Another coup for Timothée Chalamet, a young movie star now rightfully recognized as one of Hollywood's most important and iconic figures. After captivating us with his role as Paul Atreides in the sci-fi saga "Dune" and the more recent biopic "A Complete Unknown," his performance in "Marty Supreme" earned him the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the latest Golden Globe Awards, confirming the predictions of some industry experts who, even before the ceremony, had hailed the performance as the finest of his career.

During the event held at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the award ceremony gave way to a passionate speech from the star, who highlighted his victory by balancing it with the weight of past defeats: "My father instilled a spirit of gratitude in me since I was a child: always be grateful for what you have. He's allowed me to leave the ceremony empty-handed in the past, with my head held high, grateful just to be here. But I'd be lying if I said those defeats didn't make this moment even sweeter."

Soon after, the inevitable thanks to director Joshua Safdie and the entire crew arrived: "Josh Safdie, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for this role. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you to A24 and Ronnie Bronstein, who co-wrote this film with Josh, and to the extraordinary cast of this film." Last but not least, a special thought was dedicated to his partner Kylie Jenner and to those who have been by his side during this time: "Thank you to my partner of three years. I love you. I couldn't do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. To my parents and my partner, I love you."

The relentless publicity campaign launched to promote the film also sparked controversy, with the actor occasionally making sensational statements and unusual stunts. Consider the time he appeared atop the Sphere in Las Vegas while the gigantic dome took on the appearance of a giant ping-pong ball, or the time he appeared on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show alongside extras wearing black shirts and orange masks. His latest comments about the quality of his acting have caused even more controversy, however, when he told a reporter: "I don't want people to take it for granted. I don't want to take it for granted. It's really top-notch stuff."

The issue resurfaced during the latest episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, which featured American actress and comedian Chelsea Handler. When host Amanda Hirsch commented that Chalamet seemed "pretty determined to win and be recognized for his great acting," Handler replied, "It's always annoying to hear someone talk about how good an actor they are."

Evidence of how seriously the actor takes Hollywood competitions, after all, came at the last Oscars, when he told Vogue, after losing the award: "If there are five people at an awards ceremony and four of them go home without winning, don't you think those four people are at the restaurant saying, 'Damn, we didn't win?' I've been around deeply generous, egoless actors, and maybe some of them think, 'That was fun.' But I know for a fact that a lot of them think, 'Damn!' People can call me a try-hard guy, they can say whatever the fuck they want. But I'm the one who's actually doing it."

While waiting to see Chalamet's performance on film, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who co-starred in "Marty Supreme," spoke about the film again during the Q&A with the audience after a screening in Santa Monica, California. Alluding to the film's numerous erotic scenes—as when she told Vanity Fair, "We have a lot of sex in this movie. There's a lot, a lot of it—she mentioned the discomfort her son Moses felt after seeing her in some particularly explicit scenes: "Can you imagine when he came to the premiere in Los Angeles? He wanted to die."

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