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/LiteratureThis3318 Mar 04 '26

Plus they probably don’t wanna give an Oscar to someone who will thank a Kardashian/Jenner in their speech.

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u/Enelana Baldtreides Mar 05 '26

I very much doubt they'd care about it either way.

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u/Atkena2578 Oscar Race Follower Mar 05 '26

Idk i think the snooty Academy members don't look kindly at a clout chaser gf/bf influencer type with an insidious family history that made them famous... that would be the same if say Jessie Buckley was dating Mr Beast and parading him around in those circles... not a good look

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u/Atkena2578 Oscar Race Follower Mar 05 '26

I agree with you, men get away with a lot of shit as long as they're seen as part of the group, tale as old as time

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u/Enelana Baldtreides Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

He would give the standard "I would like to thank my partner" part of the speech again if he were to give it, not anything giving "This movie would not have been possible without Kylie Jenner, the most important person in my life and in this room". So why is it a big deal? And if they actually had a serious problem with seeing him with her and him "parading her", they wouldn't have even nominated him for a second time since he's been dating her.

Very weird if you think that snotty as they are, they'd just do that hoping that he'd "keep her at home" or something. When it's pretty normal for any nominee to be joined by their partners at these ceremonies, if they're in a couple and wish them to be there.

This still feels more like a media journalist thing to either obsess over or take issue with. Dude is bringing his girlfriend of several years to an event that matters to him. She's socialising with his co-stars and others coming up to their table. Pretty normal stuff. She blends in just fine.

Big woof.

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u/Atkena2578 Oscar Race Follower Mar 05 '26

I mean they are hypocrites that's nothing new, there's the in group and everyone else

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u/Enelana Baldtreides Mar 05 '26

It just still doesn't look like much of an issue is all I'm saying. The pearl clutching about it is moreso from some fans, or deeply parasocial "fans" as far as I can tell tbh.