This year seemed a quieter affair compared to previous years, but I still immersed myself into its atmosphere. There was laughs a plenty, selfies, pizza and Meryl, what could possibly have ruined such a joyous occasion? Well, according to the internet, Leonardo DiCaprio not winning that much anticipated Oscar. The internet exploded into one giant meme in response to the ghastly outcome with even #PoorLeo trending on Twitter with users sending out their sincere condolences to the actor. The media took note of the public outrage by publishing an abundance of articles on the matter, and by the looks of it, the damage is done. Poor Leo must reign for another year.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love a good gif (see above) and meme like any normal human raised in the digital age would, but this one I can't help but feel is a little.. well, out-dated.
I've seen The Wolf Of Wall Street, its a hilarious, slick, outrageous treat of a film and Leo is on top form as he has been since 1998. But did he deserve the Oscar? Quite simply, no. If this was a popularity contest, then I have no doubt that Leo would come out in first place, but it isn't. Matthew McConaughy one hundred percent deserved every single award he received for his role as the smoking and swearing cowboy in Dallas Buyers Club (see my review here). You simply cannot mess with The McConaissance, ok?
Of course it is a crying shame that DiCaprio is yet to win the Oscar. But we must remember he's not alone. Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, BILL MURRAY (I love him, hence the caps) and Gary Oldman are all fellow current big-shot actors that are yet to take home the Academy Award. I like the theory put forward in this Vanity Fair article which credits DiCaprio's status as a 'cool guy' and the Academy's favouring of actors taken on unrepresented roles as the reasoning behind his loss at this years Oscars.
And what about the women? Amy Adams has been nominated 5 times (Leo is onto his 4th), yet the news and social media kept pretty quiet after she lost out to Cate Blanchett on Sunday. The fact of the matter is DiCaprio is receiving the special treatment by the public and press who still long for Oscar retribution from the moment that Jack Dawson was outrageously snubbed in '98. Hell, even I want compensation for Romeo Montague being ignored. But at the end of the day, does he really need that golden statuette to prove his ability? Whilst we distribute memes, lists and gifs of the 'heartbreaking moment Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win the Oscar again' or 'how Leo is feeling right now' (HINT: he's distraught, apparently), really all it is proving is who's really distraught here (HINT: it's me, you and the internet).
So, do we really think he's sat at home crying? Who knows. But if he is, at least he's doing it in the arms of a supermodel. Probably on a yacht. And definitely on a bed of money. #GOLEO.
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