DiCaprio is opening up about his relationship in a major way by bringing Ceretti to the Oscars. The actor nominated for Best Actor for 'One Battle After Another' chose a high-profile public moment to showcase their steady relationship.
While DiCaprio is famously private, this isn't a random appearance — they've been together since 2023 and he brought her to the Bezos-Sanchez wedding last year. The meme moment was clearly staged for maximum viral impact.
DiCaprio brought Ceretti to the 2026 Oscars where he's nominated for Best Actor. Host Conan O'Brien called him 'the king of memes' during the opening monologue and asked him to do a meme on camera. Ceretti laughed beside him as he played along.
The king of memes played along, his girlfriend watched from the audience, and DiCaprio got to remind everyone he's still Hollywood's most eligible lone wolf — just with a plus-one now.
Leonardo DiCaprio brought his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti to the 2026 Oscars on Sunday, making a rare public appearance with his longtime partner at one of Hollywood's biggest nights. The actor, 51, is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in "One Battle After Another," and he brought the model, 27, as his date to the ceremony. While they didn't walk the red carpet together, Ceretti was seated beside DiCaprio during the show, with cameras capturing them throughout the evening.
The moment became even more memorable when host Conan O'Brien addressed DiCaprio directly during his opening monologue. "He's the king of memes," O'Brien joked to the audience, referencing DiCaprio's enduring presence in internet meme culture. Later in the show, O'Brien asked DiCaprio to do a meme on the spot — specifically "that feeling when you didn't agree to this" — and the actor was a good sport, making a funny face while Ceretti laughed beside him. It's the kind of viral moment that could only happen at the Oscars, and DiCaprio leaned into it.
This isn't DiCaprio's first time bringing a girlfriend to the Oscars — he famously brought Gisele Bündchen in 2005 and Camila Morrone in 2020 — but it's a notable moment given how private the actor has always been about his relationships. Page Six first revealed DiCaprio and Ceretti were an item in September 2023 after they were caught making out in an Ibiza nightclub. Since then, they've been spotted together multiple times, including on a yacht with Tom Brady in January and at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding in June 2025. In December, they were photographed kissing in rare PDA moments in Los Angeles.
DiCaprio opened up about his philosophy on privacy in a Time magazine cover interview late last year. "It's been a balance I've been managing my whole adult life and still I'm not an expert," he said. "I think my simple philosophy is only get out there and do something when you have something to say, or you have something to show for it. Otherwise, just disappear as much as you possibly can." Bringing Ceretti to the Oscars — with a viral meme moment orchestrated by the host — suggests he's found something worth showing for this year.
