The Marty Supreme and Hamnet stars are jockeying for pole position for the big Hollywood prize after a night in which One Battle After Another and Adolescence were also recognised
Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley have surged into serious contention for the Oscars for their roles in, respectively, Marty Supreme and Hamnet, after picking up the top prizes for acting at the Critics Choice awards on Sunday.
Chalamet, who has been on a highly visible promotional tour for the film, defeated Oscar favourite Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another) in the best actor race, as well as Michael B Jordan (Sinners) and Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon). Chalamet, who plays a wannabe table-tennis champ in the early 1950s in Marty Supreme, thanked Kylie Jenner in his acceptance speech, saying: “Thank you to my partner for three years … I love you. I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Buckley, who played William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes, opposite Paul Mescal, is already one of the leading contenders for the best actress Oscar, and here appeared to confirm her frontrunner status by defeating Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), Emma Stone (Bugonia) and Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee) to the top award. Buckley paid tribute to fellow Irish actor Mescal in her acceptance speech saying: “Paul, I bloody love you man. And I know loads of other women do in this room too, but tough shit … I could drink you like water working with you every single day. You’re a giant of the heart and thank you so much for making me a little bit more human.”
