US Edition'Marty Supreme' Loses Best Picture at 2026 Critics Choice Awards
At the Critics Choice Awards, Kathy Bates humorously referenced a key scene in Timothée Chalamet's Marty Supreme using a paddle hidden under a seat by host Chelsea Handler.
- On Sunday, Jan. 4, Kathy Bates, actress, 77, discovered a ping-pong paddle under her seat at the Critics Choice Awards 2026 and joked the holder would get to "paddle" Timothée Chalamet at the afterparty, licking the paddle and mouthing "That's so gross."
- Handler, returning as host, set up the gag by hiding a paddle under a random seat and telling the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica crowd `So everyone look and whoever has it gets to spank Timothée at the afterparty tonight.`
- The film, which stars Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser, features a punishment scene with Kevin O'Leary's Milton Rockwell; O'Leary said Chalamet `didn't want the stunt double` for that moment.
- The audience laughed as cameras revealed Bates with the paddle, producing immediate onstage reaction at the Barker Hangar, and Chelsea Handler responded, prompting live exchanges that lightened the ceremony.
- Marty Supreme's $28.3 million domestic opening set an A24 record, while Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor, but the film lost Best Film to One Battle After Another.
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'Marty Supreme' Loses Best Picture at 2026 Critics Choice Awards
After setting box office records, Marty Supreme lost the top honor at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards to the Leonardo DiCaprio-led One Battle After Another. While star Teyana Taylor yelled, “Let’s go,” on stage following the movie’s win, director Paul Thomas Anderson made an impassioned — yet monotone — speech about the accolade. “Thank you very much, everybody. This is really fantastic. Fantastic news,” he said on Sunday, January 4. “We’ll take …
Kathy Bates Licks a Ping Pong Paddle for Timothée Chalamet Spank Joke at Critics Choice Awards: 'I Can't Believe I Did That'
Host Chelsea Handler joked that whoever got a ping pong paddle under their seat could spank Timothée Chalamet at an afterpartyE!; A24 Kathy Bates at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards; Timothée Chalamet in Marty SupremeNEED TO KNOWKathy Bates licked a ping pong paddle at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards and said, "That's so gross. I can't believe I did that!"Bates received a paddle under her seat placed at random in reference to Timothée Chalamet's mo…
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