"One Battle After" mourning broke out, but the main character, Leonardo DiCaprio, "Empty Hands."

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One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, is dominating the 2026 Critics' Association Awards in early January, but lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio cannot be found on the award list.

"One Battle After Another," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is hitting the awards season earlier this year. He won the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Critics' Association of America (NSFC) Awards held on the 3rd of the previous day, winning four categories, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson said in his acceptance speech at the Critics' Choice Awards, "This was the most fun time I had making the film, and I think it's evident in the work," adding, "It's a testament to working with loved ones." This is the first film since his 2021 film "Ricorish Pizza" and is a epic historical drama about a political revolution and father-daughter relationship.

What's interesting is that despite the success of her work, her lead actor DiCaprio didn't win any awards at either ceremony. Although nominated for best actor at the Critics' Choice, the honor went to Timothy Chalamet ("Marty Supreme"), who played table tennis player. At NSFC, Eden Hawke ("Blue Moon") won the best actor award and DiCaprio was not even a finalist.

Instead, the glory of the work was shared by supporting actors. Benicio Del Toro and Tyana Taylor showed off their presence by winning the NSFC Women's Supporting Actor Award, respectively. In the Critics' Choice, they were also nominated and proved their acting skills.

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) is an organization of more than 600 broadcasting and film critics and reporters from the United States and Canada, and holds the Critics' Choice Awards early every year to select and award excellent works and actors.The National Film Critics Association (NSFC) is an American film association, with 60 weekly and daily film newspaper critics as of December 2007.

Meanwhile, Ryan Cooler's "Sinus" received the most nominations with a total of 17 nominations at the Critics' Choice, and NSFC also became a runner-up in four categories, emerging as a strong competitor at the Oscars.

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