Timothée Chalamet, Seth Rogen and Noah Wyle scoop Critic’s Choice awards
Marty Supreme, The Studio and The Pitt get Best Actor gong in movie and television categories
Timothée Chalamet scooped the Best Actor gong for his role in Marty Supreme at the Critics Choice Awards in LA on Saturday.
During his acceptance speech Chalamet, 30, publicly recognised his 28-year-old girlfriend Kylie Jenner. “I love you. I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” She was seen mouthing “I love you” in response.
Dressed in a suit by Sarah Burton for Givenchy he also paid tribute to Jewish director Josh Safdie as he said: “Thanks for crafting a role and a story. You know, Josh, you made a story about a flawed man with a relatable dream, and you didn’t preach to the audience about what’s right and wrong. I think we should all be telling stories like that. Thank you for this dream.”
In the movie Chalamet portrays Marty Mauser, a young Jewish man with a dream no one respects, as he goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. The movie is loosely based on the life of table tennis champion Marty “The Needle” Reisman — nicknamed for his tall, slim build and his quick wit. It has a large Jewish cast, including Fran Drescher as Mauser’s mother, Gwyneth Paltrow as Mauser’s love interest, and featuring Odessa A’zion, Sandra Bernhard and designer Isaac Mizrahi. “Well, it’s a story about Jewish people so I needed Jewish actors,” says Safdie.
Chalamet was nominated alongside Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another, Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, Michael B. Jordan for Sinners and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent.
Canadian actor Seth Rogen won best actor in a comedy series for The Studio, in which he plays Matt Remick, the newly-appointed head of Continental Studios, who is desperate for celebrity approval while also trying to achieve both critical acclaim and box office success.
“This is so nice as someone who deeply, deeply, deeply cares what critics think of them and their work,” he joked from the stage. “This is what I’m looking for. I can cancel therapy this week, this is like – I’m good. I’m fixed. I’m fine, I think.”
Noah Wyle, best known as Carter in ER, won best actor in a drama series for The Pitt, another medical drama, in which he plays an attending physician. “I can’t even tell you how moved I am,” he said.
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