Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti made an unexpected public appearance sitting beside one another in the audience at the Oscars Sunday night.
The 51-year-old One Battle After Another actor decided to walk the red carpet solo, sporting a classic black tuxedo complete with a brand-new mustache, but Ceretti discreetly joined him to watch the ceremony, where DiCaprio was nominated in the Best Actor category.
Later on in the night, Ceretti, a 27-year-old Italian model, posed for the cameras on the Vanity Fair after-party carpet alone, wearing a burgundy Alaia gown that featured a low-cut neckline and transparent acrylic bodice.
The event marks a rare public appearance for the couple, who’ve opted to keep their three-year relationship out of the spotlight. In May 2025, DiCaprio attended the Met Gala with Ceretti, though he avoided the red carpet when she took her turn in front of the cameras. Four months later, she supported him at the One Battle After Another premiere in Hollywood, but she skipped the red carpet as he posed solo.
DiCaprio last appeared at the Oscars with a girlfriend in 2005, when he was in a five-year relationship with supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The former couple walked the carpet together when DiCaprio was nominated for Best Actor for his role in The Aviator.
Since then, though, the actor has kept his red carpet appearances with romantic partners to a minimum. During an interview with Time in December, The Wolf of Wall Street star explained the importance of maintaining his privacy for the sake of his career.
“It’s been a balance I’ve been managing my whole adult life,” he said. “And still I’m not an expert. 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.”
DiCaprio noted that after the success of his 1997 filmTitanic, he reconsidered how much of his life he wanted to be in the public eye.
“I was like, OK, how do I have a long career? Because I love what I do, and I feel like the best way to have a long career is to get out of people’s face,” he added.
Ceretti made a rare comment about the relationship in March 2025, telling Vogue France that she’s been dating a “very, very famous actor,” without mentioning him by name.
After revealing that she and her boyfriend met in Milan, she shared what she considered the “risks” of being labeled someone’s girlfriend.
“As soon as you're in a relationship with someone who has a larger following than you, you become ‘girlfriend of’ — or ‘boyfriend of,’ for that matter,” the model said. “And that can be extremely annoying.”
“People are talking about you as so-and-so's girlfriend who was so-and-so's ex. So it's not nice to think that you can't love whoever you want, because of the labels people need to stick on you.”
She also said that she has “learned” how to navigate dating such a famous celebrity. “If what you're experiencing is real, if you know you love each other, then there's no reason to be alarmed,” she concluded. “Because love protects and gives confidence.”
At the Oscars last night, DiCaprio lost the Best Actor award to Sinners star Michael B. Jordan. However, DiCaprio’s hit film, One Battle After Another, took home six trophies, including Best Picture.
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