No one can deny the fact that Leo is a phenomenal actor. He’s been proving it with every next role he brilliantly plays. His devotion and mastery of the art of cinematography leave us breathless. Despite his talent, there were a lot of times the awards he truly deserved went to somebody else.

2016 will be remembered as the year when Leo won his first Oscar! Finally! His performance in The Revenant was breathtaking and the army of DiCaprio’s fans can now relax and enjoy this wonderful moment of his career. Meanwhile, you can take a look at this infographic on some of Leo’s previous misfortunes of getting the desired awards.



The Academy Awards

Movie: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

Year: 1994

Nomination: Best Supporting Actor

Why Leo should have won:

Unbelievably realistic performance playing a mentally disabled boy

Leo was only eighteen years old back then

Who won instead: Tommy Lee Jones

Movie: The Aviator

Year: 2005

Nomination: Best Actor

Why Leo should have won:

Believable demonstration of Howard Hughes’ power and weaknesses

Making the audience understand and feel for the character who has a mental disorder and behaves in a very strange way

Who won instead: Jamie Foxx

Movie: Blood Diamond

Year: 2007

Nomination: Best Actor

Why Leo should have won:

Cut his leg and spilled his own blood on the set

Stressful character development played brilliantly

Who won instead: Forest Whitaker

Movie: Wolf of Wall Street

Year: 2014

Nomination: Best Actor; Best Picture (as producer)

Why Leo should have won:

Leo had no additional training to get those marvelous dance moves, he’s natural

He used the citations of Caligula to explain what kind of an atmosphere he was looking for

We hear the word “fuck” and its conjugations 569 times. Might be a little message for the Academy Awards jury

Who won instead: Matthew McConaughey; 12 Years A Slave