Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar nomination this 12 months got here with a little bit of an uncommon pre-awards present celebration – poker evening on the Chateau Marmont lodge in L.A. final week.
Nominated for his portrayal as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, the 29-year-old actor hosted an evening of celebration sponsored by Cartier. According to GQ, the occasion was a star-studded affair.
“Cut to a posh evening in a spacious suite on the sixth floor of the famed LA hotel – three full poker tables complete with dealers, bartenders, a DJ playing everything from Sinatra to ‘Let the Beat Build,’ and a rooftop patio that included a cigar station – filled with friends both close and equally famous, including Tobey Maguire, Kevin Hart, Rich Paul, Nathan Fielder, Theo Von, Kid Cudi, and Kylie Jenner,” GQ reported.
Unlike many movie star poker occasions, the A-listers at this sport apparently introduced some severe expertise.
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 web site. He additionally as soon as boxed Antonio Esfandiari.
The comic rapidly despatched musician Marcus Mumford packing at Chalamet’s sport.
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 an enormous pot to Jenner.
“She was, sneakily, one of the most formidable players at the table,” GQ famous of Jenner, “raising big bets with the confidence of a high roller.”
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.
However, Chalamet apparently made a pleasant impression on the tables.
“Overall it was a private but far from debaucherous night, one that our host didn’t even seem to be all that interested in centering on himself,” GQ reported. “Awards talk never came up in conversation. Behind closed doors and in familiar company, the young Chalamet is just as laid-back as his press tour suggests. We’ll see if his luck holds until Oscar night — but even if it doesn’t, it’s a safe bet he’ll be back to play another hand soon.”
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