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Winslet on DiCaprio Oscar nod: 'It's going to be Leo's year'

Winslet on DiCaprio Oscar nod: 'It's going to be Leo's year'

Kate Winslet says DiCaprio may finally win the golden statuette next month.
18 Jan, 2016

LONDON: Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated five times for an acting Oscar and Kate Winslet, his co-star in the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic", says he may finally win the golden statuette next month.

DiCaprio got a nod for his lead role in survival drama "The Revenant", facing competition from Bryan Cranston for "Trumbo", Matt Damon for "The Martian", Eddie Redmayne for "The Danish Girl" and Winslet's "Steve Jobs" co-star Michael Fassbender.

DiCaprio, 41, won a Golden Globe for "The Revenant" and is seen by many pundits as the one who will win the best actor Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony on February 28.

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"I do think it probably will be, I think you can sort of feel it. And I think that everyone wants it for him and it would be amazing," Winslet told Reuters at the Critics' Circle Film Awards in London on Sunday night.

"But it's also slightly difficult for me too because Michael Fassbender has been nominated ... and I think his performance is so extraordinary. But ... I think you can sort of feel the temperature, it's probably going to be Leo's year."

Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and actor Leonardo DiCaprio pose with their Golden Globes they won for 'The Revenant'.─Reuters/FIle
Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and actor Leonardo DiCaprio pose with their Golden Globes they won for 'The Revenant'.─Reuters/FIle

Winslet, 40, who also starred with DiCaprio in "Revolutionary Road" in 2008, is herself Oscar-nominated for "Steve Jobs" in the best supporting actress category.

"They were like the golden tickets this year, they were really very coveted spots I think, particularly in this category and so I am absolutely thrilled," she said.

On Sunday, Winslet picked up the supporting actress of the year award for her portrayal in "Steve Jobs" of the late Apple co-founder's colleague Joanna Hoffman.

Other winners at the Critics' Circle Film Awards included "45 Years" co-stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay who took the actress and actor of the year prizes.

DiCaprio is seen on screen accepting the award for best actor for “The Revenant” at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards.─AP
DiCaprio is seen on screen accepting the award for best actor for “The Revenant” at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards.─AP

Action adventure "Mad Max: Fury Road" won film of the year with the movie's George Miller taking the director of the year award.

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farooqui Jan 19, 2016 09:36am
Excellent performance, DiCaprio definitely deserves the Oscar this time
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sudhir Jan 19, 2016 09:51am
He deserved one last year for Wolf of the Wall Street and he surely deserves one for the Revenant.
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Usman Jan 19, 2016 04:32pm
@sudhir Yeah i guess he deserved it for blood diamonds, aviator, catch me if you can, and many more such movies. Lets hope for the best :)
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sudhir Jan 21, 2016 12:25pm
@Usman So true. Each one of those performances was superb.
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