So let me get this straight, your main argument against DiCaprio winning an Oscar is: the lack of dialogue in this film? You being a critic should know it is not just dialogue that makes an actor worthy of an Oscar, but their ability to make you believe what you are seeing one screen e.g. emotional, psychological, and…

That seems to be the Academies M.O.: snub an actor for a brilliant performance, wait a few years, try to rectify the mistake by giving them an Oscar for an ok performance that isn’t the best out of the current nominees, thereby snubbing someone else more deserving, wait a few years, rectify THAT mistake by giving them…