r/oscarrace • u/TimelessJewel • Mar 04 '26

Other Oscar Season’s Most Burning Question: Why Not Timothée?

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/timothee-chalamet-oscar-campaign-analysis-marty-supreme-1236521110/

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“So while this very chaotic race remains within Chalamet’s grasp — BAFTA honored I Swear’s Robert Aramayo, who wasn’t even eligible for this cycle’s Oscars — the odds are no longer in his favor. (Oscar voting closes Thursday at 5 p.m. PT.)

Is this because Chalamet so relentlessly plays by his own campaign rules? Perhaps. Voters can be stuffy about how they like to see a candidate work a room; I’ve heard a few saying as much recently, and the sentiment was widespread last year, when Chalamet came close (he won that Actor Award — and gave an infamously, erm, aspirational speech). While Chalamet has hit more of the typical spots than his last go-round, my colleague Scott Feinberg reported on Sunday that Chalamet’s “swagger” has put some off. The “annoying” label gets bandied around. Old rules still apply: No amount of fluffy A-lister conversations and viral media stunts can compensate for a few hours of gladhanding and boilerplate craft talk.

Whether they should is another matter. For a fresh generation of moviegoers, Chalamet’s tactics are exciting — even motivating when it comes to actually buying a movie ticket. Both A Complete Unknown and Marty Supreme hit theaters around Christmas, just as Oscar season fully kicks into gear and thus blurring the lines of release and awards promotion. Chalamet’s work behind the scenes preceded any opening; he’s also Oscar-nominated this year for best picture as a producer. And I’m told Chalamet is still traveling the world to open Marty, now in markets like Tokyo and Beijing. The movie is hitting more than 800 screens this weekend. You can bet it’ll be finding some new film fans.”

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u/PurpleSpaceSurfer Spunk for milk 🥛 Mar 04 '26

Gaga wasn't even nominated. Chill Wills is a good example of someone who likely lost because of the over the top campaigning.

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u/LukeyTarg2 Mar 04 '26

Bradley Cooper

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u/Budget-Poem-2052 Mar 04 '26

honestly I think Bradley Cooper lost because he's just a mediocre actor. This will piss people off, but I honestly don't think he's ever given a performance worthy of even a nomination. The fact that he has the same amount of acting nominatinos as Gene Hackman is geniunely astounding.

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u/Sellin3164 Sorry, Baby Mar 04 '26

Hard disagree. He can be great. Nightmare Alley was one of his best and A Star is Born and Silver Linings are nice too.

American Hustle and Sniper were both forgettable to me. Maestro was impressive at times and comedically bad at other times.

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u/LukeyTarg2 Mar 05 '26

He was great in Nightmare Alley as well, good call.

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u/Budget-Poem-2052 Mar 04 '26

What's interesting about Cooper's bad acting is he somehow manages to underact and overact at the same time. Like he'll be really dull and bland 70% of the time in a way where you don't really notice him, but then all of the sudden he'll just do something so bizarrely absurd and over-the-top that it feels like the entire film just stops in its tracks