Leonardo DiCaprio Thanks Mom at NBR Gala, Says He's Waited 25 Years for Movie Like 'One Battle After Another'

Leonardo DiCaprio takes the stage to accept an award at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday (January 13) in New York City.

The 51-year-old actor was awarded Best Actor for his role in One Battle After Another, and during his speech, thanked his mom and shared how he’s waited over two decades for a movie like that.

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“I waited 25 years … to make a film like this. That is so topical. So pertinent. About extremism, about divisiveness.