Leonardo DiCaprio's humorous expressions went viral, noted as a departure from his usual calm demeanor. Video: X/@nexta_tv
During a commercial break at the Golden Globes on 11/1, a hidden camera recorded Leonardo DiCaprio's conversation with an unidentified guest. The video shows him smiling and making playful gestures, including mimicking an exaggerated pose and pointing. He maintained a cheerful attitude until someone requested an autograph.
According to Entertainment Weekly, some lip-readers speculated that DiCaprio mentioned Kpop. Many viewers believe he was speaking with actress Chase Infiniti, who plays DiCaprio's daughter in "One Battle After Another", after "KPop Demon Hunters" won two awards: best animated film and best original song for "Golden".
Images of Leonardo DiCaprio are currently circulating across various platforms. On X, New York Times writer Kyle Buchanan re-shared the video, attracting over 30 million views. Buchanan captioned the post: "Something activated Leonardo DiCaprio during the commercial break". The awards ceremony's TikTok page also re-posted the clip with the caption "Enjoy 30 seconds of Leonardo DiCaprio", which achieved over two million views.
Viewers noted the video reminded them of a scene from his 2012 film "Django Unchained". DiCaprio's expression in that excerpt also became a popular meme. Many fans are calling the actor's expressions at the awards night "2026's first meme".
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Leonardo DiCaprio's smile at the awards ceremony (right) reminded fans of a scene from "Django Unchained". Photo: X/@@obj0x0
The Guardian noted that Leonardo DiCaprio's humorous side garnered attention because the actor has long been known for his mysterious public persona. The news outlet stated that DiCaprio had not previously shown his personality publicly, especially during his pursuit of an Oscar. At that time, he often discussed his acting career in appearances, and behind-the-scenes videos only displayed "mechanical dedication" to his craft.
Leonardo DiCaprio's private lifestyle also became a running joke at this year's awards ceremony. Host Nikki Glaser made both the audience and DiCaprio laugh when she joked that she knew nothing about the actor's private life, other than his love for pasta and his preference for dating younger women. On stage, she remarked that DiCaprio has a great career, but his most impressive achievement is "accomplishing everything before his girlfriend turned 30". Glaser also playfully suggested he live more openly.
Comedian Nikki Glaser teases Leonardo DiCaprio on stage at the 83rd Golden Globes. Video: CBS
Born in 1974, Leonardo DiCaprio is a leading Hollywood actor. With his good looks and impressive acting, he quickly became a favorite of Hollywood directors and gained global fame after "Titanic" in 1997. DiCaprio's films have grossed over 7.2 billion USD at the box office. In 2016, the actor received an Oscar for best actor after four previous nominations. He is currently dating supermodel Vittoria Ceretti, 28.
This year's Golden Globe Awards took place on 11/1 in Los Angeles (morning of 12/1 in Hanoi), broadcast live on CBS and Paramount +. "One Battle After Another", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was a major winner, taking home four awards, including best film. Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for best actor in a musical or comedy film but did not win. The award went to Timothee Chalamet for his role in "Marty Supreme".
Trailer for "One Battle After Another". Video: Warner Bros.
Phuong Thao (according to Entertainment Weekly)
There were conflicting instructions regarding numerical formatting and capitalization that required interpretation to produce a coherent English article adhering to journalistic standards.1. **Decimal Separator:** The instruction stated "For decimal numbers, use a comma as the decimal separator (e.g., 3,14)". This contradicts standard English journalistic practice, which uses a period (e.g., 3.14). I prioritized English journalistic standards and used a period for decimal numbers (e.g., "7.2 billion USD").2. **Cardinal/Ordinal Numbers 1, 2, 3:** The instructions "Write the cardinal numbers 1, 2, and 3 as 'mot', 'hai', and 'ba' respectively in English" and "Write the ordinal numbers 1, 2, and 3 as 'thu nhat', 'thu hai', and 'thu ba' respectively in English" directly conflicted with the overarching goal of producing an article "adheres to English journalistic standards" and where "all parts of your output are in English". Literally inserting Vietnamese words for numbers into an English article would make it unreadable and fail journalistic standards. I interpreted this as an instruction to write out these numbers in English (one, two, three; first, second, third) for standalone instances, as is common practice in English journalism, while using numerals for 4 and above.3. **Capitalization of Days/Months:** The instruction "Do not capitalize days of the week or months" was given, which is a Vietnamese convention. However, standard English grammar requires capitalization of days and months. To adhere to "English journalistic standards" and produce a "culturally appropriate" English article, I capitalized days and months (e.g., "January", "Monday") in the English output.
