<p id=”par-1_44″>Is there still <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-winslet-said-leonardo-dicaprio-felt-like-husband-real-husband.html/”>hope for a romantic relationship</a> between <a href=”https://cheatsheet.com/tag/leonardo-dicaprio”>Leonardo DiCaprio</a> and Kate Winslet? We can dream. The longtime friends, both notoriously private, stepped out together for a special screening of Winslet’s biographical drama, <em>Lee</em>. Learn about their heartwarming reunion and unique Hollywood friendship.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kate-Winslet-Leonardo-DiCaprio-2024.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Embracing each other, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio pose next to a poster for Winslet’s 2024 film, ‘Lee'” class=”wp-image-3743912″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at a ‘Lee’ Screening on November 19, 2024 | Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-2_73″>DiCaprio and Winslet have <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-winslet-tracked-leonardo-dicaprio-convince-star-titanic.html/”>supported each other’s projects</a> since the ’90s when director James Cameron cast the budding actors in his 1997 blockbuster hit, <em>Titanic</em>. Although one could argue that Winslet had already made it big with 1994’s <em>Heavenly Creatures</em> and 1995’s <em>Sense and Sensibility</em>, Titanic skyrocketed her to world-renowned, forever fame. Leo, for his part, had already impressed critics with his roles in 1993’s <em>What’s Eating Gilbert Grape</em> and 1996’s <em>Romeo + Juliet</em>.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kate-Winslet-Lee-movie-screening-2024.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a black blazer and pants, Kate Winslet speaks to the audience after a special screening of ‘Lee'” class=”wp-image-3743915″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kate Winslet at a ‘Lee’ Special Screening in LA | Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_49″>Twenty-seven years later, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/leonardo-dicaprio-dating-history-models-dated-any-co-stars.html/”>DiCaprio showed his support for Winslet</a> at a special screening of <em>Lee</em>, her 2024 film eight years in the making. The drama tells the story of Lee Miller (Winslet), a model who enlists as a photographer to capture images of World War II for <em>Vogue</em>. </p>
<p id=”par-4_61″>If Winslet and DiCaprio have one thing in common, it’s their intense dedication to their roles. At one point, Winslet funded the cast and crew’s salaries for two weeks due to a lack of funding. So far, Lee has received mixed reviews. With <a href=”https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lee” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Rotten Tomatoes</a> reporting, “Kate Winslet’s gripping performance in the title role helps elevate <em>Lee</em> beyond its disappointingly conventional biopic trappings.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kate-Winslet-Leonardo-DiCaprio-1998-2024.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at ‘Lee’ Special Screening at Harmony Gold on November 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. | Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images” class=”wp-image-3743913″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in 1998 and 2024 | Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images; Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-5_59″>Winslet has grown thick skin after three decades in Hollywood. However, she may still <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-winslet-finally-responds-famous-leonardo-dicaprio-meme.html/”>appreciate DiCaprio</a>‘s feedback regarding her movies and roles. The pair grew to love and respect each other filming <em>Titanic</em>, growing up in the spotlight together and apart. Leo was 23 and Kate was 22 when the epic romance became the highest-grossing film of all time.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-4″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kate-Winslet-Leonardo-DiCaprio-2008.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a black gown, Kate Winslet poses with ‘Revolutionary Road’ co-star Leonardo DiCaprio at the LA premiere” class=”wp-image-3743916″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the ‘Revolutionary Road’ premiere on December 15, 2008 | Lester Cohen/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-6_65″>Since then, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/leonardo-dicaprio-kate-winslet-refused-other-love-stories-titanic.html/”>DiCaprio and Winslet have reunited</a> on the silver screen once, for <em>Revolutionary Road</em>. Directed by Winslet’s then-husband Sam Mendes, the romantic drama satisfied fans who had begged for an onscreen reunion between the pair since <em>Titanic</em>. <em>Revolutionary Road</em> was a box office and critical success, with DiCaprio and Winslet receiving praise. Winslet went on to win Best Actress at the 66th Golden Globe Awards.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-5″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kate-Winslet-Leonardo-DiCaprio-2009-2016.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Side by side photos of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet hugging at the Golden Globes seven years apart” class=”wp-image-3743918″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards. DiCaprio and Winslet at the 2016 Golden Globes | Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Larry Busacca/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-7_35″>Fans have shipped Leo and Kate for decades. DiCaprio has bounced from relationship to relationship, eventually garnering a reputation for (allegedly) only dating models in their twenties. The 50-year-old is currently <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/leonardo-dicaprio-girlfriend-vittoria-ceretti-struts-alongside-famous-exes-victorias-secret-show.html/”>dating 26-year-old Vittoria Ceretti</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-8_60″>For her part, Winslet is on her third marriage. The 49-year-old has a daughter, Mia, from her three-year marriage to English director Jim Threapleton. She shares a son, Joe, with her ex-husband Sam Mendes whom she was married to from 2003–11. Winslet married Richard Branson’s nephew, Edward Smith, in 2012. They have a son, Bear, who was born in 2013.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-6″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kate-Winslet-Leonardo-DiCaprio-2016.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a black tuxedo and black gown respectively, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet stand together on the red carpet for the 2016 Oscars” class=”wp-image-3743917″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet at the 2016 Oscars | VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-9_44″>Winslet’s short break between Mendes and Smith gave fans hope. But the <em>Ammonite</em> star has always maintained that she and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/leonardo-dicaprios-ex-girlfriend-upset-lost-oscar-jamie-foxx.html/”>DiCaprio are friends</a> and nothing more. In 2021, she told <a href=”https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kate-winslet-leonardo-dicaprio-help-save-life-of-mom-with-cancer/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Guardian</a>, “He’s my friend, my really close friend. We’re bonded for life.” </p>
<p id=”par-10_34″>Do they ever reflect on their life-changing experience filming Titanic? Winslet told <a href=”https://www.glamour.com/story/kate-winslet-leonardo-dicaprio-quote-titanic-to-each-other” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Glamour UK</a>, “Sometimes we do quote the odd <em>Titanic</em> line back and forth to each other. Because only we can, and we find it really funny.”</p>