Timothée Chalamet, the human embodiment of a dreamy French poem, swaggered onto the January 25 episode of Saturday Night Live ready to embrace his inner loser—award-show loser, that is.
At the ripe age of 29, Timothée is out here breaking records like a high-school quarterback, snagging his second Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role in A Complete Unknown. But instead of flexing his shiny accolades, he decided to crack jokes about all the times he’s not won. Because apparently, being a Hollywood heartthrob just isn’t humbling enough.
“It’s such an honor going to these awards shows,” Timothée began, all wide-eyed sincerity. “But losing over and over again? That’s the kind of character-building they don’t warn you about in acting school.” To really drive the point home, he treated the audience to a montage of his “gracious loser face,” which, for the record, is still prettier than most people’s wedding photos.
But Timmy wasn’t done. He whipped out a dusty old acceptance speech he’s apparently been workshopping since his Call Me by Your Name days, only to be hilariously upstaged by Kenan Thompson, who clearly had no time for Chalamet’s emo-boy vibes.
Now, here’s where things got spicy: Chalamet isn’t just hosting tonight; he’s also the musical guest. That’s right, the guy who made bones look like a snack in Dune is now channeling his inner Bob Dylan. During his monologue, he casually dropped that he’d be performing his favorite Dylan hits, making it clear he’s ready to dive headfirst into the music world. Who needs another Oscar when you can have a Spotify Wrapped takeover?
While this is technically his first time singing on SNL, Timothée’s no stranger to the show’s musical antics. Fans will remember his viral skits, including the one where he and Pete Davidson invented TikTok rapper energy.
Whether he’s acting, losing awards, or serenading us with Dylan classics, Timothée Chalamet proves that he can do it all—and look ridiculously good while doing it. Now, if someone could just give him that dang award already, we’d all sleep better at night.
Timothée Chalamet's monologue! pic.twitter.com/kgNtDArY6b
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