Timothée Chalamet may have lost out on winning the Best Actor award at 2025's Oscars 2025 featured some snubs and surprises, though Chalamet's chances at winning for A Complete Unknown were possible but never considered a lock. The 97th Academy Awards marked Chalamet's second career loss, coming after he lost Best Actor for his role in Call Me by Your Name during 2018's Oscars ceremony.

Even though Chalamet didn't find his name on the Oscars 2025's winners list, his portrayal of Bob Dylan was nothing short of a major achievement. The 29-year-old recently displayed his musical ability in 2023's Wonka, but he immersed himself in different forms of complex training to prepare for the Dylan role. Aside from a vocal coach, Chalamet learned to play the guitar and harmonica, while heavily studying all aspects of the musician. The work put into the role of Bob Dylan didn't pay off in the form of an Oscar, which is fine because he might get another opportunity thanks to a movie coming in late 2025.

Timothée Chalamet Lost Out On The Best Actor Award For His Role As Bob Dylan In A Complete Unknown

Adrien Brody Won His Second Academy Award

Timothée Chalamet had some momentum heading into the 97th Academy Awards after pulling the upset to win for Lead Actor at the SAG Awards. However, Chalamet's performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown ultimately lost to Adrien Brody for Best Actor at 2025's Oscars. Brody won for his portrayal of László Tóth, the Holocaust survivor and architect at the center of The Brutalist. Though Chalamet had some based on his praised performance, Brody was the predicted frontrunner for Oscars 2025's award winners, especially considering how his awards season had been going.

The Brutalist was a hit with critics, and its positive 93% on Chalamet's second Oscar nod broke a record, but in the end, Brody acquired his second Oscar for Best Actor, becoming the first to win their first two nominations. That said, Chalamet could be right back in the mix for 2026's Oscars.

Timothée Chalamet Has A Good Chance For Best Actor At The Oscars 2026 For Marty Supreme

The Actor Is Tackling Another Movie Role Inspired By A Real Person

Following up a stellar year that featured Timothée Chalamet starring in Dune: Part Two and A Complete Unknown, 2025 will mark another notable role for the actor. Chalamet's next movie is Marty Supreme, a sports drama loosely based on the life of the champion table tennis player Marty Reisman. Though the movie isn't releasing until Christmas Day in 2025, Chalamet's portrayal as Marty Reisman in the fictionalized biopic is already receiving praise from all involved with the project, so rumblings of Oscars 2026 hopes have already begun.

Ping pong may seem like an odd sport to center a movie around, but if anyone could turn the story of a table tennis professional into an award-worthy performance, it's probably Chalamet...

It also doesn't hurt that Josh Safdie is at the helm of Marty Supreme, serving as the writer and director of the movie. In fact, A24 is going all out for the Safdie brothers this year. Aside from Marty Supreme, A24's 2025 schedule includes Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine, another sports-centric drama with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt at the forefront. Ping pong may seem like an odd sport to center a movie around, but if anyone could turn the story of a table tennis professional into an award-worthy role, it's probably Chalamet, who is known to go all in for his performances.

Chalamet has shared BTS details for Marty Supreme, sharing that he had to wear s and small glasses that messed up his vision. Set in the 1950s, Marty Supreme will be a dramatic take on the professional table tennis champ's life. Before the real-life Marty won over 20 titles during his career, he was known to be a hustler when it came to playing table tennis from a young age. Thankfully, Chalamet was trained by ping pong pros to effectively portray a character based on one of the most significant figures ever involved with the sport.

I'm Confident Timothée Chalamet Will Become An Oscar Winner In The Future

Chalamet's Chances At Becoming An Eventual Oscar Winner Will Remain High

Sure, it's early for Oscars 2026 predictions, and maybe Timothée Chalamet won't even get a Best Actor nomination for Marty Supreme. Perhaps he does and gets beat again. In either case, the future is still very bright for the actor. Losing out on an Academy Award can't be easy, no matter how hard some consider nominations to be a high enough honor. He might have lost twice, but on the bright side, Chalamet received two Oscar nominations before the age of 30. That alone gives me enough confidence regarding his Oscar chances in the years to come.

Chalamet has only been acting in movies for a little over a decade. In that time, he's already worked with high-profile filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, Luca Guadagnino, Greta Gerwig, Wes Anderson, Denis Villeneuve, and, of course, James Mangold. Having existing relationships with directors who are no strangers to the awards circuit only increases Chalamet's awards potential, especially since he's been known to re-team with directors. Timothée Chalamet's career trajectory continues to impress, and it's to the point that any role with his name attached will end up in Oscars discussions.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes