Seen on the street yesterday in NY: Timothee Chalamet cavorting with Anderson Cooper and a film crew.
What does it mean? Sources tell me Timmy has been chosen by “60 Minutes” as their Oscar pick for this year. Cooper’s piece on him will air on February 16th, already a busy night with “The White Lotus” premiere and “SNL 50” on NBC.
Chalamet’s Oscar chances have improved greatly over the last couple of weeks. “A Complete Unknown” is on track for $80 to $100 million. Audiences love it. The Academy and SAG love it. Bob Dylan couldn’t be happier.
Timmy’s “SNL” performance this past weekend also went over like gangbusters. He sent an old, obscure Dylan song on to the iTunes charts.
The “60 Minutes” piece comes right in the middle of Oscar voting. Between now then there will be a couple more PR hits, too.
Nothing guarantees the Oscar. Adrien Brody is right there in the race although “The Brutalist” hasn’t had made much money, less than $10 million in a month of release. Also, the movie is tough going.
Stay tuned!
