Timothee Chalamet was seen cheering on ballet icon Misty Copeland during a segment in Sunday's 98th stemming from .
The 30-year-old actor applauded from the seats at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood alongside girlfriend , 28, as Copeland, 43, had a showcase dance routine during a Sinners-related segment.
Copeland I Lied To You, which also featured a cameo from Shaboozey.
The comments came during the filming of A & Variety Town Hall Event at the University of at Austin last month, where he told he felt a sense of conflict about pushing seeing films in theaters.
Chalamet said of ballet and opera, 'It's like, "Keep this thing alive even though no one cares about this thing anymore.'"
Timothee Chalamet, 30, was seen cheering on ballet icon Misty Copeland during a segment in Sunday's 98th Academy Awards stemming from Los Angeles
Copeland danced to a version of the Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq track I Lied To You, which also featured a cameo from Shaboozey
Copeland took aim at Chalamet's characterization of ballet's modern relevancy while speaking on a panel for Aveeno and TOGETHXR earlier this month.
Copeland (pictured Sunday) took aim at Chalamet's characterization of ballet's modern relevancy while speaking on a panel for Aveeno and TOGETHXR earlier this month
Chalamet was nominated Sunday for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, but lost out to Sinners' Michael B. Jordan
Across X, a number of fans offered their opinions on the artistic display
