If you’ve ever dreamt of finding yourself thrust into a sea of floppy-haired, lanky, perhaps slightly awkward (but in an endearing way) men, you’re in luck. Melbourne is reviving celebrity lookalike contest culture, hosting its very own search for the best Josh O’Connor doppelg\u00e4nger.<\/p>\n
The event in question<\/a> will take place on December 13 in Fitzroy’s Edinburgh Gardens, with posters plastered across the city this week encouraging attendance. There’s also a cash prize up for grabs, with the person deemed most Josh O’Connor-y to be awarded $500.<\/p>\n So far, Australians have been forced to watch on as the rest of the world partook in celebrity lookalike contests with varying success, so it feels fitting that we’re getting a go now. It all started back in New York in late 2024, when a chaotic Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a> look-alike competition unexpectedly became a cultural moment \u2014 encouraging not only hundreds of Chalamet-coded participants, but an appearance from the man himself.<\/p>\n We’ve since seen searches for just about every internet boyfriend, from Paul Mescal in Dublin, to Harry Styles in London. More recently, a Jacob Elordi competition in Melbourne famously failed to attract a single actual contestant. As well-documented fans of O’Connor<\/a>, obviously we have high hopes that next weekend’s competition will be a little more fruitful. After all, the O\u2019Connor template is surprisingly achievable. Tousled hair? Easy. A cosy knit and perhaps a long coat? Already in your wardrobe. A mischievous smirk and an air of endearing self-consciousness? That\u2019s half the population of inner-north Melbourne.<\/p>\n For those hoping the competition will encourage a surprise appearance from O’Connor, we’re less than optimistic. He’s currently in the depths of promotion for his latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery<\/em>, so a quick trip across the world seems like a stretch. It’s also highly likely that O’Connor doesn’t actually know this is happening \u2013 and almost certainly wouldn’t know how to react if he found out…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For those wishing to participate, or simply observe, the event details are as follows:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\nWhen and where is the Josh O’Connor lookalike contest?<\/h2>\n
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