OSCAR 2026: In one of the biggest achievements of this season, Timothée Chalamet has been nominated for Best Actor at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards, setting a new Oscar record. In the beginning of the year 2026, the actor has created history.
He is considered one of the strong contenders for an Oscar for his role of table tennis player Marty Mouser in the film ‘Marty Supreme’. This nomination puts Chalamet as a strong contender in the running for his first Oscar. According to Variety, with this new nomination at the age of 30, he becomes the youngest male actor to receive three nominations.
Earlier, he has received nominations for ‘Call Me by Your Name’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’. Oscar is going to be very special for Timothée Chalamet. Everyone’s eyes are fixed on him.
In this year’s Best Actor race, Chalamet is nominated alongside Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent). In addition to Best Actor, Marty Supreme also received nominations in the Best Film, Best Casting, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design and Best Cinematography categories.
The film’s Oscar success follows a big win at the Golden Globe Awards, where Chalamet won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, becoming the youngest winner in the category. Directed by Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme follows the fictional character Marty Mouser as he pursues his dream of becoming a table tennis champion.
If Chalamet wins the Oscar, he will become the second youngest actor to win Best Actor in Academy Awards history, joining Adrien Brody, who won at age 29 for The Pianist. The final voting for the Oscars will take place from February 26 to March 5, 2026, and the 98th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on March 15.
