{"id":2307660,"date":"2026-03-02T04:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2307660"},"modified":"2026-03-02T04:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:24:34","slug":"why-leonardo-dicaprio-wasnt-at-the-2026-actor-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-leonardo-dicaprio-wasnt-at-the-2026-actor-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Leonardo DiCaprio wasn&#8217;t at the 2026 Actor Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/leonardo-dicaprio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Leonardo DiCaprio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a> did not attend the 2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/awards\/sag-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Actor Awards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Actor Awards<\/a>, despite his nomination for his performance in <em>One Battle After Another.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role sat out Sunday&#8217;s ceremony put on by the Screen Actors Guild \u2014 a major precursor to the Academy Awards \u2014due to a prior engagement with another highly decorated industry veteran. DiCaprio is currently in Europe shooting <em>What Happens at Night<\/em>, the next film from his frequent collaborator, Martin Scorsese, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/why-leonardo-dicaprio-wont-be-sunday-actor-awards-despite-one-battle-after-another-nomination-exclusive-11916627\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/actor-awards-2026-winners-list-11914325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael B. Jordan won the category;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michael B. Jordan won the category<\/a> for his dual role in <em>Sinners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film also stars Jennifer Lawrence, who has been similarly f\u00eated across this year&#8217;s awards circuit for her performance in Lynne Ramsay&#8217;s <em>Die My Love<\/em>, but she did not pick up a nomination at the Actor Awards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Leonardo DiCaprio in &#8216;One Battle After Another&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>did not immediately hear back from representatives for DiCaprio or the Actor Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fortunately for DiCaprio, his absence at tonight&#8217;s ceremony, previously known as the SAG Awards, did not mean that <em>One Battle After Another <\/em>did go unrepresented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paul Thomas Anderson&#8217;s saga of political revolutionaries and the twisted forces that seek to contain them was among the most nominated films of the evening, picking up five individual nods, as well as recognition in the Best Ensemble and Best Stunt Ensemble categories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, and newcomer Chase Infiniti were also nominated for their performances in the film. DiCaprio and those same actors, excluding Infiniti, were also nominated for Academy Awards, with Taylor in particular leading her pack after picking up awards at the Golden Globes and several ceremonies judged by regional critics&#8217; groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film won in only one category, however: Sean Penn picked up the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>One Battle After Another <\/em>marks DiCaprio&#8217;s first collaboration with Anderson, who is a favorite at the Actor Awards, directing many of his stars to nominations and even wins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film based on Thomas Pynchon&#8217;s 1990 novel <em>Vineland <\/em>follows DiCaprio&#8217;s Bob Ferguson, a washed-up former progressive revolutionary who now lives in anonymity with his daughter Willa (Infiniti). He must get back in the practice of radical resistance, and fast, when the villainous military commander Lockjaw (Penn) comes looking for him and Willa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DiCaprio has a long history with the Actor Awards. He&#8217;s received six previous individual nominations, and been a part of seven nominated ensembles. He won in Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role in 2017 for his performance in <em>The Revenant<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Virtually every actor in the core <em>One Battle After Another <\/em>ensemble, which also includes Regina Hall, has won an award for their performance in the lead-up to the Oscars. At that ceremony, which will take place on March 15, DiCaprio faces off in the Best Actor category against Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan, and Wagner Moura.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/actor-awards-2026-winners-list-11914325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:See the full list of 2026 Actor Awards winners here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">See the full list of 2026 Actor Awards winners here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-leonardo-dicaprio-wasnt-at-the-2026-actor-awards-11916898\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonardo DiCaprio did not attend the 2026 Actor Awards, despite his nomination for his performance in One Battle After Another. 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