Critics Choice Awards 2026 Biggest Winners: Timothée Chalamet, One Battle After Another & More
It was one joke after another at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.
And not even Leonardo DiCaprio was exempt from host Chelsea Handler’s jabs, especially after he showed up late to the ceremony.
“He was trapped on a boat in St. Barts,” the comedian said of the actor during the Jan. 4 award show. “It was just like The Titanic but worse, because Jeff Bezos was there.”
As for how Leo took the joke? The One Battle After Another star laughed good naturedly along with the rest of the seated audience. After all, he had indeed been in St. Barts over New Years with girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti, Jeff and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos.
But Chelsea’s monologue wasn’t all quips. In fact, she called attention to the unusual skill Leo shows off in his new film, which took home the award for Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards.
“I thought we already knew everything there was to know about Leo DiCaprio,” she said. “And then this year we find out that he can f–king whistle, too.”
