After years of fans hoping, wishing, praying (and making jokes) — not to mention some pretty insanerole preparation— 2016 was finally,finallythe year that Leonardo DiCaprio took home an Academy Award for playing fur trapper Hugh Glass inThe Revenant.
This year, he’s up for Best Actor again, this time for his role as Rick Dalton inOnce Upon a Time … in Hollywood.This nomination marks Leo’s sixth in total and second possible Oscar win. He’s up against Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas, Adam Driver and Joaquin Phoenix.
Before we can look ahead to Feb. 9, it seems only right that we take a lookbackat DiCaprio’s long road to Oscar glory.
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2005,The AviatorNominated for:Best Actor for his role as Howard Hughes, the obsessive-compulsive tycoon, aviation pioneer and director who was a prominent figure in Hollywood in the 1920s through the 1940sAge:31His Date:Then-girlfriend, Gisele BündchenLost to:Jamie Foxx, for his performance as legendary soul singer Ray Charles inRayLevel of Heartbreak at His Loss:Rose watching Jack freeze to death after the Titanic goes down
2007,Blood DiamondNominated for:Best Actor for his role as Danny Archer, a white Rhodesian gun runner and diamond smugglerAge:33His Date:His motherLost to:Forest Whitaker, for his performance as Idi Amin, the former President of Uganda, inThe Last King of ScotlandLevel of Heartbreak at His Loss:Romeo drinking poison because he thinks that Juliet has died
2014,The Wolf of Wall StreetNominated for:Best Actor, for his role as the hedonistic, hard-partying king of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort. As one of the film’s producers, DiCaprio was also up for Best PictureAge:39His Date:His motherLost to:Matthew McConaughey, for his performance as Ron Woodroof inDallas Buyers ClubLevel of Heartbreak at His Loss:Not nearly as intense as the complete emotional devastation we felt watching Chiwetel Ejiofor lose that year (sorry, Leo)
source: people.com
