Overview
- On the Oscars red carpet Sunday, Kevin O’Leary told Variety he placed a $1,000 wager on Kalshi that Timothée Chalamet would win Best Actor.
- O’Leary defended his Marty Supreme co-star as a “great kid” who “took a bum rap,” adding the controversy ended up promoting opera houses and ballet.
- Chalamet’s February town hall line about not wanting to work in ballet or opera because “no one cares about this anymore” went viral in early March and drew rebukes from Misty Copeland, Nathan Lane, and Steven Spielberg.
- The ceremony itself referenced the flap, with host Conan O’Brien and winners weaving jokes and remarks about opera and ballet into the broadcast.
- Chalamet is nominated for Best Actor for Marty Supreme and also as a producer for Best Picture, with the film receiving nine total nominations.