Timothee Chalamet gained ‘20 pounds’ for his Oscar-nominated role of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown
2 months ago

Timothee Chalamet gained ‘20 pounds’ for his Oscar-nominated role of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown

Hindustan Times  

Hollywood actor Timothée Chalamet, who has received a nomination in the Best Actor category for the upcoming Oscars for his role in A Complete Unknown, has revealed that he not only learned to sing like Bob Dylan but also underwent a physical transformation, which included putting on weight as well. Timothee Chalamet has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actor category for his role of Bob Dylan in the singer's biopic titled A Complete Unknown “I’ve turned over every stone. Chalamet is now the youngest actor to receive two Best Actor nominations at the Academy Awards since James Dean. A Complete Unknown is another milestone in Chalamet’s career, following his acclaimed performances in Call Me by Your Name, Dune, and Wonka.

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Timothee Chalamet's cringe rap dance moves resurface after devastating Oscars loss
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Timothee Chalamet's cringe rap dance moves resurface after devastating Oscars loss

Daily Mail  

Timothee Chalamet's cringe dance moves have resurfaced as he suffered a devastating Oscars 2025 loss to Adrien Brody in the Best Actor category. The aspiring showbiz star donned a pink T-Shirt, baggy white sweatpants, pink sneakers, and a black backpack as he moved and grooved next to several background dancers in a video posed by X user @beyoncegarden. You don't …

How Timothée Chalamet became his generation’s best chance at acting greatness
1 month ago

How Timothée Chalamet became his generation’s best chance at acting greatness

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the seven years since his first Oscar nomination – for his role in Luca …

Meet the musician who taught Timothée Chalamet to play guitar like Bob Dylan
1 month ago

Meet the musician who taught Timothée Chalamet to play guitar like Bob Dylan

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He’s not a movie buff, so New York musician Larry Saltzman doesn’t always watch the Oscars. Saltzman taught actor Timothée Chalamet how to play guitar for the role of Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” In turn, Chalamet earned a best actor nomination and the film is also up for best picture at the Academy Awards on …

Timothée Chalamet wins best actor SAG Award, shaking up Oscar race
1 month ago

Timothée Chalamet wins best actor SAG Award, shaking up Oscar race

LA Times  

Timothée Chalamet won the SAG Award for best actor, his first major acting prize, at the awards show Sunday night. The actor, 29, was recognized for his role as singer Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” Although Chalamet’s performance was widely celebrated, Adrien Brody of “The Brutalist” has bested Chalamet by winning every other major award this season. He was …

Timothée Chalamet: Forever young in the record books?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Timothée Chalamet: Forever young in the record books?

LA Times  

Timothée Chalamet, nominated for playing music legend Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” could take the Oscar — and a milestone — from a close rival in this season’s lead actor race. 51 Brody’s age upon receiving his second lead Oscar nomination this year, for “The Brutalist.” Prognosticators place Brody and Chalamet as the top two contenders in that race. …

Halle Berry, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz to present at 2025 Oscars
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Halle Berry, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz to present at 2025 Oscars

Hindustan Times  

New presenters announced They join last year's Oscar winners Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Robert Downey Jr., who were previously announced, as per Variety. Emma Stone won best actress for playing Bella Baxter in Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos; Cillian was the best actor for his role as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer; Da'Vine Joy …

Timothee Chalamet joins rare Oscar club as youngest two-time Best Actor nominee since a 1950s Hollywood legend
2 months ago

Timothee Chalamet joins rare Oscar club as youngest two-time Best Actor nominee since a 1950s Hollywood legend

Daily Mail  

Timothée Chalamet has officially joined a rare Oscars club with his Best Actor nomination for A Complete Unknown on Thursday. With this latest nomination, Chalamet becomes the first man to secure two Best Actor nominations before turning 30—an achievement last reached by the late, legendary James Dean. Timothée Chalamet has officially joined a rare Oscars club with his Best Actor …

How will ‘A Complete Unknown’ stack up against Timothée Chalamet’s biggest hits?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How will ‘A Complete Unknown’ stack up against Timothée Chalamet’s biggest hits?

LA Times  

Not yet 30, Timothée Chalamet has amassed an impressive array of credits in blockbuster movies and prestige offerings since his start as a teen actor, scoring an Oscar nomination for his supporting turn in 2017’s “Call Me by Your Name.” He has since moved on to leading roles and appears in two contenders this awards season: “Dune: Part Two” and …

Young Timothée Chalamet enters the Oscar race and Bob Dylan approves
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Young Timothée Chalamet enters the Oscar race and Bob Dylan approves

LA Times  

As this newsletter is leading with the new Bob Dylan movie, “A Complete Unknown,” and as we’re about a week away from the winter solstice, how could I resist throwing in an email subject line from one of his greatest songs? Not long ago, I saw James Mangold’s Bob Dylan-goes-electric history lesson “A Complete Unknown,” the music biopic that wears …

Bob Dylan trusts Timothée Chalamet will be ‘completely believable’ as the singer in his biopic
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bob Dylan trusts Timothée Chalamet will be ‘completely believable’ as the singer in his biopic

LA Times  

Bob Dylan endorsed “brilliant actor” Timothée Chalamet as the lead in the folk singer’s biopic, due in theaters later this month. The “Like a Rolling Stone” singer, in an X post on Wednesday, endorsed the Oscar-nominated actor’s casting as lead in “A Complete Unknown.” The forthcoming biopic chronicles Dylan’s rise to fame in 1960s New York. “There’s a movie about …

Timothee Chalamet was told he doesn't have 'the right body' to shoulder big-budget films
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Timothee Chalamet was told he doesn't have 'the right body' to shoulder big-budget films

Hindustan Times  

Los Angeles, Actor Timothee Chalamet, who made inroads in Hollywood starring in indie movies like "Lady Bird" and "Beautiful Boy", says an agent once asked him to gain weight to help book blockbuster roles. Timothee Chalamet was told he doesn't have 'the right body' to shoulder big-budget films Chalamet then tasted success with Luca Guadagnino's "Call Me By Your Name", …

Call Me By Your Name actor Timothée Chalamet may star in Denis Villeneuve's dystopian drama Dune
6 years, 8 months ago

Call Me By Your Name actor Timothée Chalamet may star in Denis Villeneuve's dystopian drama Dune

Firstpost  

Timothée Chalamet is also going to be seen in Beautiful Boy with Steve Carell and Netflix’s upcoming period drama The King where he will be seen essaying the role of King Henry V. Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet is in negotiations to star in filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s next directorial venture Dune. Chalamet came into limelight with Luca Guadagnino’s coming-of-age romantic film …

Timothée Chalamet talks to Frank Ocean about art, music, fashion and acting in Call Me By Your Name
7 years, 1 month ago

Timothée Chalamet talks to Frank Ocean about art, music, fashion and acting in Call Me By Your Name

Firstpost  

We read interviews of Oscar nominated actors and platinum-selling musicians all the time. While Timothée Chalamet is the youngest actor to be nominated for an Oscar in 80 years for Call Me By Your Name, Frank Ocean has molded R&B and soul music into his own easily recognisable signature style. The two start off the conversation casually with Frank Ocean …

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