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On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart joked that opera and ballet defeated Timothée Chalamet after his remarks about preserving art forms like ballet and opera, highlighting Misty Copeland’s Oscars performance and triggering social-media backlash from the performing-arts community.
At the 2026 Oscars, Timothée Chalamet’s remarks about ballet and opera sparked a wave of jokes and reactions, kicked off by Conan O’Brien’s opening monologue, with celebrities and notable figures weighing in as Chalamet is nominated for Best Actor for Marty Supreme in a night that also featured a tie for Best Live-Action Short and the film earning nine nominations.
Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary defends Timothée Chalamet amid backlash over comments about ballet and opera, saying he’s a great guy who took a bum rap and even boosted arts interest; he also shares backstage anecdotes from Marty Supreme, notes Chalamet’s Oscar-nominated performance and producer nod, and reflects on his own film experience.
Conan O’Brien opened the Oscars with a sharp monologue, skewering Timothée Chalamet’s ballet/opera comments, tossing in political jabs, spoofing Ted Sarandos, and kicking things off with a pre-taped Aunt Gladys segment before ending on a note of global unity.
Timothée Chalamet’s comment that people don’t care about ballet or opera drew criticism from opera singers and dancers in Northern Ireland, who insist these art forms are alive, accessible and important. Artists like Petra Wells, Charlotte Fastiggi, and Nicole Meier argue ballet and opera require dedication, continue to attract audiences (including sold-out NI productions), and remain integral to local culture ahead of the Oscars where Chalamet hopes for Best Actor.
Steven Spielberg countered Timothée Chalamet's remark that ballet and opera don't matter, saying a powerful art experience—whether in film, concerts, ballet, or opera—unites audiences with lasting feelings, a point he made during SXSW 2026 as Chalamet faced backlash while being Oscar-nominated for Marty Supreme.
New York City Ballet principal Jovani Furlan went viral after posting a gravity-defying clapback to Timothée Chalamet’s remark that people don’t care about classical art, balancing on a bosu ball on demi-pointe with a leg lift that drew millions of views and highlighted ballet’s athletic rigor, including Furlan’s seven-performances-a-week schedule and his daily training regimen; he says the actor shouldn’t be villainized and that the arts matter to many fans.
Jimmy Kimmel used his ICG Publicists Awards acceptance speech to lightly mock Timothée Chalamet’s backlash over comments about ballet and opera, quipping about the era of “no such thing as bad publicity” amid the controversy. The joke followed Chalamet’s remarks that opera and ballet aren’t as relevant, which drew response from the ballet community, including Misty Copeland, who defended the continued importance of opera and ballet.
Steven Spielberg, speaking at SXSW, praised the communal, theater-based experience of cinema and intriguingly linked it to ballet and opera while weighing in on Timothée Chalamet’s controversial jokes about those art forms. He urged that the feeling of shared immersion should endure, even as Chalamet’s remarks drew sharp backlash from figures like Whoopi Goldberg and Misty Copeland (with others defending him or the broader point about audiences and the arts).
Timothée Chalamet’s remark that opera and ballet may be losing audiences triggers backlash from dancers and fans; Doja Cat initially joined the outrage but later called her remarks virtue signaling and walked them back, admitting she knows little about ballet or opera, while Chalamet continues his Oscars-focused promo—likely ending the saga after the Oscars.
Doja Cat retracts her critique of Timothée Chalamet’s opera/ballet remarks, revealing she’s never attended either art form and that her outrage was virtue signaling to boost clicks; she says the move was about connection, while Chalamet faces backlash and has not publicly readdressed the remarks.
Andrea Bocelli responded to Timothée Chalamet’s remarks about opera and ballet by saying these arts are living languages that draw on the same human emotions as cinema, not relics of the past. He invited Chalamet to attend a concert if curious, and opera houses, including London’s Royal Opera House, publicly invited him to experience live performance.
Karla Sofía Gascón mocked Timothée Chalamet with a meme as backlash to his remarks about keeping opera and ballet alive intensifies, drawing responses from performers and media figures and tying into their Oscar campaigns for Marty Supreme and Emilia Pérez.
Misty Copeland challenged Timothée Chalamet’s dismissal of ballet and opera, arguing these art forms remain culturally meaningful and enduring beyond popularity. She noted her involvement with promoting Chalamet’s film and highlighted reactions from arts organizations offering discounted ballet tickets in response, as she continues to advocate for accessibility and prepares for an Oscars performance.
Juliette Binoche playfully responded to Timothée Chalamet's comments about ballet and opera by quipping 'I thought cinema was a dying art' during a Thessaloniki Documentary Festival masterclass, then discussed her journey from acting to directing, her dance-focused documentary In-I In Motion with Akram Khan, and the broader world of documentary filmmaking, including Redford's urging to turn the show into a film and the resilient community of documentarians.