Timothée Chalamet gave girlfriend Kylie Jenner a sweet shout-out in his acceptance speech for Best Actor at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.
“Thank you to my partner of three years. Thank you for our foundation. I love you. I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Chalamet, 30, said during the awards ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday, January 4, as he accepted the award for his film Marty Supreme.
The camera panned to Jenner, 28, who beamed with pride as she watched her boyfriend on stage.
Before he stepped on stage, Chalamet also shared a sweet kiss with Jenner, who has supported the actor throughout his Marty Supreme journey. She attended the New York City premiere of the film at the New York Film Festival in October 2025 and later joined Chalamet on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere in December 2025.
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Chalamet and Jenner were spotted holding hands backstage at the Critics Choice Awards earlier in the evening, after the couple skipped walking the red carpet together. The Dune star sported a blue pinstripe suit for the occasion, while his girlfriend rocked a black skintight dress.
Chalamet’s presence at the awards show was a hot topic among fans and even host Chelsea Handler, who jokingly compared him to a “Labubu” in her monologue. Later in the night, she announced Chalamet’s arrival at the venue and told the audience that one lucky person with a ping pong paddle under their seat would be allowed to spank the Wonka actor at the afterparty. (Kathy Bates found the paddle and licked it on camera before saying, “I can’t believe I just did that.”)
Chalamet’s shout-out to Jenner comes after split rumors late last year. However, a source exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2025 that Chalamet and Kylie are “still very much together and committed” despite his absence from her mom Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday party.
“Timothée wasn’t at Kris’ party because he is filming two huge projects right now and is working,” the insider revealed at the time. “He has been on set for Dune, but he and Kylie FaceTime every day.”
The source also said their relationship is “very serious” more than two years after the couple first sparked a romantic connection in 2023.
“Everyone adores them together and he has even been present in the kids’ lives, which makes Kylie so happy,” the source added, referring to Kylie’s daughter, Stormi, 7, and her son, Aire, 3, whom she shares with ex Travis Scott.
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“Everything is going well and Kylie respects that he is working really hard right now and having a huge moment in his career,” the insider concluded.
Days before the Critics Choice Awards, Chalamet made headlines for giving Kylie’s upcoming film debut a sweet shout-out.
“I want everything to be great and A24 is an independent finance company. They got a great movie coming out called The Moment,” he said in a December 2025 interview on Good Morning America. Kylie is set to appear in the mockumentary film, which stars Charli XCX and more, in an undisclosed role.
