DiCaprio accepts Desert Palm Award remotely attributable to Venezuela strikes

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio accepted the Desert Palm Achievement Award remotely on Saturday attributable to journey restrictions ensuing from U.S. strikes on Venezuela.

DiCaprio was set to just accept the award on the Palm Springs International Film Festival for his function in “One Battle After Another.” He accepted it remotely after being unable to go away St. Barts, the place he spent the New Year, according to Variety.

The U.S. navy carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela early Saturday morning and took Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and his spouse into custody, President Donald Trump confirmed.

“Leonardo DiCaprio is unable to join us in person tonight due to unexpected travel disruptions and restricted airspace,” a spokesperson for the Palm Springs International Film Festival stated in a press release. “While we will miss celebrating with him in person, we are honored to recognize his exceptional work and lasting contributions to cinema. His talent and dedication to the craft continue to inspire, and we are delighted to celebrate him with the Desert Palm Achievement Award this evening.”

Leonardo DiCaprio attends an in-conversation at BFI Southbank discussing “One Battle After Another” on Nov. 19, 2025, in London. (Antony Jones/Getty Images for Warner Bros)

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Variety posted a video of DiCaprio accepting the award on X.

“Movies are still meant to be experienced together in a theater. Right now, that belief matters more than ever,” DiCaprio stated. “Original films are harder to make and harder to protect, but movies still matter. Not the content, but cinema, stories made by people meant to be shared in a dark room in a communal experience.”

Palm Springs International Airport introduced on X on Saturday that departing flights have been at a floor cease.

Leonardo DiCaprio accepts the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor onscreen throughout the thirty seventh Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards on Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Springs, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society)

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“PSP TRAVEL ALERT: FAA air traffic control issue impacting SoCal airspace today. Departing flights are under a ground stop. Aircraft have been able to arrive, though some inbound flights have diverted and delays are expected. Check with your airline for the latest flight status,” the assertion learn.

Maduro and his spouse arrived in Brooklyn on Sunday and can face narcoterrorism and weapons prices within the Southern District of New York.

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Leonardo DiCaprio accepted a Desert Palm Achievement Award remotely attributable to journey restrictions from U.S. strikes on Venezuela. (Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio)

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Trump stated on Saturday that till a everlasting chief will be discovered, the U.S. authorities will “run” Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition.”

The president stated the U.S. authorities cannot danger another person taking on the nation.