Poor Leo! DiCaprio misses out on Oscar for fourth time as Matthew McConaughey wins Best Actor at Academy Awards

Wolf of Wall Street star Leonardo DiCaprio loses out to Dallas Buyers Club star McConaughey at Oscars
Chiara Rimella3 March 2014
The Weekender

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He’s been waiting for the statuette for more than 20 years – and once more Leonardo DiCaprio’s hopes to bring an Academy Award home have been dashed for the fourth time. Leo is among the unexpected megastars not to have ever won an acting Oscar: the list also features Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp.

The Academy Awards’ panel discretionary and oft-contested taste is renowned – Hitchcock and Kubrick famously never earned an award for their directing masterpieces.

This year, DiCaprio was up against Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Chiwetel Ejiofor and his highly tipped contender Matthew McConaughey, who was nominated for his portrayal of HIV sufferer, meds-smuggling cowboy in Dallas Buyers Club.

The first time DiCaprio walked down the red carpet as a nominee was in 1993, when he was chosen for his supporting role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Since then, he’s received nominations for Best Performance in Leading Role for The Aviator and Blood Diamond, but never managed to scoop up the prize.

Legions of fans have been expressing their discontent at what they brand an unfair lack of Oscars for Leo. Many took to Twitter in the weeks leading up to the Awards to vent – a lot of them writing comments along the lines of @VeeLoves Music’s: “If Leo doesn't get an Oscar this year I'm going to punch a baby in the mouth... But not really.”

DiCaprio’s colourful and outrageous performance in Wolf of Wall Street had already earned him a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice Award. This was Leo’s second Golden Globe, after his win for The Aviator – the only two Golden Globes he collected out of 10 (!) nominations in his career. The film, particularly close to DiCaprio’s heart as he was also a producer for the movie, was also up for Best Motion Picture at the Oscars.

Leonardo DiCaprio's filmography - In pictures

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OSCARS (Nominated)

1994 – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) (Supporting Role, Teen with Autism)

2005 – The Aviator (2004) (Best Performance by Actor in Leading Role)

2007 – Blood Diamond (2006) (Leading Role)

2014 – The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) (Best Actor Leading Role and Best Motion Picture)

GOLDEN GLOBES (Nominated)

1994 – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Best performance by actor in Supporting role)

1998 – Titanic (Best performance by Actor in Motion Picture - Drama)

2003 – Catch me if you Can (Actor)

2007 – Blood Diamond & The Departed (Actor)

2009 – Revolutionary Road (Actor)

2012 – J.Edgar (Actor)

2013 – Django Unchained (Supporting)

GOLDEN GLOBES (won)

2005 – The Aviator (Actor)

2014 – Wolf of Wall Street (Actor in Musical/Comedy)

BAFTA (Nominated)

2005 – The Aviator (Actor)

2007 – The Departed (Actor)

2014 – Wolf of Wall Street (Actor)

CRITICS CHOICE (Nominated)

2005 – The Aviator

2007 – The Departed, Blood Diamond

2012 – J. Edgar

CRITICS CHOICE (Won)

2014 – Wolf of Wall Street

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