--- description: No hard feelings here title: The Truth Behind Leonardo DiCaprio's Awkward Moment With Lady Gaga image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Truth Behind Leonardo DiCaprio's Awkward Moment With Lady Gaga by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2016 6:22 PM CUT by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2016 6:22 PM CUT Lady Gaga and Leonardo DiCaprio both had big nights at Sunday’s Golden Globes — not only for their respective wins (him for _The Revenant_, her for _American Horror Story_), but also for the awkward moment the two inadvertently shared during the ceremony. As Gaga walked to the stage to accept her award for best actress in a limited series, she brushed DiCaprio and apparently startled him, leading to one of the night’s [most GIF-able moments](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/10/golden-globes-2016-gifs "undefined"). [via GIPHY](http://giphy.com/gifs/lady-gaga-leonardo-dicaprio-golden-globes-3o6UBk0HvOGDCiA4Ni "undefined") When shown the viral moment backstage by [_Entertainment Tonight_](http://www.etonline.com/awards/goldenglobes/179726%5Fleonardo%5Fdicaprio%5Fexplains%5Fhis%5Fhilarious%5Freaction%5Fto%5Flady%5Fgaga%5Fwin/ "undefined"), DiCaprio and his director Alejandro González Iñárritu both laughed. “Oh lord – that’s trending, huh?” DiCaprio said. Fact of the matter is, Gaga simply took him by surprise. “I just didn’t know what was passing me, that’s all!” he explained. Likely because of that moment, both Gaga and DiCaprio were two of the most [talked about stars on Twitter](http://ew.com/article/2016/01/11/golden-globes-2016-twitter-top-moments "undefined") during the Globes. [Head here for the full list of the night’s winners](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/10/golden-globes-2016-winners-list "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/11/golden-globes-2016-leonardo-dicaprio-lady-gaga "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4175608/leo-dicaprio-glare-lady-gaga/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4175608/leo-dicaprio-glare-lady-gaga/"},"headline":"The Truth Behind Leonardo DiCaprio's Awkward Moment With Lady Gaga","datePublished":"2016-01-11T18:22:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:58:06.123Z","description":"No hard feelings here","url":"https://time.com/4175608/leo-dicaprio-glare-lady-gaga/","keywords":["celebrities","golden globes","Leonardo DiCaprio","Lady Gaga"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4175608/leo-dicaprio-glare-lady-gaga/","name":"The Truth Behind Leonardo DiCaprio's Awkward Moment With Lady Gaga"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Most Memorable Moments From the Golden Globes 2016","description":"160110_GoldenGlobes_Highlights_V01","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/EqFvh185/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-11T03:48:31.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EqFvh185.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4175608/leo-dicaprio-glare-lady-gaga/","duration":"PT3M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4175608/leo-dicaprio-glare-lady-gaga/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```