"A Complete Unknown," the biopic chronicling the swift pop-cultural ascent of Minnesota native Bob Dylan in the early 1960s, has been nominated for eight Academy Awards.

This is per an appearance on the podcast The Town With Matthew Belloni (via Consequence), where Jaysen recalled an instance of Dylan meeting with director James Mangold for a table read of the script.

The beauty of the movie, and of Timothée Chalamet's performance, is it captures how the secret of Dylan's music was never about what it "means."

At first glance, you might not have guessed behind the sunglasses, bushy hair and general shaggy appearance that it was Timothée Chalamet playing the iconic, eccentric Bob Dylan. Yet, for the nearly two and a half hours that is “A Complete Unknown,

The fact that host Timothée Chalamet just earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” raised the possibility, however slim, that Minnesota’s most celebrated artist might appear on the late-night show for only the second time in its 50-year history.

Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar and sing like Bob Dylan for “A Complete Unknown.” He also gained 20 pounds to look more like the folk music legend, he revealed an interview with NPR. “I’ve turned over every stone.

During an appearance on NPR’s All Things Considered, Timothée Chalamet claims to have packed on 20 pounds in order to meet the “physicality” of Bob Dylan. When host Ailsa Chang asked about his preparation,