Timothée Chalamet drops surprise romantic confession for Kylie Jenner while accepting Critics Choice

Timothée Chalamet is off to a strong start this awards season — the marketing extraordinaire won Best Actor for Marty Supreme at the 2026 Critics Choice Award.

Joining him at the ceremony was Kylie Jenner, with whom he has been linked since 2023, while he took the opportunity to address her in his victory speech.

Following acknowledgements to director Josh Safdie, his fellow nominees, and others, Chalamet nodded towards Jenner as he said, “And lastly, I’ll just say, thank you to my partner of three years. Thank you for our foundation.”

An emotional Kylie Jenner could be seen mouthing “I love you” from the audience, which she followed up by soft applause.

Upon the announcement of his name, the Marty Supreme star also shared a kiss with his girlfriend of nearly three years before walking to the podium.

Timothée Chalamet was nominated in the leading actor category alongside other stalwarts, including Leonardo DiCaprio for One Battle After Another and Michael B. Jordan for Sinners.