Timothée Chalamet has done it again!
The 29-year-old heartthrob, best known for making period dramas cool and inspiring an entire generation to Google “how to dress like a French poet,” took home the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role award at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (February 23) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. And let’s just say, his acceptance speech was nothing short of legendary.
Stepping up to the mic with that signature “I just woke up in a Renaissance painting” energy, Timmy wasted no time in making his ambitions crystal clear.
“I know we’re in a subjective business,” he mused, hair perfectly tousled as if by the artistic hand of the wind itself. “But the truth is, I’m really in pursuit of greatness.”
That’s right—while the rest of us are out here just trying to remember if we turned the stove off, Timothée Chalamet is officially on a hero’s journey to legendary status. And he’s not afraid to say it.
“I know people don’t usually talk like that,” he admitted, before throwing humility out the window and adding, “but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats. I’m inspired by the greats here tonight.”
Then came the power move of all power moves—Timmy casually lumping himself in with the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, and Viola Davis, but also somehow Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps? Oscar-worthy confidence.
“I want to be up there,” he declared, his voice filled with the passion of a man who just knows his cheekbones belong on Mount Rushmore. “So I’m deeply grateful. This doesn’t signify that, but it’s a little more fuel. It’s a little more ammo to keep going. Thank you so much.”
And just like that, Timothée Chalamet exited the stage—a young king, a dreamer, a man unafraid to shoot his shot at immortality. Honestly? We respect it.
Stay tuned, because at this rate, we wouldn’t be surprised if he starts referring to himself as “Sir Timothée the Great” by next award season.
