Overview
- Host Chelsea Handler told the audience a hidden ping pong paddle would grant its finder a chance to spank Timothée Chalamet at the afterparty.
- Cameras landed on Kathy Bates holding the paddle, and she licked it before saying, “That’s so gross” and “I can’t believe I did that.”
- The gag referenced Marty Supreme, which features a paddling scene that O’Leary previously said Chalamet filmed without a stunt double.
- Bates attended as a Best Actress in a Drama Series nominee for Matlock at the ceremony held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
- Outlets including the Mirror and EntertainmentNow reported that Chalamet won the Critics Choice Best Actor award for Marty Supreme.