--- title: Oprah Didn't Recognize Leonardo DiCaprio at a Party description: To his fans, Leonardo DiCaprio may be one of the most recognizable stars of all time. But to Oprah Winfrey, he's just a fellow partygoer. canonical: https://time.com/5170767/oprah-leonardo-dicaprio-ellen-degeneres-birthday-party/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-22T19:07:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:51.339Z og:title: Only Oprah Could Get Away With Not Recognizing Leonardo DiCaprio at a Party og:description: "Who is it? 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While reminiscing with [Ellen DeGeneres](http://time.com/5110200/sex-and-the-city-kim-cattrall-ellen-degeneres-samantha/) about the talk show host’s recent 60th birthday bash, Oprah revealed that she had some trouble remembering Leo at the star-studded affair. During a chat with The Weeknd—who she also didn’t recognize at first—Oprah was apparently forced to sleuth out the identity of a mystery celebrity who joined their conversation. “Who is it? I know it’s somebody,” she explained during a Thursday appearance on _Ellen_. “Is it Justin Timberlake? I don’t think it’s Justin Timberlake. The Weeknd says to him, ‘Hey man, I really loved that film you did.’ And he says, ‘No, that wasn’t a good film for me, it wasn’t my favorite film.’ And I go, ‘So what WAS your favorite film?’ And he says, ‘_The Aviator_.’ And I go, ‘Leonardo, you’re so funny!’ Despite this minor slip-up, Oprah described the night as the most fun she’s ever had. Compliments don’t get much better than that. 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