What's Inside?
- Timothée Chalamet candidly admits disappointment over his Oscar loss but says it fuels his relentless pursuit of cinematic greatness.
- The actor reveals he’s unapologetic about ambition, rejecting criticism and embracing honesty about the emotions behind losing prestigious awards.
- After A Complete Unknown, Chalamet gears up for Marty Supreme and Dune: Part Three, continuing his rise as Hollywood’s brightest star.
Timothée Chalamet has never been one to hide his ambitions, and his recent comments about his Oscars disappointment only underline that drive. The 29-year-old actor, who earned his second Best Actor nomination earlier this year for portraying Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, admitted he wished things had turned out differently on Hollywood’s biggest night. Speaking to Vogue for its December cover story, Chalamet confessed that losing the Academy Award was a hard pill to swallow — but one that continues to push him forward.
Timothée Chalamet Opens Up About His Oscar Loss and Pursuit of Greatness
While promoting his upcoming A24 film Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet reflected on that moment at the 97th Academy Awards when Adrien Brody’s name was called instead of his. In his typical unfiltered style, he told Vogue, “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’? 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—!’”
The actor, known for his thoughtfulness and candor, made it clear he doesn’t believe in pretending disappointment doesn’t exist. After all, Chalamet has been part of the awards circuit long enough to know both its glories and its heartbreaks. His fellow nominees this year included Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice), and Brody, who won for The Brutalist. Despite missing out, Chalamet’s take was refreshingly human — honest, self-aware, and far from bitter.
Still, he knows what people might say about his openness. “People can call me a try-hard, and they can say whatever the f—,” he added. “But I’m the one actually doing it here.” His words reflect not arrogance, but the unrelenting work ethic of an artist deeply committed to his craft.
Timothée Chalamet’s Journey and the Hunger to be One of the Greats
This wasn’t Chalamet’s first Oscars heartbreak. His first nomination came at just 22, for Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, which made him the third-youngest Best Actor nominee in history. Seven years later, his passion for storytelling remains as fierce as ever.
At the Screen Actors Guild Awards earlier this year, where he won for A Complete Unknown, Chalamet made headlines for his impassioned speech. “I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats,” he declared, naming icons like Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, Viola Davis, Michael Jordan, and Michael Phelps. He later told Vogue that he hadn’t planned those names — they simply came to him in the moment. “This doesn’t signify that, but it’s a little more fuel. It’s a little more ammo to keep going,” he added, showing how every milestone — win or loss — becomes motivation.
His honesty about failure isn’t new either. Reflecting on past ceremonies, he once joked during an appearance on The Morning Mashup about the moment after a loss: “There’s nothing more uniquely hilarious and something you cannot share with anyone when you get home and you tear up the little thing that you never had to use and you think to yourself, ‘You narcissistic arrogant prick. On what planet did you think you were gonna use this?’”
As for what’s next, Chalamet isn’t slowing down. He’ll headline Marty Supreme, an A24 sports comedy-drama releasing this Christmas, and is currently filming Dune: Part Three, which hits theaters in December 2026. When asked if he might ever return to television, Chalamet’s answer was brief but confident: “No.”
With that mix of humility, humor, and relentless ambition, Timothée Chalamet continues to prove he’s not just chasing trophies — he’s chasing greatness.
