Los Angeles, March 16 -- Actor Timothee Chalamet found himself at the centre of a string of playful barbs during the 98th edition of the Academy Awards, adding to his disappointment of losing his crown to Michael B Jordan, who emerged as the best actor.

The moment was followed by a series of playful remarks directed at him by the ceremony's host, comedian Conan O'Brien.

In his opening monologue, the comic made light of the Marty Supreme star's recent public declaration that "no one cares" about ballet and opera, according to BBC.

"Security is extremely tight tonight. I'm just going to mention that," he said. "I'm told there's a concern about attacks from both the opera and ballet communities."The camera then cut to Chalamet, who was seen...