Top 10 best Leonardo DiCaprio characters
We love him even though he has less Oscar than Ben Affleck
Poor Leonardo DiCaprio has had the Oscar snatched again. It's not that Matthew McCounaghy didn't deserve it, because his interpretation is from another planet, but that of good old Leo as well. Like many others. Among Leonardo DiCaprio's best characters there are some memorable and others that will always be remembered, even if his performance was not among the best. The Jordan Belfort played in The Wolf of Wall Street belongs to the first group.
DiCaprio's only consolation is that after four Oscar nominations he has managed to prove that he is so much more than just a pretty face and that he has a lot to offer. Who knows, maybe this 2014 will be his year and he will win the award in 2015. Until then, we will keep the best characters of him.
10. Arnie Grape / Jack Dawson
Arnie Grape and Jack Dawson were possibly the two most important characters in Leonardo DiCaprio. Without them, you would not be who you are today. Arnie Grape (Who does Gilbert Grape love?), Also was his first Oscar nomination, as best supporting actor (although he won Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive).
For his part, Jack Dawson (Titanic) established him as a world star and took him to the folders and walls of adolescent girls around the world. It wasn't his best performance, but it put him in the spotlight. And he responded to this attention like few others.
9. Richard (The Beach, 2000)
The beach was not only a movie; It was a declaration of intent. Leo wanted to be more than a handsome man and if that meant trying his luck with risky projects, he would. It is not the best work of Danny Boyle, but it is something more complex than films like The Man in the Iron Mask.
Richard, the absolute protagonist of the story, is not the most complex that DiCaprio has played, but it did allow him to show much more than flatter characters like the Jack of Titanic.
8. Teddy Daniels (Shutter Island, 2010)
The fourth collaboration between DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese is a black novel full of mystery and in which the actor is the absolute protagonist. Shutter Island is a great film that on many occasions is somewhat forgotten by the superb filmography of Leo and Martin.
Teddy Daniels is a detective who must investigate the disappearance of a murderer. The dark tone of the film suits a mature DiCaprio perfectly and, for whatever reason, embroiders the roles of bygone eras.
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7. Amsterdam Vallon (Gangs of New York, 2002)
DiCaprio's first big role after The Beach was also his first job with Scorsese. Gangs of New York is a long movie (although it could have been much longer), dense and with an impressive cast. Set in the 1860s, it tells the story of Amsterdam Vallon (Leo), who seeks revenge on the murderer of his father.
The best thing about the character is everything he did to DiCaprio's career. In addition, he got a huge Daniel Day Lewis, one of the most talented actors and work ethic of recent years, not to eat it, which is not small.
6. Frank Abagnale Jr. (Catch Me If You Can, 2002)
In recent years, DiCaprio has specialized in playing characters based on real people. This trend started with Frank Abagnale Jr., the protagonist of Catch Me If You Can.
Also noteworthy is the fact that the film is directed by Steven Spielberg, so Leonardo enters the small group of actors who have worked with him, Scorsese, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino. Almost nothing.
5. Billy (The Departed, 2006)
Again, Scorsese and DiCaprio go hand in hand. The Departed took 4 Oscars, although almost all went to the director and his team. In fact, DiCaprio was not nominated (Mark Whalberg did). Despite this, Billy's is one of his best roles.
In it, a mature DiCaprio returns to play as a young man in a violent film full of deceit and betrayal. The scene of him in the elevator is still in everyone's memory.
4. Danny Archer (Blood Diamonds, 2006)
Not everything was going to be good. His flirtation with Leo's dark side earned him a third Oscar nomination (his second for the role of Howard Hughes in The Aviator). The South African accent had a lot to do with it.
Danny Archer is a baddie with a bit of good, but for three-quarters of the movie he serves to see an almost unknown profile of DiCaprio. The profile you would like to slap, specifically. Mind you, it wasn't enough to get past Forest Whitaker.
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3. Jordan Belfort (The Wolf of Wall Street, 2013)
Jordan Belfort is possibly Leonardo DiCaprio's second best performance, if not the best, and The Wolf of Wall Street is among Scorsese's best work, which is one of the best things to say about a movie.
The film is made for Leo to shine and boy does he do it. Every scene in which he appears is a work of art. Also, it helps that the supporting boys are on his level, especially Jonah Hill. Interestingly, the only one who manages to steal a scene from DiCaprio is Matthew McCounaghy, who also snatched the statuette.
2. Cobb (Origin, 2010)
Origin is one of the most original films of recent years. Set in a future where it is possible to step into anyone's dreams (without wearing a striped sweater and clawed glove), its action-packed script might not seem conducive to an actor showing off. But it's not like that; Christopher Nolan would not allow it.
Cobb is a tough guy, which already scores quite a few points on the character charts, but he's also someone who's tortured. And if there's one thing DiCaprio is good at, it's not winning Oscars to play these kinds of roles. Because, as in his case, there is a lot behind a pretty face.
1. Calvin Candie (Django Unchained, 2012)
The most villainous villain of DiCaprio's career is also the most unforgettable character and one of his best works. He is so good that in the scene where he cuts his hand after hitting the table it was not in the script. Leo cut himself off and continued recording as if nothing had happened, instead of crying in the fetal position, as a normal person would have done.
If this year we consider that the Oscar was stolen from him, the fact that last year he was not even nominated is like burning the Academy. Because if you want to put a host on Calvin Candie, it's thanks to DiCaprio.
