
Hollywood and heartbreak go hand-in-hand, a script written in fate’s finest ink. Just when cinephiles think their silver screen dreams are set in stone, Oscar night swoops in like a plot twist no one saw coming. Year after year, Tinseltown’s grandest stage doubles as the ultimate heartbreaker, proving that no prediction is ever safe. And this time, it delivered a sequel in one night–Adrien Brody’s Oscar-winning moment stealing the spotlight over Timothée Chalamet, leaving fans reeling, rewriting, and demanding a reshoot of cinematic justice.
After quite the cinematic drum rolls, the Oscar night has come to an end, and the Oscar-winners have etched their names in cinematic history. But is Oscar’s ink-and-paper truly the way to fans’ hearts? Maybe not. Adrien Brody clinched the Best Actor accolade despite the controversy surrounding The Brutalist
’s AI usage, leaving Timothée Chalamet’s fans mourning the loss
. Fans took to X to highlight Chalamet’s Academy loss, citing how his five years of blood and sweat just went to waste.
you’re telling me that timothée chalamet who spent 5 years of his life studying a musicians life, live performances, interviews, learned to sing and play both guitar and harmonica then deciding to sing live throughout the film instead of using pre-recorded tracks to stick to the… pic.twitter.com/INaBKMBZcf
— a (@sourlittleme) January 19, 2025
The X users unraveled their argument with the precision of a historian dusting off relics, weaving a tale of dedication, pointing out how Timothée Chalamet spent five years fine-tuning his voice, carrying the weight of a transformation, all to breathe life into
A Complete Unknown
.
But just as Adrien Brody stepped onto the Oscar stage, a different kind of melody struck—a discordant, aching note. X splintered into chaos, not to celebrate but to resurrect a ghost, which is the AI controversy that nearly stole The Brutalist
’s Oscar dreams.
Even after the intense conflict surrounding The Brutalist
’s coziness with AI
, Adrien Brody won the Oscar and Timothée Chalamet walked without one, making fans teary-eyed in fury and frustration.
Timothée Chalamet fans take Adrien Brody’s Oscar-win to their hearts negatively
The Academy Awards have always been the spectacle that keeps everyone on their toes from the start of the new year. This year, the award season had quite a few roadblocks with the ravaging LA wildfires putting a pause on showbiz. But when the award shows ultimately unfurled, heartbreak became the primary anthem following the most important segment of the Oscars offering as fans rejected the Best Actress win alongside the Best Actor, one that went to Adrien Brody.
two time oscar loser, timothee chalamet you deserved more pic.twitter.com/qeQMQcHHve
— tuse (@mstbelover) March 3, 2025
timothee chalamet losing the oscar for call me by your name, not getting nominated for beautiful boy, then losing to ai loser freak adrien brody pic.twitter.com/qPlqhNVLth
— hannah banana (@hayaabeee) March 3, 2025
THE OSCARS YOU HAD ONE JOB ONE JOB TIMOTHÉE GOT SNUBBED HE DESERVED THAT SO MUCH IT WAS HIS NIGHT pic.twitter.com/WKa3xt3LDU
— jenny (@wallowsecstasy) March 3, 2025
While the heartbreak is undeniable and what has been done cannot be undone, fans have finally learned to take lessons from the Oscars 2025.
biggest oscar snubs of the night
best actor – timothée chalamet
best supporting actress – monica barbaro
best cinematography – nosferatu
best song – the journey pic.twitter.com/KxcP4pBYyS— jess (@jessicaxhansen) March 3, 2025
timothee chalamet oscar snub pic.twitter.com/nEQRxWxbGn
— gabby (@gabbyesato) March 3, 2025
Every award season has its fair share of battles, but this year? It was a full-blown cinematic showdown. Some argued Brody’s Oscar nominee did not hold the same weight as his fellow nominees, with names like Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo
, and Ralph Fiennes echoing through the halls of dissent. But as the dust settled and the credits rolled, one truth remained: not every Academy winner walks away as the people’s winner.
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What do you think of fans lamenting Timothée Chalamet’s missed Oscar moment over Adrien Brody’s Oscar-winning one? Let us know in the comments below!