Timothée Chalamet wins Golden Globe for his role in Marty Supreme

Timothée Chalamet won the Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy for his performance in Marty Supreme.

In the 1950s-set film, Chalamet plays Marty Mauser, a charismatic table-tennis player who gets into mischief in New York and abroad as he pursues a dream of becoming a Ping-Pong champion. The film is described as loosely based on the real-life table-tennis player Marty Reisman. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote: “Gently deglamorized, his face a moonscape of zits and scars, Chalamet inhabits Marty fully with quicksilver emotional changes, a physically grounded performance and, crucially, a deep-veined vulnerability.”

The win follows a Critics Choice award Chalamet received last week for the same role and caps an inventive press tour that included standing atop the Sphere in Las Vegas, which became a digitized orange Ping-Pong ball, and appearing on a social media show with the comedian Druski. After five Golden Globe nominations, this is Chalamet’s first Globe win.

During his acceptance speech he acknowledged his history of nominations, saying, “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.”

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Culture, Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme, Golden Globe Awards, Marty Reisman, Table Tennis