Inside Timothée Chalamet’s rise to fame as Marty Supreme tipped for Golden Globes glory

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Timothée Chalamet and his film Marty Supreme have earned three Golden Globe nominations at this year’s Annual Golden Globes, and critics think he has a very good chance of winning

All you need to know about Timothée Chalamet rise to fame

1. Timothée Chalamet is an American actor known for combining indie credibility with blockbuster appeal, becoming one of the defining film stars of his generation. He was bon on December 27, 1995, in New York City, Chalamet and grew up in a creatively rich environment.
2. His mother, Nicole Flender, is a former Broadway dancer and real estate agent, while his father, Marc Chalamet, worked for UNICEF and as a journalist. He has an older sister, Pauline Chalamet, who is also an actress. Raised partly in Manhattan and spending summers in France, Timothée is fluent in French—an influence that shaped his cultural outlook and artistic sensibility. He attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where his passion for acting fully took hold.
3. Chalamet began acting as a teenager, appearing in commercials and short films before landing small TV roles, including Homeland (2012). After briefly attending Columbia University and then NYU, he left college to pursue acting full-time. His early film roles included Men, Women & Children and Interstellar (both 2014), where he played the son of Matthew McConaughey’s character.
4. His breakout came in 2017 with Call Me by Your Name. His deeply emotional performance as Elio earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, making him one of the youngest nominees in that category. The role established him as a serious dramatic talent and a critical darling.
5. Rather than following a conventional path, Chalamet balanced prestige projects with bold, unconventional choices. He appeared in Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019), worked with Luca Guadagnino again in Bones and All (2022), and took on challenging roles in films like Beautiful Boy (2018), where he portrayed a young man struggling with addiction.
6. Chalamet successfully crossed into franchise filmmaking as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). The films cemented his status as a global movie star capable of leading large-scale productions while maintaining artistic credibility. He further broadened his appeal by starring as Willy Wonka in Wonka (2023), showcasing his musical and comedic range.
7. In recent years, Chalamet has continued to mix ambitious studio films with character-driven performances, earning praise for his versatility, fashion-forward public image, and thoughtful approach to fame. He is often noted for resisting typecasting and for collaborating with auteur directors.
8. Still early in his career, Timothée Chalamet is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors of his generation—someone who has redefined what modern movie stardom can look like by blending artistic risk, mainstream success, and cultural impact.
9. The actor recently took home the Best Actor award at the 31st Critics Choice Awards on January 4, 2026, for his performance in Marty Supreme — a film in which he plays Marty Mauser, a 1950s table tennis player chasing a dream of success. His win stood out in a competitive field with contenders like Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Ethan Hawke, Joel Edgerton, and Wagner Moura.
10. Chalamet and his film Marty Supreme have earned three Golden Globe nominations at this year’s Annual Golden Globes. These are Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Marty Supreme), Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Timothée Chalamet) and Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (Marty Supreme). Chalamet’s individual nomination is in the Musical/Comedy acting category for his role as Marty Mauser.
11. Industry pundits and early prediction markets suggest this is one of Chalamet’s best opportunities yet to win a Golden Globe — potentially his first Globe victory if the momentum holds. However, Leonardo DiCaprio isalso nominated in the same category for One Battle After Another. Prediction markets show DiCaprio still has good odds too.
12. Chalamet is currently dating Kylie Jenner, with the pair first linked romantically in early 2023. Though Chalamet tends to avoid talking about his personal life in interviews, he recently gave a very public shout-out to Kylie during his Critics Choice Awards speech, calling her his partner of three years and saying “I couldn’t do this without you.” Jenner mouthed “I love you” back in the audience.
13. As well as his acting career, a wild fan theory spread online in 2025 claiming Timothée Chalamet might secretly be the masked Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid, mainly because fans noted similarities in their eyes under a balaclava and Chalamet’s known appreciation for hip-hop.
14. Chalamet leaned into the joke in a tongue-in-cheek way: he appeared on a remix of EsDeeKid’s track “4 Raws” and delivered his own verse, where he rapped about his life and even referenced Kylie’s billionaire status (“my girl got a billion”). That cameo was playful and self-referential, but there’s no evidence he is EsDeeKid — it was more of a clever way to engage with fan speculation and have fun with the idea rather than a serious musical career pivot.

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