After a clearly-effective marketing campaign, Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor at the annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night for his performance in Marty Supreme.
Chalamet took the stage at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles to accept the award, which is voted on by a body of film critics, and used the opportunity to thank a number of people in his life for their support. He first called out his fellow nominees, including Michael B. Jordan, who was up for his dual performance in Sinners.
“Michael, man, unbelievable,” Chalamet said. “Just rewatched Sinners. [I] hadn’t seen the after-credit scene. I’m happy I stuck around the second time.”
He then thanked Marty Supreme filmmaker Josh Safdie for “crafting a role and a story” for him, admitting, “I’m more nervous than I thought I’d be.”
“You made a story about a flawed man with a relatable dream, and you didn’t preach to the audience about what’s right and wrong,” the actor told Safdie. “I think we should all be telling stories like that. Thank you for this dream.”
Notably, Chalamet also thanked his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, who he rarely speaks about publicly despite her presence with him at various film-related events.
“Thank you to my partner of three years,” Chalamet said, sincerely. “Thank you for our foundation. I love you. I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
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As the camera cut to Jenner, she mouthed “I love you” in response.
Timothée Chalamet thanks Kylie Jenner during his Best Actor speech at the Critics Choice Awards:
“Thank you to my partner of three years. Thank you for our foundation. I love you. I couldn’t do this without you.”
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Chalamet went on a promotional rampage for Marty Supreme, which hit theatres on Dec. 25. Last month, he shared an 18-minute Zoom video featuring the “marketing team” for the film. During the clip, he shared his ideas for, as he put it, “one of the most important things that happens on Planet Earth this year. Marty Supreme. Christmas Day.”
He later went on The Tonight Show to pitch audiences on why they should see the film. “This is a movie about sacrifice in pursuit of a dream,” he said. “And it’s something I can relate to deeply. And we live in a bleak time, especially for young people, so this film is an attempted antidote to that. And to continue to believe in yourself and to continue to dream big and to follow your dreams and not take no for an answer. That’s the spirit of Marty Supreme, out on Christmas Day.”
In a final stunt, Chalamet ascended the Las Vegas Sphere, which had been transformed into a giant orange ping pong ball.
The actor was also recently awarded a spotlight award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards. He was accompanied to that event by Jenner as well.
“At some point, I realised the film industry isn’t an institution,” Chalamet said in his acceptance speech. “Great roles aren’t printed on a conveyor belt. Great auteurs and directors don’t fall from a tree. Every day to wake up in good health and have the opportunity to make things for the world, that’s truly a gift in every sense of the word.”
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