This year, Leonardo DiCaprio has been in two excellent films, "The Departed" and "Blood Diamond," which have both earned him nominations for all three major award ceremonies.He was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama twice at the Golden Globes, for his portrayal of an undercover cop, Billy Costigan, and a diamond smuggler, Danny Archer. He was also nominated three times by the Screen Actors Guild for Best Cast for "The Departed," Best Actor for "Blood Diamond" and Best Supporting Actor for "The Departed," and once by the Academy for Best Actor for "Blood Diamond," at the upcoming Oscars, which will take place Sunday, February 25th.
So far, the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards have come and past, and DiCaprio has come up empty-handed every time. Forest Whitaker has taken home all the Best Actor awards for his role in "The Last King of Scotland," and he will most likely take home the Oscar as well. Eddie Murphy took home the Actor for Best Supporting Actor for "Dreamgirls" at the SAG Awards this past Sunday, and Best Cast went to "Little Miss Sunshine."
Is there any hope for DiCaprio this year? Probably not since this year is filled with actors and films that raised the bar for the film industry. DiCaprio, however, is worthy of of all of his nominations this year, he just chose a bad year to do so well.
