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Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet was up for his very first Grammy today<\/a> thanks to his portrayal of Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unkonwn<\/em>. (He did not win<\/a>.) About exactly one year ago, Chalamet promoted the film with an appearance on SNL<\/a><\/em>, hosting and<\/em> performing a couple of his favorite Dylan deep cuts. It was an unconventional turn that represented a new frontier in awards campaigning<\/a>. Turns out he had to do quite a bit of convincing in order to pull double duty that night.<\/p>\n During a Q&A today in London with Richard Curtis, Chalamet talked about the big PR moves the led to the release of his latest flick Marty Supreme<\/em>. “I see myself as an artist expanding,” Chalamet said, which led to him talking about the A Complete Unknown<\/em> press cycle. Curtis also asked Chalamet if he’s spent any of his own money doing PR.<\/p>\n I spent over six figures out of my pocket to do the SNL<\/em> performance. Lorne Michaels said, “Hey, do you want to host SNL<\/em>?” I said, “Yeah, can I do the music?” He\u2019s like, “No.” I said, “Alright, I\u2019m not doing it.” He said, “OK, do the music.” But I refused to take no for an answer, and this is the new way of doing stuff. I\u2019m trying to reach audiences, you know. I don\u2019t want to be in the pretentious in-crowd. Marty Supreme<\/em> in America had the least frequent moviegoing audience this year \u2014 people that weren\u2019t going to see everything. That\u2019s my favorite feedback on the movie. So the most pretentious answer I could give you, which I actually honestly feel, is that it\u2019s not marketing or promotion. That sounds like a gimmick, and this is not a gimmick. This is coming from my heart and my soul.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Daniel Lopatin’s Marty<\/em> soundtrack was sadly snubbed for this year’s Grammys and<\/em> Oscars.<\/p>\n\n