Timothee Chalamet has won the best actor prize for Marty Supreme at the Critics Choice Awards, defeating Leonardo DiCaprio.
The win has boosted Timothee’s Oscars campaign, according to a report by the AFP.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s political thriller One Battle After Another took the night´s top prize for best picture, as well as best director and best adapted screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson.
In “Marty Supreme,” Chalamet plays a 1950s table tennis champion consumed by grand ambitions.
Loosely based on a true story, and benefiting from the Franco-American actor´s unique viral campaign, the film directed by Josh Safdie (“Uncut Gems”) has become an unlikely global hit.
“Josh, you made a story about a flawed man with a relatable dream,” said Chalamet.
“And you didn´t preach to the audience about what´s right and wrong, and I think we should all be telling stories like that, so thank you for this dream.”
The 30-year-old has in the past made no secret of his ambitions to win multiple Academy Awards, and will now be the frontrunner for the ceremony on March 15.
Meanwhile, Chalamet thanked his girlfriend Kylie Jenner and told her he loved her from the stage, as he won the award on Sunday.
The actor said, “Thank you to my partner of three years. Thank you for our foundation.
“I love you. I couldn’t do this without you.”
