Timothée Chalamet’s defeat to British actor Robert Aramayo at the 2026 Bafta Awards was one of the night’s biggest upsets, but it was not the only blow for A24’s Marty Supreme. The film, directed by Josh Safdie and starring Chalamet as professional ping pong player Marty Mauser, failed to win any of its 11 nominations, tying the record for most losses in a single Bafta ceremony.
The record was previously held by Women in Love (1969) and Finding Neverland (2004), both of which went on to win a single Academy Award. Variety noted that Marty Supreme might follow a similar path, especially given that another A24 title, Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), won only one Bafta before taking seven Oscars.
Chalamet, who was among the favourites for Best Actor, lost to Aramayo’s performance in the British biopic I Swear. The snub was particularly striking as Safdie was the most-nominated individual of the year with four nods. Chalamet now turns his attention to the Academy Awards, where he is already the youngest actor to earn three Best Actor nominations since Marlon Brando, though he has yet to win.
Speaking at a Q&A session at London’s Prince Charles Cinema, Chalamet addressed his pursuit of an Oscar. “Listen, yes. But I want to give you context for that, because sometimes I feel like I’ve been misinterpreted in my quest,” he said. “All these award things, they supplement the movie. I’m not going to turn this into a monologue about the crisis of theaters, but when you go to an awards show, everyone’s participating in an advertisement for each other — in the best sense of the word.”
He added: “I don’t want it to be misinterpreted that the world is in the condition it’s in and I’m going to bed like, ‘F*** man, I need that [Oscar].’ You know, I’m living on planet Earth.”
