Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant

It was a running joke for years that Leo would never win an Oscar, but the commitment he demonstrated in The Revenant finally earned him long-awaited recognition from the Academy. To prepare for the role, DiCaprio slept inside dead animal carcasses to survive the cold, consumed raw bison meat, and regularly swam in frozen lakes.

"If a cat has nine lives, I think I've used a few," he told Wired.

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