Timothée Chalamet, who spent Sunday night the butt of an Oscar joke and lost out in the Best Actor race, was the first to leave Hollywood’s Dolby Theater with girlfriend Kylie Jenner in tow, a spy tells Page Six.
Holding hands, they made a beeline for the VIP elevator that carried the stars across the lobby to the second floor of Governors Ball. After their film wasn’t shown at the awards ceremony, Chalamet’s Marty Supreme co-star Gwyneth Paltrow grilled the pair.
“They were out of there,” one onlooker said of Chalamet and Jenner looking instantly loved up at the Vanity Fair party.
During the show, Chalamet, 30, who, as Page Six predicted, lost a little gold to “The Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan, was grilled on air for his recent comment that no one cares about ballet or opera.
“Security will be extremely tight tonight,” host Conan O’Brien said during the opening show. “I have heard that there are concerns about attacks from both the opera and ballet worlds.”
To his credit, Chalamet was seen laughing when the host added, “They’re just mad you’re ignoring jazz!”
However, this is the third time Chalamet has missed out on an Oscar nomination (including 2018’s “Call Me By Your Name” and 2025’s “Completely Unknown”) — even though he was believed to be the frontrunner for much of this awards season after winning the Golden Globe and Broadcast Critics Association Award trophies.
One influential film industry insider told Page Six that when a major project fails, “[everyone involved]does a post-mortem…There’s always that moment where you say, ‘We didn’t get what we wanted. What caused it?'”
A Hollywood source previously told Page Six that the backlash against Chalamet stemmed from his “arrogance” which “reeked of Oscar desperation.”
While some Hollywood insiders may have praised Chalamet’s gonzo marketing strategy for “Marty Supreme” and “Completely Unknown,” Academy voters weren’t that big, and many may have been put off by the bizarre mix of smug boasts about greatness and weird Gen Z humor that fueled his outlandish marketing stunts, people said.
“He’s lost three times at the rodeo, so you’d want him to reflect a little bit,” said an industry source.
During the media and marketing campaign for Marty Supreme, Chalamet assumed a brash character, but after his Oscar nomination, he became more introspective.
So the loss was almost a rebuke from his Hollywood peers.
“This is supposed to be a best performance, not a popularity contest,” said another Tinseltown insider. “Timothy’s performance as Marty was probably better than Michael B. Jordan’s…but[Jordan]is a nice guy and his heartfelt speech was great.”
However, an industry insider said of Chalamet, “I don’t think he regrets the way he sold his movies. He was always excited about the box office performance of his movies. He got young people going to the box office to see movies again. He’s proud of that.”
Debra Birnbaum, editor-in-chief of awards-tracking website Gold Derby, predicts a more low-key Chalamet could be seen promoting his next big movie, including a “Wonka” sequel reportedly in development.
“Next year, he’s going to be part of the campaign for Dune: Part 3, which will be more of an ensemble piece anyway, and will probably follow a ‘less is more’ strategy,” Birnbaum told Page Six. This academy is notorious for making actors wait, so a little patience goes a long way. ”
