Timothée Chalamet Would Rather Have Knicks Championship Than an Oscar
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Timothée Chalamet expressed a strong preference for the New York Knicks winning the NBA championship over winning an Oscar, celebrating courtside after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 to claim the title.
- Chalamet joined the Knicks in their locker room celebration, humorously declining protective goggles for champagne showers, citing that he is not an athlete and usually relies on a stunt double.
- The actor has been nominated three times for the Best Actor Oscar, for “Call Me by Your Name” (2018), “A Complete Unknown” (2025), and “Marty Supreme” (2026), but has yet to win.
- The Knicks ended a 53-year championship drought with this victory, their last NBA title being in 1973 when they also won 4-1 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
