Classy Timmy.
Timothée Chalamet failed to walk away with the coveted Best Actor trophy at the 2025 Oscars, which would’ve made him the youngest winner in the category ever. He was nominated for playing Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.”
Instead, Adrien Brody won the category for his performance in “The Brutalist.”
In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter) by E! News, Chalamet, 29, could be seen seated and clapping after Brody, 51, was announced as the Best Actor winner.
The star then turned around and kissed his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. He also embraced his mom, Nicole Flender, in the seat next to him.
Following Brody’s speech, Chalamet was seen congratulating the two-time Oscar winner in a video shared by Entertainment Tonight.
Chalamet got up from his seat and hugged Brody, who had his Oscar in his hand. Brody wrapped his arm around Chalamet and the two exchanged words in front of the Dolby Theater stage.
Also during the ceremony, the five Best Actor nominees — Chalamet, Brody, Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”), Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”) and Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”) took a picture together.
Later in the night, Chalamet and Jenner, 27, went to the Vanity Fair Oscars Party and cozied up to each other in sweet photos. They also changed outfits, with Chalamet donning a black and white suit for the star-studded party.
Following the 97th annual Academy Awards, Brody is still the youngest Best Actor winner ever. He went home with the Oscar statuette at age 29 in 2003 for his role in “The Pianist.” Chalamet would’ve broken that record if he won for “A Complete Unknown” on Sunday.
Chalamet was already beaten in the category by frontrunner Brody during this award season at the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards and the BAFTAs.
The drama musical followed a 19-year-old Bob Dylan (Chalamet), arriving in New York in the early 1960s. The flick also starred Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, and Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo.
Throughout his press tour, Chalamet has made quite the splash.
During the London premiere of “A Complete Unknown,” the actor shared that he took a Lime bike to the event, which he was photographed riding onto the carpet, but it cost him.
“And actually it’s horrible because it was actually kind of an advert for them,” he added.
“There was a traffic jam,” Chalamet recalled in a clip posted on X. “And I actually wasn’t allowed to park there [at the premiere], and I got a 65 pound [or $79] fine.”
And over the past few months, the “Call Me by Your Name” alum has also showed his comedic side while hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the third time in January.
During his monologue, Chalamet made fun of his inability to take home any awards during Hollywood’s biggest nights.
“I just keep losing, and each time it gets harder to pretend it doesn’t sting,” Chalamet joked in his monologue before they showing a compilation of his disappointed faces when losing a category.
But that all changed last month with his SAG Awards victory for Best Actor, in which he also became the youngest male star to win the category for that ceremony. Nicolas Cage previously held the record, winning in 1995 at age 32 for “Leaving Las Vegas.”
During his speech, the “Wonka” star got candid about his hopes for his career.
“I can’t downplay the significance of this award because it means the most to me, and I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Chalamet confessed. “I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats. I’m inspired by the greats here tonight.”
Throughout his career, Chalamet has taken on a slew of stand out roles.
He played Willy Wonka in the beloved remake, “Wonka” and is part of the “Dune” franchise.
Chalamet is also known for his roles as Laurie in 2019’s “Little Women,” 2018’s “Beautiful Boy,” 2017’s “Call Me by Your Name” and “Lady Bird” and 2014’s “Interstellar.”
But for taking on the part of Dylan, Chalamet prepped for half a decade.
“It was something I would go to sleep panicked about, losing a moment of discovery as the character — no matter how pretentious that sounds — because I was on my phone or because of any distraction,” he told Rolling Stone in November. “I had three months of my life to play Bob Dylan, after five years of preparing to play him. So while I was in it, that was my eternal focus.”
