Timmy & Kylie: The Best Seat in the House for Gen A and Z

This is what we’ve been speculating about all award season: would Timothée Chalamet bring Kylie Jenner to the Oscars? And now we know – very much YES. Because if you’re Timmy and she’s there with you, you might as well go all the way. 

But first, let’s talk about the fashion. Timmy was never going to show up to the Oscars in a regular tuxedo, or even a sequined tuxedo, since he’s done that already. And if we’ve learned anything from his Oscar campaign for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, it’s that he’s determined to NOT do as the olds and borings and it’s-always-been-done-this-way would do. 

So. A yellow set that looked like it could have been denim? Why not, and absolutely. We very rarely see women in yellow, let alone men, and a man up for the Best Actor Oscar. This is custom Givenchy, it is SO him, and also…? They gave him the best seat in the house. And I think we’ve all watched enough Oscar telecasts to know that that aisle seat right up front is basically VVVIP, in almost every shot taken facing the audience. And Timmy was like, well, if you’re going to put me there, I might as well pull all the focus I possibly can, LOL. 

I’m not mad at this, for multiple reasons. Timmy C has never shown any restraint where his style is concerned and he’s not changing that just because he has a shot at the Oscars. And if the Academy is using him – and they clearly were with their seating plan – to attract younger viewers, then he was giving them what they want. 

He is, undoubtedly, the biggest movie star of his generation. Remember how millennial actors used to talk about Leonardo DiCaprio as their acting idol? Zac Efron, for example? This is how Gen Alpha actors will be talking, if they aren’t already, about Timothée Chalamet. And there was so much about last night’s show that was thirstily meant to appeal to a younger audience, from the presence of all the Heartstoppers (Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney, and Kit Connor) to LISA, Doja Cat, and RAYE, to Rowoon, and Charlotte Lawrence and more. In this room, though, above all others, Timmy is the reigning monarch for that demo. He is the acting god to the youngs, trust me. This is why there were at least three jokes about him in the monologue! 

So…does that mean he’s just declared that Kylie is his queen? He’s on the throne of that theatre – and she’s Sitting Right There, preening, all night. With her hands all over him. And his hands all over her. And kissing. And taking selfies. 

But let’s rewind to the start of the night, because Timmy wasn’t on the carpet with Kylie. This has been their move – she skips the carpet and meets him inside. Meanwhile he arrived with his mom, posed for a few photos, passed on all interviews, and then ducked into some secret entrance that very, very, very few celebrities were given access to. Presumably that’s when he met up with Kylie. So even though his mom is there, too, Kylie’s the one who’s in the front row with him during the show – doesn’t that pretty much constitute a coronation? 

During the show, by the way, Timmy and Kylie stayed in their seats the whole time, no trips to the bar. And after the show, while almost all the other celebrities filed out of the theatre the regular way to the Governors Ball, once again Timmy and Kylie were given an alternate exit. Can you f-cking imagine how puffy Kris Jenner must be about all this?