’Brien said.
Then, the comedian addressed the actor, saying, “They’re just mad you left out jazz.” The camera panned to show Chalamet and Jenner laughing and being good sports.
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Short Film Winner… Diss?
Image Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Another reference to Chalamet’s recent ballet and opera comments came from Alexandre Singh of Two People Exchanging Saliva. When Singh took to the stage to accept one of two wins for best live-action short film, which was a tie, he seemingly made a dig aimed at Chalamet.
“Maybe it takes 10 years’ time, but we can change society through art, through creativity, through theater and ballet,” he said, pausing as the crowd reacted loudly, “and also cinema.”
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Best Actor Category
Image Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Chalamet was nominated for his third Oscar best actor nom. This year, he was nominated for A24’s Marty Supreme. He’s previously been nominated for Call Me by Your Name in 2018 and A Complete Unknown last year.
Despite being a frontrunner for the majority of awards season and winning the Golden Globes and Critics Choice, Chalamet didn’t win best actor. Instead, the award went to Sinners star Michael B. Jordan.
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How Did Chalamet React?
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‘Marty Supreme’ Results
Image Credit: A24 Sunday was a disappointing night for Marty Supreme fans. The film, which was nominated for nine Oscars, went home empty-handed.
