Leonardo and Kate photographed at the Oscars 2016. (Image courtesy: AFP)
The happily-ever-after they were owed was rudely truncated 19 years ago when Rose watched Jack drown in
Titanic but the friendship that has endured ever since then provided the Oscars with some of its most memorable moments on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Leonardo DiCaprio, 41, and Kate Winslet, 40, had a camera-ready reunion that began on the red carpet and ended only when Leo won (finally) the Best Actor for his performance in
The Revenant.
In the weeks leading up to the Oscars, Kate told the press that she was sure this would finally be Leo's year. It was - he was sixth time lucky and when his name was called out by presenter Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet looked as tearfully proud as any friend could.
Kate probably knew how Leo felt - she was sixth time lucky herself in 2009, winning Best Actress for
The Reader after going home Oscar-less in five previous years (including a
Titanic year). This year, Kate Winslet was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in
Steve Jobs but lost to
The Danish Girl's Alicia Vikander. (Also Read:
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Leo's win and Kate's reaction was a grand finale to an evening in which the co-stars hung out on the red carpet and later hugged each other.
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Image courtesy: AFP It was a continuation of their chumminess at the Golden Globes last month:
As usual, Twitter lost its mind:
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio also co-starred in 2008's acclaimed
Revolutionary Road. (Also Read:
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