Leonardo DiCaprio’s new look at 2026 Oscars sparks buzz online

Leonardo DiCaprio’s appearance at the 2026 Academy Awards has attracted a lot of attention from social media users, since he showed off a striking change in his looks.

The One Battle After Another star arrived at the event without his usual goatee and showed off a thick moustache, changing up his signature look.

It turns out that the 51-year-old was also joined by his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti, and the pair marked a rare date night at the prestigious event.

However, it was Leonardo’s striking, nearly unrecognisable appearance that became the topic of conversation on platforms such as X.

One internet user wrote on the platform, “leonardo dicaprio looking kind of hot was not on my bingo card,” as another added, “the stache has knocked my world off its axis.”

A third user remarked, “Leo randomly being sexy again is very demonic. A bad omen,” and a fourth wrote “The award ceremony is over and Leo looking kind of hot is still biggest shock of the night.”

Notably, Leonardo also created a new meme after the host of the night Conan O’Brien called him the king of memes.