Another woman was spotted sat next to Timothée Chalamet for his big moment at the Oscars, as Kylie Jenner graciously gave up her seat. But why was this?
The lovebirds were back again making yet another public appearance together at a prestigious awards show last night (2 March), as the Oscar nominee, 29, rocked a bespoke yellow Givenchy suit, and his girlfriend, 27, wore a full-length black Miu Miu gown.
Kylie and Timothée were spotted sharing intimate moments all night long on the front row, with the star having been nominated for Best Lead Actor for his role in the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.
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And while the pair were sat next to each other for the majority of the night, when it came to the moment that Best Lead Actor was announced, Kylie decided to switch out her seat.
After a commercial break, the Kardashians star was spotted behind her beau rather than by his side, but another woman had taken her place.
Eagle-eyed fans quickly noticed that it was Timothée's mum, who he gave special mention to at this year's SAG Awards last month.
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Speaking at the awards ceremony, he said: "I’ll start by thanking my mother who I’m here with tonight. She has been working at Actors' Equity for 40 years, in the stage union."
But Timothée didn't get the chance to get up on stage for an acceptance speech at the Oscars, as the Lead Actor win ultimately went to The Brutalist's Adrien Brody.
But the Wonka star made it clear how seriously he took his role in the iconic biopic, and how he hopes to one day become 'one of the greats'.
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After his win for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role at the SAG Awards a week ago, which he attended without Kylie, he said he was in 'pursuit of greatness'.
Timothée added: "I know the classiest thing would be to downplay the effort that went into this role, and how much this means to me. But the truth is, I'm really in pursuit of greatness."
He gave special mention to those who inspired him, as he said: "I know people don't usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats, I'm inspired by the greats.
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"I'm inspired by the greats here tonight. I'm as inspired by Daniel Day Lewis, Marlon Brando and Viola Davis, as I am by Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps. And I want to be up there.
"So I'm deeply grateful to that."
He concluded by saying: "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."
The biggest Oscars snubs ever
Citizen Kane loses to How Green Was My Valley (1942)
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Orson Welles’ epic tale of the rise and fall of a media baron topped BFI’s Sight & Sound poll of the best films ever made for 40 years, but this apparently wasn’t enough to win an Academy Award.
The gong instead went to How Green Was My Valley, which it’s fair to say has not stood the test of time to quite the same extent.
To add insult to injury, Welles had a falling out with the Academy prior to the ceremony, and the audience booed every time his name was mentioned.
Citizen Kane was nominated for nine Academy Awards, but only took home the statuette for Best Original Screenplay.
E.T. loses to Gandhi (1983)
Even Richard Attenborough, who ended up winning Best Picture for his biopic Gandhi, thought Steven Spielberg’s E.T. should have won.
He is quoted in Joseph McBride’s Steven Spielberg: A Biography as saying of the moment his win was announced: “I didn’t go to the podium, I went over to Spielberg. He got up, I put my arms round him, and I said, ‘This isn’t right, this should be yours'."
Spielberg’s tale of the bond between a lonely child and a horrifying looking alien remains one of the most beloved films of all time, absolutely dominating the box office following its 1982 release
The Shawshank Redemption loses to Forrest Gump (1995)
While both of these films are pretty much universally adored, The Shawshank Redemption still tops IMDb's 250 highest rated list and is regularly cited as one of the greatest movies of all time.
While in hindsight, the fact the film failed to win any of the seven Oscars it was nominated for is pretty odd, The Shawshank Redemption was a box office bomb, and in the year of its release was massively overshadowed by Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction.
Nevertheless, one fan admitted they were ‘blown away to find out that the movie didn't win a single Academy Award’ on Reddit.
Saving Private Ryan loses to Shakespeare in Love (1999)
In yet another upset for Steven Spielberg, his epic World War Two drama lost out to romcom Shakespeare in Love.
This has since been chalked up to the sinister machinations of Harvey Weinstein, who Den of Geek reports started a ‘whisper campaign’ claiming the only good part of Saving Private Ryan was the first 20 minutes, with the rest being ‘sentimental hokum’.
DreamWorks marketer Terry Press recalls Spielberg telling him ‘I do not want to get down in the mud with Harvey’ when he was urged to fight back amid Weinstein’s bullish campaign tactics.
Brokeback Mountain loses to Crash (2000)
The following year saw another shock Best Picture upset, with the widely reviled Crash triumphing over Brokeback Mountain.
A Reddit user called it ‘truly the greatest robbery of all time’.
Director Ang Lee claimed in a 2024 Deadline interview that support for his tragic gay love story ‘had a ceiling’ amid the Academy of the time.
He even recalls being told to stay in the wings of the stage in-between his Best Director win and the announcement of Best Picture, being told by a stage manager: “Everybody assumes you will win.”
It’s clear this one still hurts for many cinephiles, with one calling Crash’s win ‘absolutely criminal’.
Topics: Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet, Oscars
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