Body language expert breaks down Timothée Chalamet's 'genuine' reaction to Michael B. Jordan's Oscars win

It has been another tough awards season for Timothée Chalamet, with the Marty Supreme star failing to pick up an Oscar for the fourth time at Sunday's Academy Awards show.

The 30-year-old's table tennis sports drama had scored him his third Best Actor nomination and was also a competitor in the Best Picture category, but was blown out of the water by the big winners of the night.

That included losing out to Paul Thomas Anderson's revolutionary black comedy One Battle After Another, which swept up six Oscars and pipped the night's favorite, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, to win the most Oscar statuettes of the night.

It was not all bad though for the vampire thriller, with Michael B. Jordan bagging Best Actor for his portrayal of twin brothers confronted by an ancient evil. But Chalamet's 'genuine' reaction to missing out at the Academy Awards has been picked up on by body language experts.

Timothée Chalamet gave a 'genuine' reaction to losing in the Best Actor category for the third time (Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images)

With so much practice this awards season in being gracious in defeat, body language expert Darren Stanton told Covers that Chalamet appeared to be proud of Jordan's win in one of the biggest categories of the night.

The expert explained: “Timothée Chalamet was genuinely happy for Michael. Sometimes we see microexpressions of sadness or disappointment from another nominee, but he seemed genuinely pleased at the moment it was announced."

Even if Chalamet was happy for Jordan, he did also appear to be genuinely sad at missing out yet again. Stanton said: "There was a brief close-up of Timothée and Kylie Jenner as Michael walked on stage, and there was definitely genuine happiness from the Marty Supreme star.

"He knows it’s all part of the game - win or lose. He didn’t flash any animosity, anger or jealousy."

But if one person struggled to see him lose for the third time, it was his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, who had accompanied him through much of the awards season that has only seen him bag a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice prize for Marty.

Michael B. Jordan's humble speech said a lot about his character (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The body language expert explained: “When it came to Kylie, she wasn’t flashing any negative emotions, like anger or contempt, either. From her facial expressions, she just seemed disappointed for Timothée, even though he didn’t appear to be upset in any sense.

"Overall, from a non-verbal point of view, there was no contempt at all and her expressions towards Michael’s win were genuine. It was just clear she was there to support Timothée and wanted to see him do well.”

The loss means Chalamet will have to keep his Oscars acceptance speech for another year, though, it did not even look like the Best Actor winner had a speech ready, with Jordan visibly stunned to have bagged the major prize.

Stanton added: “Michael B. Jordan was genuinely gobsmacked. It took him a few moments to fully register what had happened - he appeared completely stunned and shell-shocked. He clearly needed a moment to grasp that he had won.

"In terms of his delivery during the speech, he came across as a genuine and very humble guy. He didn’t try to be funny or clever - he spoke authentically from the heart. There was no smugness; he was completely genuine.

"He still seemed really shocked throughout the whole speech. Everything he displayed was consistent and true - he was completely amazed and in awe over winning."