PubTalkForum's Greatest Actor! - ROUND TWO: Leonardo DiCaprio (2) vs. Gary Oldman (3)

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PubTalkForum's Greatest Actor Tournament!
ROUND TWO: Leonardo DiCaprio (2) vs. Gary Oldman (3)



Leonardo DiCaprio is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces and is in the prime of his career, already having notched a full resume of memorable roles and outstanding performances.

FAMOUS ROLES
* = Earned Academy Award for Best Actor/Actress
~ = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor/Actress
^ = Earned Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
# = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor/Actress

#Arnie Grape in WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE
Jack Dawson in TITANIC
Amsterdam Vallon in GANGS OF NEW YORK
Frank Abagnale, Jr. in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Billy in THE DEPARTED
Cobb in INCEPTION
~Jordan Belfort in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

DiCaprio was also nominated for Oscars for his work in BLOOD DIAMOND and THE AVIATOR.

IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138/





Gary Oldman is a true chameleon and has spent a career blending into any type of role in any imaginable genre. While he has not received any Academy Awards, he remains one of the business’s most respected actors today.

FAMOUS ROLES
* = Earned Academy Award for Best Actor/Actress
~ = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor/Actress
^ = Earned Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress
# = Earned Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor/Actress

Lee Harvey Oswald in JFX
Dracula in DRACULA
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Ivan Korshunov in AIR FORCE ONE
Jim Gordon in THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY
Sirius Black in THE HARRY POTTER FRANCHISE
#George Smiley in TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1



VOTE NOW!

[UTK]

Honestly, this isn't close for me. Gary Oldman all the way.

[PorkChop]

I'll also take Oldman in this, but I feel that by the end of DiCaprio's career he could change that.

It's hard to think that he's just turned 40, as it feels like he's been around for much longer - and despite being relatively young he's put in some top performances over the years. I won't bother listing them as there's so many, and you all know them anyway. He's a fine actor, and will go on to achieve legendary status (if he hasn't already).

But Gary Oldman is Gary Oldman, and could potentially win this tournament. Very few can disappear into their roles the way Oldman can, and deliver an excellent performance time and time again. Along way Daniel Day Lewis and a couple of others, he's easily one of the best actors still working today, which is why he's my pick here.

[Hanley!]

DiCaprio is good, don't get me wrong. I like a lot of his movies. He's a rare Hollywood A-list actor that seems to be quite discerning with the films he picks, rather than just appearing in any old shit that will pay. And better still, he turns in quality performances in all of those films too. He's possibly the current best actor in the world of his particular status and age range.

But he's not Gary Oldman. He doesn't make it all look as easy as Oldman does. While both give great performances, Oldman makes his look effortless. Which is the difference between thinking "what a great performance" and briefly losing yourself in the story and forgetting it's a performance at all. I can do that with Oldman at his best, but it's never happened to me with DiCaprio.

Plus, basically nobody is as accomplished at losing themselves in a role as Gary Oldman. There are a handful of people, but DiCaprio certainly isn't one of them.