Timothée Chalamet Says Past Golden Globe Losses Make His Win for ‘Marty Supreme’ ‘That Much Sweeter’
The 30-year-old star takes home his first Golden Globe for his turn as ping-pong hustler Marty Mauser in Josh Safdie's frantic period film
Golden Globes 2026
The 30-year-old star takes home his first Golden Globe for his turn as ping-pong hustler Marty Mauser in Josh Safdie's frantic period film
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January 11, 2026
Timothée Chalamet‘s self-described “pursuit of greatness” is paying off: He nabbed the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 83rd annual Golden Globes ceremony, honoring his performance as 1950s table tennis hustler Marty Mauser in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.
“My dad instilled in me a spirit of gratitude growing up: Always be grateful for what you have. It’s allowed me to leave this ceremony in the past empty-handed, my head held high, grateful just to be here. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say those moments didn’t make this moment that much sweeter,” Chalamet said from the stage at the Beverly Hilton after expressing admiration for everyone nominated.
Chalamet thanked Safdie “for this portrait, for your mind, for your worldview.” He then shouted out his “amazing cast,” including Kevin O’Leary, the real-life businessman who played the film’s millionaire villain.
“If you would have told me when I was 19 years old that I would be thanking ‘Mr. Wonderful’ from Shark Tank … I would have been stunned, but I would have been very grateful,” he said. The camera cut to O’Leary cracking up in the audience. “You’re laughing, so I got away with that. Thank you, Kevin,” he said with mock fear.
The win marks Chalamet’s first Golden Globe after four previous nominations (for 2018’s Call Me by Your Name, 2019’s Beautiful Boy, 2024’s Wonka, and 2025’s A Complete Unknown). He also won the Critics’ Choice Award for his performance earlier this month. At the Globes, Chalamet beat out Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), George Clooney (Jay Kelly), Jesse Plemons (Bugonia), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), and Lee Byung-Hun (No Other Choice).
In the film, Chalamet plays Marty Mauser, a motor-mouthed Lower East Side shoe salesman in 1952 New York who dreams of becoming the world’s greatest table tennis player. In his Rolling Stone review, David Fear compared Chalamet to early Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman, writing that it’s “all twitches and vibrations and seeming like he’s in a constant state of motion even when standing still.”