Timothee Chalamet suits up for Oscar Nominees Luncheon as he remains best actor frontrunner

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By CASSIE CARPENTER, US SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER

Published: 23:05 GMT, 10 February 2026 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 10 February 2026

Timothée Chalamet continued his ambitious campaign for best actor at the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon, which was held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Tuesday.

Stylist Taylor McNeill dressed the 30-year-old Marty Supreme star in a sapphire-blue, double-breasted suit over a white shirt sans necktie and black boots.

It was very similar to the brown Givenchy double-breasted suit he donned last Thursday.

Groomer Jamie Taylor made sure Chalamet's complexion looked flawless and she gave his hair the spiky gel treatment.

The native New Yorker - who vows to be 'one of the greats' - is also nominated for best picture for his role producing Josh Safdie's $70M-budget solo feature directorial debut, which amassed $147 million at the global box office.

Chalamet - who began training in 2018 - portrayed Machiavellian shoe salesman-turned-table tennis champ Marty Mauser in A24's critically-acclaimed ping-pong drama.

Timothée Chalamet continued his ambitious campaign for best actor at the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon, which was held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Tuesday

The nepo nephew of director Rodman Flender is the clear frontrunner after winning best actor at the Critics' Choice Awards on January 4 and the Golden Globe Awards on January 11.

Chalamet faces heavy competition against One Battle After Another's Leonardo DiCaprio, Sinners star Michael B. Jordan, Blue Moon's Ethan Hawke and The Secret Agent's Wagner Moura - all of whom attended the luncheon.

The 98th Academy Awards - airing March 15 on ABC/Hulu - take place at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.

But first, the Knicks superfan is nominated for best film and best actor in a leading role at the 79th BAFTA Awards, which air February 22 on E! Network and BBC One.

Chalamet will then compete for two trophies - outstanding male actor in a leading role and outstanding cast in a motion picture - at the 32nd Actor Awards, which air March 1 on Netflix.

Missing from the A Complete Unknown actor's side on Tuesday was his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, whom he thanked during his Critics Choice speech: 'To my partner of three years, thank you for our foundation, I love you.'

Chalamet hasn't been pictured with the 28-year-old reality star since their lavish getaway to Cabo San Lucas on January 23.

Eyebrows raised when the Independent Spirit Award winner was filmed leaving BB restaurant in Paris on February 3 with Mickey 17 actress Anamaria Vartolomei.

Chalamet - who's fluent in French - has never worked with the French-Romanian 26-year-old, but they allegedly 'drove around Paris for an hour' after 11:30 pm.

Stylist Taylor McNeill dressed the 30-year-old Marty Supreme star in a sapphire-blue, double-breasted suit over a white shirt sans necktie and black boots

It was very similar to the brown Givenchy double-breasted suit he donned last Thursday

Groomer Jamie Taylor made sure Chalamet's complexion looked flawless and she gave his hair the spiky gel treatment

The native New Yorker - who vows to be 'one of the greats' - is also nominated for best picture for his role producing Josh Safdie's $70M-budget solo feature directorial debut, which amassed $147 million at the global box office

Chalamet - who began training in 2018 - portrayed Machiavellian shoe salesman-turned-table tennis champ Marty Mauser in A24's critically-acclaimed ping-pong drama

The nepo nephew of director Rodman Flender is the clear frontrunner after winning best actor at the Critics' Choice Awards on January 4 and the Golden Globe Awards on January 11

Chalamet faces heavy competition against (from L-R) One Battle After Another's Leonardo DiCaprio, Sinners star Michael B. Jordan, Blue Moon's Ethan Hawke and The Secret Agent's Wagner Moura - all of whom attended the luncheon

Missing from the Knicks superfan's side on Tuesday was his girlfriend Kylie Jenner (L, pictured January 11), whom he thanked during his Critics Choice speech: 'To my partner of three years, thank you for our foundation, I love you'

The Lucid Motors brand ambassador and Jenner - whose mutual friend is designer Haider Ackermann - met as far back as 2019 at Nobu Malibu, but they didn't confirm their romance until 2023.

Before the single mother-of-two, Chalamet dated his The King leading lady Lily-Rose Depp, Extrapolations actress Eiza González and Madonna's eldest Lourdes Leon.

The NYU Gallatin School alum concludes his role as Padishah Emperor Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's space opera three-quel Dune: Part Three, which hits US/UK theaters December 18.

Warner Bros. Pictures' big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1969 novel Dune Messiah will also star Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Momoa and Robert Pattinson.

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