Things Leonardo Dicaprio Had To Do Before He Finally Won An Oscar

Twenty-three years after he was first nominated at the Academy Awards for his role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Leonardo Dicaprio finally won an Oscar. It took six attempts and really, if he didn't win this year, there might have been a revolt by his fans. GQ noted that it's not for lack of trying; Dicaprio has had to do more than most to get recognized. And he's had to do some really, really terrible things.

1. He played a mentally disabled boy at age 19

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For his complex and convincing role What's Eating Gilbert Grapes, he got no love from the Academy.

2. He spent a week crawling on the floor like a worm

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In the scene in the Wolf of Wall Street where his character Jordan Belfort accidentally overdoses on Quaaludes, he had to crawl on the floor for a week till the scene was perfect.

3. He snorted baby vitamins

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Still as Jordan Belfort, he had to snort a lot of crushed vitamins in lieu of the cocaine.

4. He inserted a burning candle in his butt

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Between snorting coke and being paralyzed in the Wolf of Wall Street, it's easy to forget that there was a scene where Leo had a lit candle stuck in his behind.

5. He (mistakenly) sliced his hand open

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During a scene in Django Unchained, Dicaprio accidentally smashed a glass as he slammed hard on a table. The blood flowing all over the table; that was all his. For real.

6. He spent a month hunting in the bush with South African mercenaries

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For Blood Diamond where he played an ex soldier and diamond smuggler, he spent four weeks in the bush learning from real mercenaries.

7. He took a 90 percent pay cut

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Leonardo Dicaprio normally charges $20 million per movie. For J. Edgar's relatively low budget of $35 million, he collected only $2 million.

8. He sat through 7 hours of makeup

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Former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was a rather heavy man. To play him Leonardo Dicaprio had to wear a fat suit and loads of makeup.

9. He lived with a man with OCD for several days

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The role of Howard Hughes in The Aviator called for DiCaprio to portray the famous tycoon as he struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He had to live with him to observe and replicate his mannerisms.

10. He slept inside an animal carcass

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The character he plays in The Revenant Hugh Glass had to sleep inside a horse to survive hypothermia. Leonardo did the exact same thing. He actually slept inside a dead horse.

Congratulations Leo!!! We've been waiting!

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