Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t win any major awards for One Battle After Another, although he was nominated for everything. After he won his one and only Oscar a decade ago, he calmed down a lot around the award seasons, doing some light campaigning but mostly just using his fame and power to put his films and coworkers front and center. He did that with Killers of the Flower Moon – he campaigned harder for Lily Gladstone than himself. Same with One Battle After Another – he was super-proud of the film, but he seemed very happy to see Paul Thomas Anderson, Chase Infiniti and Teyana Taylor get all of the attention. Leo has now starred in three films which ultimately led to his directors winning the Best Director Oscar for the first time – PTA, Martin Scorsese and James Cameron.
There were tons of good behind-the-scenes moments at the Oscars, and many of them involved Leo. He was seated in between his new bestie Teyana Taylor and his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti. She’s 27 and he’s still dating her! Shocking. Not only that, but he brought her as his Oscar date! They didn’t walk the carpet together, but obviously, they were seated together in the first row. Vittoria was even shown in Conan O’Brien’s opener, when Conan talked about Leo as the king of memes. Leo really did create a brand new meme as well!
Additionally, there was a really beautiful moment after Michael B. Jordan won his Oscar. He came back into the auditorium and he and Leo had one of the sweetest bro-hugs I’ve ever seen. Leo was also one of the first to jump up when MBJ won – Leo was so happy for Jordan. Benicio del Toro was thrilled for Jordan as well, Benicio even kissed Jordan’s hand.
Conan O’Brien makes a new Leonardo DiCaprio meme #Oscars pic.twitter.com/OX62X798Mx
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael B. Jordan embrace after the #Oscars
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— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) March 16, 2026
Michael B. Jordan shares an emotional moment with Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro after his Best Actor Oscar win at the 98th Academy Awards.pic.twitter.com/w9n7vxMWVs
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