Timothée Chalamet Set For Chairman’s Award At Palm Springs Film Festival

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How does it feel — to be feted for A Complete Unknown?

The Palm Springs Film Festival said today that Timothée Chalamet will receive its 2025 Chairman’s Award for his performance as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic about rock’s most celebrated songwriter.

“Timothée Chalamet embodies one of the most iconic figures in music history with his extraordinary performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown,” said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. “Timothée showcases both his physical and vocal talents as he brings depth and nuance to this role that is certain to receive award recognition.”

A Complete Unknown begins amid the vibrant music scene in 1961 New York, where an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. Dylan forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival that reverberates worldwide.

Chalamet does his own singing in the film, which opens on Christmas Day in North America and also stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie.

Palm Springs a familiar fest for Chalamet, who received its 2018 Rising Star Award for Call Me By Your Name and its 2019 Spotlight Award for Beautiful Boy.

Among the other honorees at the festival, which runs January 2-13 in the desert city east of Los Angeles are Angelina Jolie for Maria, Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Mikey Madison (Anora), Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), the cast and director of Emilia Pérez and the ensemble of Conclave. The fest’s awards gala is set for January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.