Chalamet’s disaster…

TIMOTHEE Chalamet had a brutal night at the 2026 Oscars, losing out on Best Actor after a whirlwind campaign and landing as the butt of several jokes.

The Marty Supreme star, who lost to Michael B. Jordan, found himself facing worldwide backlash after making controversial comments about opera and ballet in the run-up to the Oscars that may have cost him his award.

The polarizing comments sent the internet ablaze, with celebrities, fans, and even fellow Oscars nominees mocking Timothee, 30, and calling out his dig at performing arts.

The movie star’s comment sparked so much backlash that he faced losing a lucrative brand deal with Cartier, and many believe it even hurt his chances at winning this year’s Oscar.

Timothee was nominated twice for Marty Supreme, as Best Actor and as a producer for the film’s Best Picture nomination.

He ultimately lost in both categories, adding insult to injury.

Worse, Marty Supreme was nominated for nine Academy Awards and didn’t win a single one.

Timothee happily cheered for Michael, who previously opened up about fears he’d never work in Hollywood again, and the other winners throughout the night.

But his previous claim that “no-one cares” about opera and ballet dominated the awards show, with host Conan O’Brien bringing it up in his opening monologue.

Conan kicked off the Oscars with a dig at the actor as he smiled and laughed next to girlfriend Kylie Jenner, who arrived at the show dressed to the nines in a slinky red gown.

He joked about heightened security amid ongoing global uncertainty, pointing to an unexpected source of tension.

“Security is extremely tight tonight…” Conan teased, with many believing he was referring to the ongoing political turmoil.

“I’m told there’s concerns about attacks from both the opera and ballet communities,” the former late-night TV host then quipped, referring to Timothee’s controversial comments about the arts.

The awards host then looked down at Timothee, who was giggling slightly.

Kylie, 28, shifted in her seat, smiling, although she looked slightly uncomfortable.

Conan then added, “They are just mad you left out jazz!”

While the pair tried to appear good sports about the joke, Kylie’s body language said otherwise.

Speaking exclusively to The U.S. Sun, body language expert Darren Stanton, in a collaboration with Covers, said of the interaction, “Timothee seemed pretty relaxed with it, there was no lip suppression.”

“He tilted his head slightly, which showed that he was taking it on the chin. He displayed a genuine smile of amusement, recognising that it’s all part of the game. He took it in good spirits,” she said.

“Kylie, on the other hand, didn’t like it. She tilted her head downwards, which is almost like a defensive gesture. She looked at Timothée to see how he reacted.

“Although he seemed to take it well, if you notice Kylie’s hands, she started playing with her fingers ever so slightly, which signals irritation.

“Her smile was also a lot more minimal, almost like a masking smile. She didn’t seem too happy that Conan, no matter how it was meant, had a bit of a shot at her partner, despite it being in the context of humor.

“Overall, Timothée seemed okay with it. He didn’t show any micro-expressions of disappointment or anger. His hand position and shoulders didn’t move, which meant he hadn’t had a dramatic or effective inner emotional shift.

“He accepted it in a good way. Meanwhile, Kylie wasn’t furious at all, but she did seem protective over him and didn’t take it as well.”

Later in the show, the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend host circled back with Timothee, seemingly trying to smooth things over.

“I’m vibing with Timothee right now, we’re vibing, right?!” he asked, looking down at the Willy Wonka actor.

The camera did not pan to the star, but it doesn’t seem like he was feeling the same good vibes.

Conan added, “He doesn’t think so, alright!”

Another roast came from one of the night’s winners during their acceptance speech.

While accepting the award for Best Short Film, a two-way tie between The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva, Alexandre Singh also took a dig at Timothee.

“Thank you for having rewarded a French film, made by a Franco-Indian-Brit, a Romanian-American, an Argentinian, an Italian,” the filmmaker said.

“You are the hope in a world that is dark, and absurd and ridiculous and horrifying, but that is why we make films, isn’t it? Because we believe that art can change people’s souls,” he said.

“Maybe it takes ten years time, but we can change people’s lives through art, through creativity – through theatre and ballet – and also cinema.”

The ballet comment appeared to be a not-so-subtle swipe at Timothee, who was still looking on in the audience, waiting for his turn to take the stage.

Conan stood just off stage, giggling into his hand.

The Oscar nominee was chatting with Matthew McConaughey at the University of Texas about efforts to preserve cinema in February.

“I don’t want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore,’” he said.

“All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there,” he added.

Since then, he’s taken heat from ballet and opera stars, as well as other big figures in Hollywood.

Dancer Misty Copeland, who made a surprise appearance at the Academy Awards as part of a Sinners performance, also weighed in and slammed his “dismissive” comments.

For Best Actor, Timothee was up against Michael in Sinners; Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another; Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent; and Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon.

In Best Picture, Marty Supreme was up against Hamnet, Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, Bugonia, Train Dreams, F1, One Battle After Another, and Sinners.

One Battle After Another won.

Another Battle

Another awkward moment that stemmed from off-camera drama this evening came at the hand of Sean Penn, who was absent from the audience when named winner of his category.

The controversial actor won Best Supporting Actor for his role in One Battle After Another, but did not attend to accept.

Instead, he was in Ukraine, according to Newsweek.

While Sean, 65, took part in earlier shows on the awards circuit, such as the Golden Globes in January where he was caught smoking mid-ceremony, he skipped the Oscars after also missing The Actors Awards and the BAFTAs, where he also won the trophy.

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