Leonardo DiCaprio Is Already Winning A Major Award For “One Battle After Another”

Crazy Staff
6 days ago
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards just crowned Leo’s latest performance — and history says this honor is a very good omen.

QUICK TAKE

WHATS HAPPENING

Leonardo DiCaprio wins the Desert Palm Achievement Award for One Battle After Another

WHY IT MATTERS

This award is a MAJOR Oscar bellwether — past recipients often go on to win

EVENT DATE

January 3, 2026 in Palm Springs

THE ROLE

Leo plays Bob, an off-grid former radical searching for his daughter

Leonardo DiCaprio is already in awards-season beast mode. Today, the Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that Leo will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another — and if past winners are any indication, the Oscar buzz just got very, very real.

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The ceremony takes place January 3, 2026, kicking off the festival’s star-studded week (January 2–12). Kering will present the event, with Entertainment Tonight as sponsor.

Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi praised Leo for delivering a “riveting, emotionally charged performance” as Bob — a washed-up revolutionary hunting for his missing daughter (played by rising breakout Chase Infiniti) while confronting the damage of his past. The cast also includes Sean Penn, adding even more prestige heat.

This particular award is a proven precursor: past recipients like Cillian Murphy, Matthew McConaughey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody and more went on to win the Oscar for Best Actor. Others — Bradley Cooper, Riz Ahmed, Andrew Garfield, Colin Farrell — secured nominations in their winning years.

Leo joins a 2026 honoree lineup already boasting Michael B. Jordan (Icon Award), Adam Sandler (Chairman’s Award) and the cast of Sentimental Value for the International Star Award.