Oscar nomination for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) – Lost to Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive. (Photo: Instagram, @channel9)
Golden Globe nomination for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) – Lost to Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive (again). (Photo: Instagram, @channel9)
Golden Globe nomination for Titanic (1997) – Lost to Peter Fonda for Ulee’s Gold. (Photo: Instagram, @joice_themoviepage)
Golden Globe nomination for Catch Me If You Can (2002) – Lost to Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt. (Photo: Instagram, @cinematicrooms)
Oscar nomination for The Aviator (2004) – Lost to Jamie Foxx for Ray. (Photo: Instagram, @prolelol)
Critics’ Choice Awards nomination for The Aviator (2004) – Lost to Jamie Foxx for Ray. (Photo: Instagram, @tavsiye_film)
Oscar nomination for Blood Diamond (2006) – Lost to Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland. (Photo: Instagram, @rrahc)
Golden Globe nomination for Blood Diamond (2006) – Lost to Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland. (Photo: Instagram, @amazingtomato)
Critics’ Choice Awards nomination for Blood Diamond (2006) – Lost to Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland. (Photo: Instagram, @therecommendator)
Golden Globe nomination for Revolutionary Road (2008) – Lost to Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler. (Photo: Instagram, @psycho_reviewer)
Golden Globe nomination for J. Edgar (2011) – Lost to George Clooney for The Descendants. (Photo: Instagram, @hanna.movies)
Critics’ Choice Awards nomination for J. Edgar (2011) – Lost to George Clooney for The Descendants. (Photo: Instagram, @chanda_hardiny)
SAG Awards nomination for J. Edgar (2011) – Lost to Jean Dujardin for The Artist. (Photo: Instagram, @theartistmovie)
Golden Globe nomination for Django Unchained (2002) – Lost to co-star (ouch!) Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained. (Photo: Instagram, @christophwaltzfans)
Oscar nomination for The Wolf of Wall Street – Lost to Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club. (Photo: Instagram, @filmaffinity)
Now that Leonardo DiCaprio has finally bagged his Oscar for The Revenant, old jokes about his repeated nearly-theres can finally be laid to rest…after we review 15 of his most painful award losses.
