Timothée Chalamet showers dance icon Misty Copeland with applause at Oscars after irritating her and others bashing ballet

Timothee Chalamet was seen cheering on ballet icon Misty Copeland during a segment in Sunday's 98th Academy Awards stemming from Los Angeles.

The 30-year-old actor applauded from the seats at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood alongside girlfriend Kylie Jenner, 28, as Copeland, 43, had a showcase dance routine during a Sinners-related segment.

Copeland danced to a version of the Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq track I Lied To You, which also featured a cameo from Shaboozey.

The Marty Supreme star had made headlines over the past few weeks, causing a stir after he said that 'no one cares about' art forms such as ballet and opera, garnering strong reactions from Copeland and other celebrities. 

The comments came during the filming of A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event at the University of Texas at Austin last month, where he told Matthew McConaughey he felt a sense of conflict about pushing seeing films in theaters.

Chalamet said of ballet and opera, 'It's like, "Keep this thing alive even though no one cares about this thing anymore.'"

Copeland took aim at Chalamet's characterization of ballet's modern relevancy while speaking on a panel for Aveeno and TOGETHXR earlier this month.

'First I have to say that it's very interesting that he invited me to be a part of promoting Marty Supreme with respect to my art form,' said Copeland, who posted a social media shot last year to promote the Chalamet motion picture.

Copeland reframed the discussion while addressing the remarks made by the A-list actor.

'I think that it's important that we acknowledge that, yes, this is an art form that is not "popular" and a part of pop culture as movies are,' Copeland said. 'But that doesn't mean it doesn't have enduring relevance in culture.'

She added, 'I think it's often mistaken when something is popular that it's meaningful or more impactful - there's a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years.

'I think when you have access and you have opportunity to be a part of something that can change your life, and that's the work that I've been doing with the Misty Copeland Foundation.'

Across X, a number of fans offered their opinions on the artistic display, with one adding a clip of the post captioned 'Misty Copeland ending Timothee Chalamet.'

One user was critical of Copeland for taking Chalamet's remark so personally: 'Imagine being this weak minded that if someone disagrees with you, you need to make a damn spectacle.' 

One user pointed out that there might've been more to the situation than meets the eye, noting that Chalamet’s 'mother, grandmother, and sister are all ballerinas,' as they had been affiliated with the New York City Ballet.

Another commenter said that made the context of Chalamet's remarks even worse.

'That is specifically why what he said was so deeply disgusting,' the user said. 'He got on a national stage and said "the women in my family are foolish and pathetic." [Had] he not specifically insulted his mother, most people would have stopped being mad at him by now.'

Chalamet was nominated Sunday for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, but lost out to Sinners' Michael B. Jordan. One Battle After Another's Leonardo DiCaprio, The Secret Agent's Wagner Moura and Blue Moon's Ethan Hawke were also nominated for the honor.

Chalamet's first nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role was for his work in the 2017 motion picture Call Me By Your Name. 

He was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Bob Dylan in 2024's A Complete Unknown.