04.12.2025 19:00
As the awards season in Hollywood has just begun, Leonardo DiCaprio is on his way to his second Oscar. Paul Thomas Anderson's film "One Battle After Another," which combines political tension and family drama, has virtually sidelined its competitors in the Oscar race with its consecutive awards. Another noteworthy aspect, as striking as the film itself, is that DiCaprio's performance is being described by critics as an "inevitable Oscar victory."
"One Battle After Another," which has made a mark at Hollywood's year-end awards, has emerged as a frontrunner in the Oscar race by collecting three major awards in three days. The film was named "Best Film" at the 35th Gotham Awards on Monday. On Tuesday, it won the same award from the New York Film Critics Circle. On Wednesday, the National Critics Circle awarded the film the title of "Best Film," while Paul Thomas Anderson was crowned "Best Director" and Leonardo DiCaprio received the "Best Actor" award.
STARTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH OSCAR
In his speech at Gotham, Anderson said, "I actually didn't expect this," and it seems he won't have to say this sentence again. Both critics and the industry have already begun to associate the film and DiCaprio's name with the Oscar statue.
DiCaprio has been nominated for an Oscar seven times in his cinematic career and has only won the statue once. Leonardo DiCaprio, who won the Oscar for "The Revenant" in 2016, was nominated again in 2020 for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" but returned empty-handed.
WHAT DOES "ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER" TELL?
"One Battle After Another," which is widely expected to earn Leonardo his second Oscar, tells a political struggle against repeated pressures through the lens of a father-daughter relationship.
The raid scene on the immigrant detention center in the opening scene strikingly overlaps with the political atmosphere during the first year of President Donald Trump's second term. The film has deeply affected both critics and moviegoers.
CRITICS SHARE THE SAME OPINION
Even conservative commentators cannot ignore this rise. Famous figure Ben Shapiro fueled the debate by commenting on the film, saying, "It will win all the Oscars."
Amid all this wind, the eyes are particularly on Leonardo DiCaprio. It is said that he is currently delivering one of the strongest performances of the season. If "One Battle After Another" maintains its success at the Oscar ceremony on March 15, it is not far-fetched to think that DiCaprio could receive his second Oscar statue.
An interesting detail is this: Despite being a big-budget film, it did not meet expectations at the box office. Nevertheless, it has secured a top spot on award lists. If it wins the Oscar, it will be one of the few "box office failures" in history to win the Academy's biggest award.