<p id=”par-1_57″>It wasn’t <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/timothee-chalamet/”>Timothée Chalamet</a>’s night at the 2025 Oscars. The 29-year-old, who’d received an <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/academy-awards/”>Academy Award</a> nomination for playing Bob Dylan in <em>A Complete Unknown</em>, lost the Best Actor Oscar to Adrien Brody for <em>The Brutalist</em>. Despite losing, Chalamet kept his reaction “grown-up” with a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/demi-moore-ice-cold-reaction-oscars-snub.html/”>one-word response to the Oscar snub</a> and some “good-hearted support” for Brody. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-chalamet-sat-fully-visible-to-cameras-during-the-best-actor-category-at-the-oscars”>Chalamet sat ‘fully visible’ to cameras during the Best Actor category at the Oscars</h2>
<p id=”par-2_51″>Sitting in the front row at the Dolby Theatre—wearing a yellow suit—on March 2, 2025, Chalamet didn’t shield his face when cameras zeroed in on him and his fellow Best Actor nominees. A move that, according to body language expert Judi James, suggested he might’ve thought his name would be called. </p>
<p id=”par-3_50″>“Timothee opted for the grown-up pose for the split-screen here, lifting his head to be fully visible to the cameras,” James told the <a href=”https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/movies/timothee-chalamet-hides-disappointment-amid-1008614″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Mirror</a>. This pose held a certain level of “risk” because of the chance “of losing out on yet another award for his role in <em>A Complete Unknown</em>.” </p>
<p id=”par-4_29″>Chalamet’s previous Best Actor win at the SAG Awards a week earlier might’ve been behind it. “His face-baring might have signalled [sic] a new sense of optimism,” Jamese explained. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-timothee-chalamet-didn-t-flinch-when-cillian-murphy-called-brody-s-name”>Timothée Chalamet didn’t ‘flinch’ when Cillian Murphy called Brody’s name</h2>
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<p id=”par-5_19″>The moment 2024’s Best Actor Oscar winner Cillian Murphy called Brody’s name, Chalamet’s demeanor didn’t hint at much “disappointment.” </p>
<p id=”par-6_39″>“He managed to avoid any flinch of disappointment when Brody’s name was called,” James said. “But during his speech at the SAGs he revealed openly his levels of burning ambition to be ‘The best’ so this had to hurt.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_38″>At the SAG Awards on Feb. 23, 2025, Chalamet shared his desire to become “one of the greats,” mentioning Daniel Day-Lewis, Viola Davis, and Michael Jordan, among others in his speech after winning for best actor (via <a href=”https://variety.com/2025/film/news/timothee-chalamet-sag-speech-defending-great-actor-1236319180/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Variety</a>). </p>
<p id=”par-8_35″>“He glanced in Brody’s direction with a mirthless subdued cheer to show he can also be a good loser, clapping his hands in a cupped position that did register good-hearted support for the <em>Brutalist</em> star.” </p>
<p id=”par-9_22″>Brody, who took home his second Oscar, beat out Chalamet, Ralph Fiennes (<em>Conclave</em>), Colman Domingo (<em>Sing Sing</em>), and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sebastian-stan/”>Sebastian Stan</a> (<em>The Aprentice</em>). </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-chalamet-said-after-his-oscar-loss-nbsp”>What Chalamet said after his Oscar loss </h2>
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<p id=”par-10_36″>As for what Chalamet said, he replied, “Yeah,” according to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-said-booed-super-bowl-according-lip-reader.html/”>lip reader</a> Jeremy Freeman (via <a href=”https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/lip-reader-spots-cillian-murphy-34783047″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Mirror</a>). Although it’s unclear whether or not the <em>Dune</em> star was responding to Brody’s win or a comment from someone nearby. </p>
<p id=”par-11_44″>Despite not leaving the 97th Academy Awards a winner, Chalamet appeared to have a fun night out. (He attended the ceremony with his girlfriend, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kylie-jenner/”>Kylie Jenner</a>, and mother, Nicole Flender.) He posed for a photo alongside Brody, and the other Best Actor nominees. </p>
<p id=”par-12_33″>The <em>Wonka </em>star also laughed when host Conan O’Brien joked about him. Chalamet was also seen congratulating members of the <em>Dune: Part 2 </em>team for their wins as they took the stage. </p>
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