Jon Stewart Declares ‘Opera and Ballet Have Defeated’ Timothée Chalamet After Oscars Loss

Salt in the Wound Jon Stewart Declares ‘Opera and Ballet Have Defeated’ Timothée Chalamet After Oscars Loss The Daily Show host called the winner after ballet legend Misty Copeland's stunning performance at Sunday's ceremony By Charisma Madarang Charisma Madarang Contact Charisma Madarang on X Contact Charisma Madarang by Email View all posts by Charisma Madarang March 17, 2026 Over the past week, a battle raged between actor Timothée Chalamet and the realm of opera and ballet following his disparaging remarks about the art forms during a town hall in Austin. Now, it seems that the debacle has come to an end. On Monday, following Chalamet losing the Oscars for Best Actor to Sinners star Michael B. Jordan, Jon Stewart weighed in on the controversy during his Daily Show monologue. “As you are well aware, a terrible war has been raging for two weeks now,” Stewart said, pretending to reference the Iran war. “But as of last night, it is clear that opera and ballet have defeated Timothée Chalamet. No contest! A knockout! Even before they brought out prima ballerina Misty Copeland in the middle of the ‘Sinners’ performance.” “Right in front of him! Boom!” Stewart added, before joking, “Can’t wait to switch out my Ukrainian flag profile picture for the playbill to ‘Die Fledermaus.’” In February, Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey took part in an Austin, Texas town hall event produced by Variety and CNN . While discussing their audience’s shortened attention spans, Chalamet commented, “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera. Things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.’” The actor quickly realized the ramifications of what he had uttered and added, “All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. Damn, I just took shots for no reason.” Unfortunately, his comments resurfaced as the Oscars approached and many of the world’s top opera and ballet companies slammed Chalamet over his remarks. Ballet legend Misty Copel...