Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (; ; born November 11, 1974) is an American celebrity, actor, movie director, producer and writer. He starred in many popular movies, including What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Beach, Catch Me if You Can, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Revenant, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and One Battle After Another.

In 2016, DiCaprio won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in The Revenant.Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson win as Spotlight shocks

Personal life
DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles. His father, George, is of Italian and German descent, and his mother, Irmelin, is of German and Russian descent.

Legacy
Leonardo's name short form Leo was used in Thalapathy Vijay's Leo film official trailer and the film is set to release in North America theatres on 18 October 2023.

Filmography (selection)
 Year  Title  Role  Notes 1991  Critters 3  Josh Direct-to-video1992  Poison Ivy  Guy  1993  This Boy's Life  Tobias "Toby" Wolff  What's Eating Gilbert Grape  Arnie Grape  First Academy Award Nomination 1995  The Quick and The Dead  Fee Herod "The Kid"  The Basketball Diaries  Jim Carroll  Total Eclipse  Arthur Rimbaud  1996  Romeo + Juliet  Romeo Montague  Marvin's Room  Hank  1997  Titanic  Jack Dawson This movie won 11 Academy Awards. 1998  The Man in the Iron Mask  King Louis XIV/Philippe  Celebrity  Brandon Darrow  2000  The Beach  Richard  2001  Don's Plum  Derek  2002  Catch Me If You Can  Frank William Abagnale Jr.  Gangs of New York  Amsterdam Vallon  2004  The Aviator  Howard Hughes  Nominated for Best Actor at 2005 Academy Awards; won a Golden Globe. 2006  The Departed  William "Billy" Costigan Jr.  Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Golden Globe Blood Diamond  Danny Archer  Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Academy Awards and Golden Globe 2007  The 11th Hour  Narrator Documentary; also Writer 2008  Body of Lies  Roger Ferris  Revolutionary Road  Frank Wheeler  2010  Shutter Island  Edward "Teddy" Daniels   Hubble  NarratorDocumentary Inception  Dominick "Dom" Cobb  2011  J. Edgar  J. Edgar Hoover  2012  Django Unchained  Calvin J. Candie  2013  The Great Gatsby  Jay Gatsby  The Wolf of Wall Street  Jordan Belfort  Nominated for Best Actor at 2014 Academy Awards and won Best Actor at Golden Globes 2015  The Revenant  Hugh Glass Won Best Actor at 2016 Academy Awards2016Before the Flood HimselfWon Hollywood Documentary Award 2019  Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rick Dalton  Nominated for Best Performance by Actor in a Leading Role at 2020 Academy Awards2021Don't Look UpDr. Randell MindyNominated Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie2023Killers of the Flower MoonErnest BurkhartNominated for Best Actor at 2024
Golden Globes2025One Battle After AnotherBob Ferguson

Awards and nominations (selection)
Academy Award
 Nominated: Best Supporting Actor, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1994)
 Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator (2005)
 Nominated: Best Actor, Blood Diamond (2007)
 Nominated: Best Actor, The Wolf of Wall Street (2014)
 WON: Best Actor, The Revenant (2016)
 Nominated: Best Actor, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2020)

BAFTA Award
 Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator (2005)
 Nominated: Best Actor, The Departed (2007)
 Nominated: Best Actor, The Wolf of Wall Street (2014)
 Won: Best Actor, The Revenant (2016)
 Nominated: Best Actor, Don't Look Up (2022)

Golden Globe Award
 Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1994)
 Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Titanic (1998)
 Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Catch Me If You Can (2003)
 Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, The Aviator (2005)
 Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, The Departed (2007)
 Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Blood Diamond (2007)
 Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Revolutionary Road (2008)
 Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, J. Edgar (2011)
 Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Django Unchained (2012)
 Won: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, The Wolf of Wall Street (2014)
 Won: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, The Revenant (2016)
 Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy, Don't Look Up (2022)

 Year  Group  Award  Won  Movies/Television series 1991 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series No Santa Barbara 1992 Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series No Growing Pains 1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards New Generation Award Yes National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor Yes What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1994 Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture No Academy Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role No Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Actor Yes 1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture No Marvin's Room Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actor Yes MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Duo (with Claire Danes) No Romeo + Juliet Best Male Performance No Best Kiss (with Claire Danes) No Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actor Yes Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor Yes 1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture No Titanic Satellite Awards Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama No Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama No MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Duo (with Kate Winslet) No Best Kiss (with Kate Winslet) No Best Male Performance Yes Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actor - Drama Yes 1999 Teen Choice Awards Choice Hissy Fit No Celebrity Razzie Awards Worst Screen Couple Yes The Man in the Iron Mask 2001 Worst Actor No The Beach 2003 MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss (with Cameron Diaz) No Gangs of New York Best Male Performance No Catch Me If You Can Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama No Visual Effects Society Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama No Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Liar Yes 2004 Hollywood Movies Festival Actor of the Year Yes 2005 Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film No The Aviator Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Drama No Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor No Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor No Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Yes Screen Actors Guild Award Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role No Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture No BAFTA Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role No Academy Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role No MTV Movie Awards Best Male Performance Yes 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor No Blood Diamond No The Departed Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama No Blood Diamond No The Departed Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role No Blood Diamond Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role No The Departed Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture No BAFTA Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role No Academy Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role No Blood Diamond

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 References 

Other websites

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