Timothee Chalamet’s Oscars marketing campaign earned a serious enhance Sunday as he scooped one of the best actor prize for “Marty Supreme” on the Critics Selection Awards, the primary main gala of this yr’s Hollywood awards season.
He defeated rival Leonardo DiCaprio, whose raucous political thriller “One Battle After One other” took the evening’s prime prize for finest image, in addition to finest director and finest tailored screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson.
In “Marty Supreme,” Chalamet performs a Fifties desk tennis champion consumed by grand ambitions.
Loosely based mostly on a real story, and benefiting from the Franco-American actor’s distinctive viral marketing campaign, the movie directed by Josh Safdie has develop into an unlikely world hit.
“Josh, you made a narrative a couple of flawed man with a relatable dream,” stated Chalamet.
“And also you did not preach to the viewers about what’s proper and flawed, and I feel we should always all be telling tales like that, so thanks for this dream.”
The film is loosely based mostly on the lifetime of desk tennis star Marty Reisman, a person pushed by the assumption that he can obtain fame and fortune by a sport little recognized in the USA.
Chalamet the “Dune” famous person and two-time Oscar nominee who just lately portrayed Bob Dylan in “A Full Unknown” rigorously educated in desk tennis for the function.
The 30-year-old has prior to now made no secret of his ambitions to win a number of Academy Awards, and can now be the frontrunner for the ceremony on March 15.
– Oscars momentum –
The awards bestowed by North America’s largest critics’ group might give film campaigns much-needed additional momentum as Oscars voting nears.
This yr, it took the coveted first weekend of awards season often occupied by the Golden Globes, which is able to happen in Beverly Hills subsequent weekend.
Jessie Buckley received finest actress for her tragic function because the spouse of William Shakespeare in interval drama “Hamnet.”
Jacob Elordi received finest supporting actor for his portrayal of the Monster in “Frankenstein,” which additionally received three technical awards, whereas Amy Madigan received supporting actress for a villainous flip in horror flick “Weapons.”
Netflix’s world mega-hit musical “KPop Demon Hunters” received finest animated function and finest tune.
“Sinners,” a interval horror movie additionally seen as a serious contender for a lot of of this season’s prime prizes, needed to accept finest authentic screenplay, younger actor, rating, and casting and ensemble.
Among the many tv prizes, hospital saga “The Pitt” received finest drama, Hollywood satire “The Studio” received finest comedy, and teenage homicide drama “Adolescence” received finest restricted sequence.
Greatest discuss present winner Jimmy Kimmel joked about his spat with US President Donald Trump final yr, which noticed the late-night host briefly taken off the air.
“Thanks, Mr President, for all the various ridiculous belongings you do each day,” stated Kimmel.
“A FIFA Peace Prize would have been higher however that is good too,” Kimmel joked.
Within the present’s opening monologue, host Chelsea Handler paid tribute to the late Rob Reiner, “the nicest man in Hollywood.”
The beloved “When Harry Met Sally” director and his spouse Michele have been discovered stabbed to demise of their Los Angeles dwelling final month.
“Anybody who ever hung out with Rob Reiner is aware of that the minute that you just met him, he felt like an outdated pal,” she stated, to emotional applause from the gathered A-listers and critics.
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