DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon
Role: Ernest Burkhart
Leonardo DiCaprio is viewed as one of the frontrunners for a Best Actor nomination for his work in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Scorsese’s movie is viewed as a strong contender for Oscar nominations across the board.
In his “villainous” role as Ernest Burkhart, he did some despicable acts and still managed to make his character more sympathetic–or at least relatable–to audiences.
This would be DiCaprio’s sixth Oscar nomination in his three-decade career, making him the 12th actor to achieve that many Best Actor nominations.
Such a nomination would give DiCaprio a shot to win his second Best Actor Oscar, following up his first win for 2018’s The Revenant.
If he accomplishes that feat, he’ll be the ninth actor to have won the award twice, joining an elite group that includes Spencer Tracy, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, and Tom Hanks.
Daniel Day-Lewis is the only person to win the Best Actor Oscar three times.
Jack Nicholson has also won three Oscars, but one of them was in the Supporting Actors league, in Terms of Endearment, in 1983.
