Leonardo DiCaprio [1] has been waiting decades to receive his first Oscar, and to the delight of the Internet [2], it finally happened on Sunday. After Leo won the award [3] for best actor, he and his Oscar statue hit the town to celebrate together. Right away they linked up with Kate Winslet [4], of course, and at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty [5], the night's MVPs hung out with everyone from Ben Affleck [6] to Leo's mom. Keep reading for a look at some of the most special moments shared by Leo and his Oscar, then check out his reaction to the big win [7].
They were sweetly introduced to each other by Julianne Moore.
Talk about a meet cute.
They shared the spotlight on the Oscars stage.
What a moment [8]!
They had a group hug with Kate Winslet.
(Obviously.)
They celebrated with other pairs in the press room.
Such a big smile on Leo!
They snapped a selfie with Steven Spielberg.
NBD.
They walked a red carpet together.
Leo held onto his date very, very tightly.
They made the relationship official.
The statue basically got Leo's name tattooed on itself with that engraving [9].
They took the "meet the parents" plunge.
Looks like things went well — Leo's mom loves his Oscar statue too.
They partied with Ben Affleck.
A-list hangout? Check.
They kicked it with Chris Rock.
So popular, those two.
And they had a moment to themselves in the corner.
Is Leo taking a picture of his new favorite statue? We hope so. We really hope so.