'Marty Supreme’s Timothée Chalamet Wins Best Actor – Comedy or Musical at the 2026 Golden Globes

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If the Golden Globes love anything, it’s a star being born in real time — and Timothée Chalamet just cashed in on that tradition in a huge way. His win for Best Actor – Comedy or Musical for Marty Supreme wasn’t just expected… it felt kind of inevitable. Heading into the ceremony, the category was technically stacked. Ethan Hawke was brilliant in Blue Moon. Jesse Plemons (Bugonia) and Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice) were both legit contenders. Even Leonardo DiCaprio had a monster comedic turn in One Battle After Another. But this was always Chalamet’s race to lose.

And that's because the Globes love a rising king, and Marty Supreme is basically Chalamet declaring himself one. Earlier this year, when he won the SAG Award for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Chalamet gave that now-iconic speech about being “in pursuit of greatness,” name-checking Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, and Viola Davis. It was bold. A little unhinged. But also kind of… correct. And Marty Supreme felt like him trying to prove he was right to hype himself up.

How Good Is 'Marty Supreme'?

Collider’s review of the movie stated that Marty Supreme feels like a cinematic manifestation of Chalamet’s stated pursuit of greatness, pairing a wildly ambitious lead performance with Josh Safdie’s signature high-pressure storytelling. Safdie’s direction, pulsing score, and gritty style create an intense, often hilarious, nerve-racking experience, even if the film briefly loses momentum near the end.

As one would expect, Marty Supreme hinges on Chalamet’s performance, which manages to be both frustrating and endearing in equal measure. Chalamet leans into that Safdie manic energy, always moving and talking, as though he’s just as active making his way through the real world as he is during a table tennis match. He pushes things too far, he’s acerbic, and he can simply be annoying. Yet he always manages to find his way back into the good graces of those around him, always as a way to reach his own ends. It’s a performance that asks Chalamet to spin a lot of plates all at once, and he’s more than up for the task.

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