Overview
- Speaking to Variety on the Oscars red carpet, Kevin O’Leary said he wagered $1,000 on Kalshi that Timothée Chalamet will win Best Actor, arguing ballots were in before the controversy spread.
- O’Leary called Chalamet a “great kid,” said he “took a bum rap,” and contended the episode inadvertently promoted opera houses and ballet.
- Performer Josh Groban said the uproar has “galvanized” discussion of classical arts and urged full-throated support for those art forms.
- Chalamet drew criticism after a University of Texas town hall remark dismissing work in ballet and opera and saying “no one cares about this anymore.”
- Chalamet is nominated for Best Actor for Marty Supreme, which has nine Oscar nominations, with O’Leary appearing as a co-star.