After setting box office records, Martí Suprem he lost the top honor in 2026 Critics Choice Awards at Leonardo DiCaprio– driven One battle after another.
While star Teyana Taylor yelled, “Let’s go,” onstage after the film’s win, director Paul Thomas Anderson he made an impassioned but monotonous speech on the eulogy.
“Thank you all so much. This is really great. Great news,” he said on Sunday, January 4. “We’re going to take it. So many great movies. It’s great to be in this room. It’s great to be a part of all of this. It’s great to have this cast behind me.”
One battle after another faced the Timothée Chalamet– driven Martí Suprem together with bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Jay Kelly, sentimental value, sinners, Dream Train i Evil: For good. The film starred DiCaprio as a faded former revolutionary named Bob, who lives off the grid in a constant state of paranoia with his daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). Part comedy, part thriller, the film has received positive reviews since its September 2025 release.
The A battle after a victory came moments later Chalamet took home his own Critics Choice Award to best actor He starred as the main character Martí Suprem. Chalamet appeared next Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Ocastom, Abel Ferrara i Fran Drescher. directed by Josh Safdiethe film is loosely based on the life of a table tennis player Marty Reisman. the movie broke A24’s record following its Christmas Day release, earning the highest-grossing domestic opening in studio history with $28.3 million, for The Numbers. He was also one of the favorites to sweep this awards season.
The 2026 Critics Choice Awards officially kicks off another awards season on Sunday, January 4. Chelsea Handler returned as host of the Critics Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year, noting in a November 2025 statement: “Starting the year with the Critics Choice Awards feels good — nothing says ‘new beginnings’ like a (…)
Chalamet plays Marty Mauser, an overconfident shoe salesman who competes in professional table tennis tournaments with the dream of making it his full-time career. But there are a host of problems that plague this ping-pong wizard: Marty’s arrogance and lack of travel funds land him in big trouble on more than one occasion, including several anxiety-inducing run-ins with the law.
That’s not all that happens out of the blue, as Marty has an affair with a married woman in his apartment building named Rachel Mizler (A’zion) and gets her pregnant. He initially does not want to face the truth about the child’s paternity.
Just when you think his situation couldn’t get any more sticky, he begins an affair with actress Kay Stone (Paltrow), wife of investor Milton Rockwell (O’Leary), while trying to find a way to finance his trip to the World Championships. He even resorts to stealing a necklace from her neck to pawn, only to discover that it was jewelry.
Timothée Chalamet’s new film Marty Supreme follows the journey of a professional table tennis player, but is it based on a true story? Chalamet stars as Marty Mauser, an inspirational 1950s table tennis player. The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Abel Ferrara, Tyler, the Creator and more. While Marty (…)
The last 15 minutes of the film are perhaps the most exciting, as Marty defies Milton’s wishes, revealing that a match with Japanese rival Koto Endo was a sham and asks for a second chance at a rematch. In the end, Marty learns a great lesson about taking responsibility for his own actions after being told he can’t compete in the World Championships because of his bad choices.
During his press tour for the film, Chalamet he channeled Marty’s confidenceapparently predicting that he might walk away with an Academy Award for his “top-notch” performance.
“That’s in the spirit of Marty, and I think ultimately this is an original movie at a time when original movies aren’t really being released,” he said. IndieWire in december “It’s a movie about chasing a dream. I leave it in the field. Whether it’s the merchandise, the Zoom, or the media appearances, I’m trying to pull it off in the biggest way possible. In the spirit of Marty Mauser.”