How Leonardo DiCaprio Reacted to Chelsea Handler’s Yacht Jab at Critics Choice Awards 2026

But while Leonardo was up for Best Actor for his role as Bob Ferguson in One Battle After Another, the award ultimately went to Timothée Chalamet for Marty Supreme. Other actors nominated in the category were Michael B. Jordan for Sinners, Joel Edgerton for Train Dreams, Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent and Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon.

And as the Dune actor accepted his award, he shared a rare shoutout to girlfriend Kylie Jenner in his speech.

"Lastly, I'll just say thank you to my partner of three years," he said at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. "Thank you for our foundation. I love you. I couldn't do this without you.”

He added, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. Appreciate it."

The 30-year-old’s comments mark the first time he’s openly discussed his relationship publicly, as both he and the beauty mogul have opted to keep their romance under wraps in the years they’ve been together.

As for how Kylie reacted to the sweet moment? The 28-year-old smiled up at her partner from their table, mouthing the words, “I love you.”

For more candid moments from the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, read on.

Oh, there she is. Kylie Jenner, aka Timothée Chalamet's "partner of three years"—his words, used for the first time ever in public, when he won Best Actor for Marty Supreme—skipped the red carpet, but obviously joined him for the main event.

He couldn't have done it without her, after all. (Again, his words!)

The Studio's Ike Barinholtz made sure to capture one of many winning moments for him, the show and producer-star Seth Rogen for posterity.

The Best Actor nominee played identical twins in Sinners but his mom remains one of a kind.

Ejae showed off her souvenir from the Best Song win she shared with Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, and Teddy for their KPop Demon Hunters anthem "Golden."

First Amy Madigan became an unwitting icon as Weapons villain Gladys, then she won Best Supporting Actress—and then she found food backstage.

To call this a supreme moment for Zootopia 2 actress Taylen Biggs may be an understatement.

The Adolescence and Frankenstein stars, congratulating each other here for their respectively haunting performances, were both winners for playing maladjusted, misunderstood creatures who could have benefited from better guidance.

The stars of Paradise and The Gilded Age shed the trappings of the apocalypse and a rigid class structure to enjoy a glamorous night out.

Jeff Goldblum got to meet the wizard for a change. When the man of the hour meets the stars of Landman.

The One Battle After Another stars are embarking on one awards show after another, so best they stay hydrated.

The Severance costars never forget just how much fun they have at work.

Well, someone's night was changed for good. And we don't even mean because Noah Wyle won Best Actor in a Drama Series for The Pitt.

The stars of The Pitt look so much less stressed when they're not wearing scrubs.

If her task was to meet up with Mark Ruffalo and his wife, fellow activist/environmentalist Alicia Silverstone can consider her mission accomplished.

We do prefer our Shakespeares smiling.

Noah Schnapp has been to the Upside Down (i.e. been famous since he was a little kid). So the Strangers Thing star may have some valuable advice for Miles Caton, who was named Best Young Actor for his breakout performance in Sinners.

The Adolensence star and McKenna Grace have a bit of a Gen Z moment with their selfies.

We spy the the Americans couple Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys cozying up backstage.

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