A Complete Unknown, the hit Bob Dylan biopic that earned Timothée Chalamet his second Oscar nod for Best Actor, is now available to stream on Hulu. The 2025 Best Actor race quickly boiled down to two frontrunners:Chalamet for his portrayal of DylaninA Complete Unknownand Adrien Brody for his portrayal of a Holocaust survivor chasing the American Dream inThe Brutalist. Ultimately, Brody won the award, but Chalamet still scored some of the best reviews of his career.
There was precedent for Chalamet to win an Oscar for playing a musical icon— Rami Malek won Best Actor for playing Freddie Mercury, Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for playing Ray Charles, and Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for playing Édith Piaf — but Brody beat him to it.Chalamet will have another shot at winning Best Actor at the 2026 Oscarswith his upcoming sports movieMarty Supreme. But in the meantime, his Oscar-nominated performance from this year has been released on streaming.
Timothée Chalamet’s A Complete Unknown Is Now Streaming On Hulu
As Of March 27, Chalamet’s Bob Dylan Biopic Is Available To Watch On Hulu
As of March 27,A Complete Unknownis streaming on Hulufollowing an impressive 92-day theatrical run. This was a great movie to watch on the big screen, becauseA Complete Unknown’s live in-camera musical performancesgive itthe atmosphere of a concert film, but it’s still worth checking out at home. Brody gave a great performance inThe Brutalist, keeping the audience captivated for a whopping three-and-a-half hours with László Tóth’s tragic journey, but Chalamet completely embodied Dylan. He got Dylan’s singing voice, speaking voice, and instrumental work spot-on, and even managed to capture his indescribable aura.
Chalamet completely embodied Dylan. He got Dylan’s singing voice, speaking voice, and instrumental work spot-on, and even managed to capture his indescribable aura.
Whereas most musician biopics get swept up in the artist’s personal drama,A Complete Unknownputs the focus squarely on the music.It charts Dylan’s evolution as an artistand the resistance from the stuffy old guard of the folk genre who wanted to keep him slavish to their acoustic traditions.A Complete Unknowndoesn’t try to cover Dylan’s entire life; it focuses on one specific chapter of his career. It’s more of a character study than the average biopic.
Playing Bob Dylan Gave Timothée Chalamet His Second Best Actor Nomination
Chalamet Was Previously Nominated For Call Me By Your Name
Chalamet’s Best Actor nod forA Complete Unknownwas his second time being nominated in the category. In 2018, he was nominated for his performance as lovesick 17-year-old Elio Perlman in Luca Guadagnino’s coming-of-age romanceCall Me by Your Name. That year, he lost to another World War II-adjacent performance: Gary Oldman’s turn as Winston Churchill inDarkest Hour.Chalamet’s nomination at 22 years old made him the third-youngest nomineein the category’s history (after nine-year-old Jackie Cooper forSkippyand 19-year-old Mickey Rooney forBabes in Arms).
