Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet has opened up about his disappointment after missing out on the Best Actor Oscar this year, despite earning critical acclaim for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
The 29-year-old actor lost to The Brutalist star Adrien Brody, marking his second career nomination after Call Me By Your Name in 2017, where he was defeated by Gary Oldman.
Speaking to Vogue, Chalamet admitted that losing stung: “If there’s five people at an awards show, and four people go home losing, you don’t think those four people are at the restaurant like, ‘Damn, we didn’t win’?” he said candidly. The Dune actor added, “I’ve been around some deeply generous, no-ego actors, and maybe some of them are going, ‘That was fun.’ But I know for a fact a lot of them are going, ‘F***.’”
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Chalamet, known for his intensity and work ethic, dismissed criticism of being a “try-hard,” saying, “People can call me a try-hard, and they can say whatever the f***. But I’m the one actually doing it here.”
While he didn’t take home the Oscar, Chalamet did win the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Best Leading Actor for the same role. During his emotional acceptance speech, he reflected on his five-and-a-half-year journey playing Dylan, calling it “the honour of a lifetime.”
“I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats,” Chalamet said. “I’m inspired by the greats — Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, Viola Davis — as much as by Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps. This doesn’t signify that, but it’s a little more fuel, a little more ammo to keep going.”
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