TMDb/Django Unchained Celebrity DiCaprio's Oscar snub: Why his iconic Django Unchained villain deserved the award first. Streaming this March. April 12, 2026 AceShowbiz - There has long been a discussion that Leonardo DiCaprio earned his first Oscar later than he deserved. By the time he finally won, his body of work already included several performances worthy of the coveted award. His first Academy Award came for his grueling role in The Revenant, where he portrayed a frontiersman enduring extreme hardship.