Timothée Chalamet opens up about his disappointment at missing out on an award in a new cover story for Vogue. The 29-year-old lost two Oscars, four Golden Globes and four BAFTAs, but won the SAG Award for Best Actor in February for his role as Bob Dylan in Completely Unknown. A week later, Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) beat him to win the Best Actor Oscar.
“If you have five people at an awards ceremony and four of them go home with a loss, you don’t expect them to be sitting in a restaurant thinking, ‘Damn, we didn’t win?'” Chalamet told Vogue of his disappointment when he lost at the Oscars. “I’ve been around some very generous, egoless actors, some of whom may say, ‘That was fun,’ but I know a lot of them actually say, ‘Fuck!’ ”
“People can call me a hard worker or whatever they want,” Chalamet added. “But I’m actually the one doing it here.”
Chalamet last year touched on what it feels like to lose at an awards show, telling SiriusXM that it was “uniquely funny” to go home empty-handed and have to tear up the acceptance speech he had written before the ceremony. He added: “You think to yourself, ‘You narcissistic, arrogant bastard, on what planet was he going to use this?'”
Chalamet has always admired actors who keep their mouths shut, avoiding publicity and mystery, but he’s starting to become more outspoken when it comes to publicity. Vogue says: “When Chalamet was promoting Complete Unknown, he spoke with Manosphere podcast hosts and met with YouTube stars. He entered a lookalike contest for himself. He has no interest in making prestige films for a disappearing population.”
Chalamet kicked off his press tour for Marty Supreme, due out on A24 this Christmas, with a viral video featuring men wearing giant ping pong helmets. These mascots followed Chalamet to a surprise screening of the film in New York City. When he accepted the SAG Award earlier this year, Chalamet told the audience he was on a “pursuit of greatness.” He doesn’t hide what he cares about anymore.
“I don’t want to risk being too declarative,” he told Vogue. “But I don’t want to look back at my life and what I’ve put out and think, ‘Oh, that’s who I used to be. Hey, if you want, go watch the movie. That’s what it is.'” No. At worst, you’re going to hurt people the wrong way. At best, someone gets drawn in and thinks, “Hey, this person really thinks this is worth it.” ”
Chalamet has already garnered Oscar buzz for his role in Marty Supreme, with Variety calling him a front-runner for Best Actor. This means his future plans are likely to include many of the award shows he’s become a regular at in recent years. He is also developing a motocross movie, “High Side,” with “A Complete Unknown” director James Mangold, and is also filming “Dune: Part Three” with Denis Villeneuve. Despite getting his start as a young actor on Showtime’s “Homeland,” one thing Chalamet isn’t thinking about doing next is television. He never returned to television, despite many of his A-list peers appearing in high-profile limited series. Asked about making another TV show, Chalamet answered bluntly, “No.”
Visit Vogue’s website to read Chalamet’s full cover story.
