The 10 best Leonardo DiCaprio movies, ranked

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Some Oscar categories each year are decided long before the show starts, and the one you can bet the house on this Sunday is that Leonardo DiCaprio will win best actor for his all-in-including-eating-a-bison-liver performance in "The Revenant."

This will mark the first time the actor has won the prize, and all we have to say to the Academy is, "Took you long enough!"

DiCaprio has been one of the biggest stars in Hollywood for decades, and though he has focused recently on titles that will get him closer to that Oscar, his career has been filled with exceptionally strong performances (even if the movies haven't always been that good).

To celebrate his career we have come up with his 10 best performances, ranking them for good measure.

10. "Titanic" (1997)

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It was the movie that made DiCaprio an international star. James Cameron's big-budget love story onboard the doomed R.M.S. Titanic showed that the actor could carry a major feature with his charisma (and heartthrob persona).

9. "The Departed" (2006)

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DiCaprio's third time working with Martin Scorsese led to Scorsese's finally getting an Oscar for best director. DiCaprio gives a solid performance playing an undercover cop. It's certainly not his best among the collaborations with Scorsese, but it's certainly not the worst, either.

8. "Django Unchained" (2012)

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Playing the sinister plantation owner Calvin Candie, DiCaprio is perfectly cast by Quentin Tarantino as the coconut-drink-slurping psycho. His performance is over-the-top, and he does quite well with Tarantino’s unique brand of dialogue. 

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