Why Leonardo DiCaprio didn't attend the Oscars despite his movie being nominated
Leonardo DiCaprio's movie Killers of the Flower Moon earned multiple nominations at the Oscars, but the man himself didn't attend to find out the results.
DiCaprio starred alongside Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone in the Martin Scorsese movie, which earned an impressive 10 nominations at the 96th Academy Awards last night (10 March).
The historical drama, which details the investigation into the murders of the Osage people, even landed a nomination in the coveted Best Picture category, but still leading man DiCaprio was nowhere to be seen.
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The 49-year-old star is no stranger to the Oscars, having previously been nominated multiple times for Best Actor and securing a win in the category for his role in The Revenant.
As a result, DiCaprio has attended the event multiple times in the past, but viewers at home were left wondering about his whereabouts when he failed to make an appearance last night.
"Is Leonardo DiCaprio not at the #Oscars?," one viewer wrote on X.
DiCaprio's absence comes after he was left out of the nominees for Best Actor for his role in Killers of the Flower Moon, with many fans claiming he had been 'snubbed'.
One fan posted: "Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon is the best actor at the Oscars. Not being nominated is a joke. No one comes close to his performance. It’s not even close."
However, while some viewers speculated it was this 'snub' that prompted DiCaprio to avoid the Oscars last night, Entertainment Tonight has reported that he actually had a scheduling conflict.
The Oscars might be one of the biggest nights in Hollywood, but DiCaprio was busy doing what he does best last night as he was working on his upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson movie.
In January, Deadline reported that the movie would star DiCaprio alongside Sean Penn and Regina Hall, and has been given the working title BC Project.
Though DiCaprio wasn't at the Oscars to support Killers of the Flower Moon last night, the actor has previously praised the title and its stars.
In a post on Instagram last month, DiCaprio described the movie as a 'powerful film that combats the erasure of Native peoples, culture, and communities'.
"It is one that everyone should have the chance to see," he added.
The movie's 10 nominations indicate that people agree the movie is one to watch, but unfortunately Killers of the Flower Moon failed to take home a single award last night, meaning DiCaprio wouldn't have appeared on stage even if he did attend.
Here are all of this year's Oscar winners in full:
Best director
Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet
Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan - WINNER
Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer
Best actor
Bradley Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer - WINNER
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Best actress
Annette Bening - Nyad
Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Huller - Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Emma Stone - Poor Things - WINNER
Best picture
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best supporting actress
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
America Ferrera - Barbie
Jodie Foster - Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers - WINNER
Best animated short
Letter to a Pig
Ninety-Five Senses
Our Uniform
Pachyderme
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko - WINNER
Best animated feature
The Boy and the Heron - WINNER
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall - WINNER
The Holdovers
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
Best adapted screenplay
American Fiction - WINNER
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Best make-up and hairstyling
Golda
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Society of the Snow
Best production design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Best costume design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things - WINNER
Best international feature
Io Capitano
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Teachers' Lounge
The Zone of Interest - WINNER
Best supporting actor
Sterling K Brown - American Fiction
Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer - WINNER
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
Best visual effects
The Creator
Godzilla Minus One - WINNER
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Best film editing
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Poor Things
Best documentary short
The ABCs of Book Banning
The Barber of Little Rock
Island In Between
The Last Repair Shop - WINNER
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó
Best documentary feature
Bobi Wine: The People's President
The Eternal Memory
Four Daughters
To Kill a Tiger
20 Days in Mariupol - WINNER
Best live-action short
The After
Invincible
Knight of Fortune
Red, White and Blue
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - WINNER
Best cinematography
El Conde
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Best sound
The Creator
Maestro
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer - WINNER
The Zone of Interest
Best original score
American Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer - WINNER
Poor Things
Best original song
'The Fire Inside' - Flamin' Hot (Diane Warren)
'I'm Just Ken' - Barbie (Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt)
'It Never Went Away' - American Symphony (Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson)
'Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)' - Killers of the Flower Moon (Scott George)
'What Was I Made For?' - Barbie (Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell) - WINNER
Topics: Leonardo DiCaprio, Oscars, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Film and TV, Celebrity
Emily Brown