Another one for Timothée Chalamet.
Just a week after winning the Critics Choice award, Chalamet picked up the trophy for best actor in a motion picture — musical or comedy for Marty Supreme at the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday night.
While accepting the award, presented by Jennifer Lopez, Chalamet began his speech by thanking his fellow nominees and director Josh Safdie. “This category is stacked. I look up to all of you, thank you,” he said to the crowd. “To Josh Safdie, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for this role. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for this portrait, for, for your mind, for your worldview.”
He then thanked Marty Supreme co-writer Ronald Bronstein and his co-stars Odessa A’zion, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, the Creator, Fran Drescher and Kevin O’Leary.
“If you would have told me when I was 19 years old, I’d be thanking Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank…All right, you’re laughing, so I got away with that. Thank you, Kevin,” Chalamet said.
“I would have been stunned, but I’ve been very grateful. My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up — always be grateful for what you have,” he continued. “It’s allowed me to leave this ceremony in the past empty handed, my head held high, grateful just to be here.”
He concluded his speech: “I’d be lying if I didn’t say those moments didn’t make this moment that much sweeter for my parents, for my partner, I love you.”
His shoutout was referring to his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. The moment echoed his remarks at last week’s Critics Choice Awards — another rare public acknowledgment of their relationship.
This year marks Chalamet’s fifth Golden Globe nomination and his first win. He was previously nominated for Call Me by Your Name, Beautiful Boy, Wonka and A Complete Unknown.
The actor beat out George Clooney (Jay Kelly), Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Lee Byung-Hun (No Other Choice) and Jesse Plemons (Bugonia).
In the A24 film, Chalamet plays a ping-pong hustler striving for greatness. The movie’s table tennis consultant, Diego Schaaf, told The Hollywood Reporter last month about the extensive training the actor underwent. “Timothée being a dancer, he understood immediately how he needed to move. But we had to make that work within the context of relatively fast play,” Schaaf said. “He wasn’t interested in doing the minimum. Even when he got it right, he’d say, ‘Let’s do it again.’”
Schaaf added that he hopes Chalamet’s wild press run leading up to the film “gives the sport the breakthrough it’s deserved.”
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