Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar nomination this yr got here with a little bit of an uncommon pre-awards present celebration – poker evening on the Chateau Marmont resort in L.A. final week.
Nominated for his portrayal as Bob Dylan in A Full Unknown, the 29-year-old actor hosted an evening of celebration sponsored by Cartier. Based on GQ, the occasion was a star-studded affair.
“Reduce to a complicated night in a spacious suite on the sixth ground of the famed LA resort – three full poker tables full with sellers, bartenders, a DJ taking part in every part from Sinatra to ‘Let the Beat Construct,’ and a rooftop patio that included a cigar station – full of pals each shut and equally well-known, together with Tobey Maguire, Kevin Hart, Wealthy Paul, Nathan Fielder, Theo Von, Child Cudi, and Kylie Jenner,” GQ reported.
Not like many superstar poker occasions, the A-listers at this recreation apparently introduced some severe abilities.
Maguire is well-regarded as a top-notch participant, however has been criticized for a few of his antics on the poker desk. Hart can also be an everyday on the desk, having served as an envoy for an internet poker website. He additionally as soon as boxed Antonio Esfandiari.
The comic rapidly despatched musician Marcus Mumford packing at Chalamet’s recreation.
Canadian comic and actor Fielder additionally apparently shined as a card participant with Chalamet noting, “He’s a beast.” Maguire was really one of many first to lose all his chips, whereas Hart saved operating over his desk and Chalamet apparently misplaced a giant pot to Jenner.
“She was, sneakily, one of the vital formidable gamers on the desk,” GQ famous of Jenner, “elevating huge bets with the arrogance of a excessive curler.”
Chalamet didn’t come out on high on Sunday. The Oscar as an alternative went to Adrien Brody for his efficiency in The Brutalist. He additionally received the award in 2003 for The Pianist.
Nevertheless, Chalamet apparently made a pleasant impression on the tables.
“General it was a non-public however removed from debaucherous evening, one which our host didn’t even appear to be all that taken with centering on himself,” GQ reported. “Awards discuss by no means got here up in dialog. Behind closed doorways and in acquainted firm, the younger Chalamet is simply as laid-back as his press tour suggests. We’ll see if his luck holds till Oscar evening — however even when it doesn’t, it’s a protected wager he’ll be again to play one other hand quickly.”
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