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…

No, he deserved an Oscar for both “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” and “The Aviator”. If (*coughs*when*coughs*) he wins for the Revenant, I’ll treat this like I treated Denzel Washington’s win for “Training Day”... I’ll pretend he won for one of his better performances (in Denzel’s case, “Malcolm X”).