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Leonardo DiCaprio: 5 Times when he came close to winning an Oscar

TNN | Last updated on - Mar 11, 2016, 11:26 IST
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Revealed! Details about Leonardo DiCaprio’s secret Oscar success bash

To say that the Academy Awards 2016 were lucky for Leonardo DiCaprio would be nothing short of an understatement. The actor, who has been nominated five times earlier, has finally took home the 'Best Actor' trophy for his remarkable performance in 'The Revenant.' Naturally, he’s more than ecstatic about his big win and decided to celebrate with his close friends. According to a report on E Online!, the actor threw a secret success bash post the award ceremony at an undisclosed location. The report further states that the event was an intimate get-together with roughly 25 guests including Lenny Kravitz, Ben Affleck and Richie Akiva. The celebrations reportedly went on until the wee hours of the morning.

While this year was sure a lucky one for Leo, move on to read about the times when the almost bagged an Oscar…
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Leonardo DiCaprio: 5 Times when he came close to winning an Oscar

A lot of years of hardwork and Oscar nominations later, Leonardo DiCaprio has finally got his due. The actor has won an Oscar Award for his role in the film, 'The Revenant.' The film is a survival drama directed, co-produced, and co-written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. It is based in part on Michael Punke's novel with the same title, inspired by the experiences of frontiersman Hugh Glass. The actor had earlier received five nominations for the Academy Awards but had never won an award. He finally managed to bag the award for his performance in the film, 'The Revenant.' He has also won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for the same film. In his winning speech, the actor thanked all the directors with whom he has worked in the past.

Well, Leonardo sure has earned it! Here's all the times when the actor had come really close to winning the Award but didn't...
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Leonardo DiCaprio: 5 Times when he came close to winning an Oscar

Leonardo DiCaprio played a boy with a developmental disability in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape.' He was nominated in 1993 for the Oscars in the Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film. The manner in which Leo played Arnie was commendable. Not only did he manage to impress the audience and the critics alike, he also won several nominations for the role. However, he couldn't manage to sweep away the Oscar that year or in the years to follow. Tommy Lee Jones from 'The Fugitive' walked away with the Best Actor in a Supporting role category. It took Leonardo a good 22 years to finally earn the Academy Award.
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Leonardo DiCaprio: 5 Times when he came close to winning an Oscar

Leonardo's next nomination came 11 years later, in 2011, with 'The Avaiator.' Based on a non-fiction book, 'Howard Hughes: The Secret Life by Charles Higham,' the film depicts the life of an aviation pioneer and director of Hell's Angels. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The film managed to bag five awards for Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction and Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Leonardo was nominated in the Best Actor category. However, he lost out to Jamie Foxx and the coveted statuette eluded Leonardo even then.
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Leonardo DiCaprio: 5 Times when he came close to winning an Oscar

'Blood Diamond,' a political war thriller that starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou, opened to rave reviews. Much praise was directed towards Leonardo and he was considered to be one of the top runners for the Oscars that year. He also made it to the nominations list. However, even this time, he was toppled over by Forest Whitaker for his performance in the film, 'The Last King Of Scotland.' This was the same year when Will Smith was also nominated in the Best Actor category for 'The Pursuit Of Happyness. '
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Leonardo DiCaprio: 5 Times when he came close to winning an Oscar

Leonardo DiCaprio was so convincing as Jordan Belfort in 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' that the much-awaited Oscar Award seemed to belong to the actor. The film had the reviewers in a tizzy and the audience had also received it well. This time, Leonardo had a double chance at winning the award as not only was he nominated in the Best Actor category, he was also nominated, as the producer, in the Best Picture category. However, he lost out to Matthew McConaughey in the Best Actor category and '12 Years A Slave' in the Best Picture category.

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