I'm looking at DiCaprio's filmography and I don't get all the fuss about him not getting an Academy Award. He has made a lot of great films (or a lot of big productions at least), but on the occasions when he's really pulled off a great performance, there was someone more deserving. I mean, surely no one thinks he merits one for Romeo+Juliet, Titanic, Catch me if you Can, The Great Gatsby, Inception, Shutter Island, The Departed. I dunno about Django, Revolutionary Road or J. Edgar, haven't seen them yet.
He wasn't bad in any of them, but he certainly wasn't outstanding. I can't even recall his performance in Blood Diamond, but I do recall Whittaker being quite good in Last King of Scotland, so I get that. He was good in The Aviator, but was unfortunately up against Truman's Capote, which I haven't seen but I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Truman in it. In Gangs of New York Day-Lewis got nominated, which makes sense. Finally, he was very good in Gilber Grape, but, fuck, he was up against Fiennes in Schindler's List, and Fiennes didn't win either!
Kid news to pair up with a different director. I mean, with Scorcese he'll do lots of great films, but Scorcese has a long losing record in the Academy Awards, too. That's assuming he wants an award, of course.