Timothée Chalamet made clear in his Saturday Night Live monologue that he really wants to win an Oscar. “A Complete Unknown just got eight Academy Award nominations, and I’m truly overjoyed," Chalamet said.

Timothée Chalamet wanted to use his third Saturday Night Live monologue to finally read aloud his long-held awards show acceptance speech. "A Complete Unknown just got eight Academy Award nominations - and I'm truly overjoyed,

Chalamet’s appearance on the show comes comes less than a week after he received an Academy Award nomination for best actor for his portrayal of music icon Bob Dylan in the biopic “A Complete Unknown.” It marks the second Oscar nod of Chalamet’s career, as he was previously nominated in the same category for the film “Call Me by Your Name.”

For his seemingly A Complete Unknown final promotional appearance before the 2025 Oscars, Timothée Chalamet served as both SNL ‘s host and music guest. Instead of trotting down humble road, Chalamet flatted out expressed his desire to take home a win for the biopic.

Chalamet hosted SNL for the third time, but as he pointed out, it was the first with his much-talked-about facial hair or lack thereof. He also brought up his role as Willy Wonka and his most recent work in A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan.

The actor pulled double duty as the host and musical guest after his Oscar nomination for “A Complete Unknown.”

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Close behind were The Brutalist and Wicked, each earning 10 nominations, including for first-time nominees Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, the latter of whom is now positioned to make history as the youngest EGOT winner — a rare achievement for those who’ve won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Multiple record could be set at this year's Oscars on March 2, 2025.

At the same time, Chalamet remains the first person since the 1990s to become a multiple-nominee in the Academy Awards‘ annual best actor competition.

The “A Complete Unknown” star’s third “SNL” appearance was a hard sell for the Oscars—with Bob Dylan deep cuts, silly skits, and surprise special guests.

Timothée Chalamet seems to face endless challenges during awards season. The star of “Dune” and “A Complete Unknown” dedicated part of his “Saturday Night Live” opening monologue to expressing frustration about consistently losing at major award shows.