“I love you”: Timothée announces his love for Kylie Jenner at the Critics’ Choice Awards

Elizabeth Sanate
4 hours ago
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A close-up, medium shot of Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet sitting together at a formal event. Kylie, on the left, has long, wavy dark hair and is wearing a black sequined dress. Timothée, on the right, is smiling at the camera, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, a light blue shirt, and a colorful floral tie. They are leaning toward each other in a friendly pose. — Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner

Awards speeches usually follow a pattern. You can almost predict the order: team, director, family, done. So when Timothée Chalamet began his acceptance speech at the Critics’ Choice Awards, nothing felt unusual at first.

Then it changed.

While accepting the award and thanking the people who’ve supported him over the years, Chalamet paused and said, “I love you, I couldn’t do this without you.” The camera cut to Kylie Jenner almost immediately, and the atmosphere in the room shifted in a way you don’t usually see during moments like these.

It wasn’t loud or theatrical. It was simple, and it felt real.

Kylie Jenner was clearly who that moment was meant for

Before saying “I love you,” Timothée Chalamet spoke about long-term support, the kind that stays steady through the journey. He also referred to Kylie Jenner as his partner of three years, grounding the moment in something clearly meaningful to him.

When the camera showed Kylie Jenner in the audience, she smiled, visibly aware that the words were meant for her. She didn’t wave or play it up. She just sat there, taking it in quietly.

That restraint made the moment land even harder. It didn’t feel like a headline grab. It felt like an acknowledgement.

Kylie Jenner’s reaction sparked a familiar internet debate

Naturally, the clip didn’t take long to make its way online. As Kylie Jenner smiled on camera, many viewers believed she appeared to mouth something back. A lot of fans were convinced it looked like “I love you too.”

There’s no clear audio and no confirmation of that, but the reaction still struck a chord. The exchange felt mutual, personal, and completely unpolished, the kind of moment that slips through when no one is trying too hard.

Those are usually the ones people hold onto.

Kylie Jenner fans reacted exactly how you’d expect

Social media picked up on the moment almost instantly. Some joked that Timothée Chalamet turned an awards speech into a rom-com scene. Others admitted they weren’t expecting something that soft in the middle of a formal ceremony.

Many reactions circled back to the same thought: why did such a small moment feel bigger than most of the night?

Maybe because it didn’t ask for applause. Maybe because it wasn’t rehearsed. Maybe because it felt normal in a space that usually isn’t.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet keep things quiet, which is why this mattered

A side-by-side composite image. On the left, Timothée Chalamet is shown from the chest up in a candid, slightly grainy photo, wearing a black tank top with his hair styled in messy curls. On the right, Kylie Jenner poses against a white background wearing dark sunglasses and a beige trench coat while holding a brown spotted Bengal cat in her arms.

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner have largely kept their relationship private, despite being together for three years, as mentioned in his speech. They don’t explain it. They don’t perform it.

That’s what made this moment stand out.

At the height of a professional win, Chalamet chose to acknowledge the person who’s been there through it briefly and sincerely, without turning it into a spectacle.

And honestly, it was hard not to smile watching it.

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