{"id":760869,"date":"2026-06-14T13:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/760869\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:51:13","slug":"timothee-chalamet-shades-the-oscars-while-celebrating-knicks-nba-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/760869\/","title":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet shades the Oscars while celebrating Knicks’ NBA championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet threw shade at the Oscars while celebrating the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Saturday night, the \u201cDune\u201d actor was on the court taking photos of the Knicks players with his phone at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWay rather this than the Oscars,\u201d he said in a video obtained by ESPN<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet (seen above) threw shade at the Oscars while celebrating the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

After the win, the \u201cDune\u201d star (seen above) joined the team on the court. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u2019mon, baby! Knicks are champions, baby!\u201d Chalamet, who sat courtside for the NBA Finals Game 5<\/a> sans girlfriend Kylie Jenner, added.<\/p>\n

The Oscar nominee, 30, was a prominent fixture at the NBA playoffs 2026, celebrating the Knicks at every step of the way until they won the championship.<\/p>\n

Chalamet even celebrated with the team \u2014 who won their first NBA championship in 53 years<\/a> \u2014 joining the athletes\u2019 post-game locker room champagne shower and holding up a copy of The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWay rather this than the Oscars,\u201d he said in a video obtained by ESPN. (Pictured: Chalamet, Jordyn Woods and fans at an NBA game.) NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Oscar nominee (seen above) has been a prominent fixture at the NBA playoffs 2026. Scott Wachter-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The \u201cWonka\u201d star\u2019s frustrations about the Academy come three months after he lost the best actor award<\/a> to Michael B. Jordan for his role in \u201cSinners.\u201d<\/p>\n

One Hollywood awards expert told Page Six that Chalamet lost because of his \u201carrogant\u201d attitude<\/a> that \u201cfumbled the ball on the five-yard line.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis campaign for \u2018Marty Supreme\u2019 started it \u2014 the arrogance of his outfits, befitting a clown more than an Oscar winner. The lengths he will go for hype \u2026 He reeks of Oscar desperation,\u201d one Hollywood insider told us.<\/p>\n

After the Knicks won, he celebrated with the team in the locker room. (Pictured: Chalamet celebrating with the Knicks team.) NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The \u201cWonka\u201d star even held a copy of The Post (as seen above). Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n

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Sources also claimed that Chalamet\u2019s gonzo quest for \u201cgreatness\u201d and to create what he\u2019s called \u201ctop-level s\u2013t\u201d rubbed some people the wrong way.<\/p>\n

The \u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d actor faced backlash when he\u00a0slammed the ballet and opera world<\/a> during a CNN town hall event in February.<\/p>\n

Chalamet confessed that he didn\u2019t \u201cwant to be working in ballet or opera where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chalamet\u2019s frustrations with the Oscars come months after he lost the best actor award for \u201cMarty Supreme.\u201d (Pictured: Chalamet at the Oscars 2026.) Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Michael B. Jordan(seen above) took home the award for his role as twin brothers in \u201cSinners.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n

Several stars slammed the actor\u2019s stance, including retired ballet star\u00a0Misty Copeland, who chastised Chalamet for \u201ccomparing\u201d his craft to other art forms.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren\u2019t for opera and ballet and their relevance in that medium,\u201d Copeland, 43, said. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo all of these mediums have a space,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet threw shade at the Oscars while celebrating the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship. On Saturday night,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":760870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[24323,7,4630,11648,6490,6,1220,191,75991,66,5081],"class_list":["post-760869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-actors","tag-basketball","tag-celebrity-news","tag-michael-b-jordan","tag-movies","tag-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-oscars","tag-sports","tag-timothee-chalamet"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116748791548785124","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=760869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/760870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=760869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=760869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=760869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}