Oscar season is right around the corner, and if you are as excited as I am then you probably went to see "The Revenant." You also probably noted that Leonardo DiCaprio won a Golden Globe for Best Actor for the flick. There has been major hype surrounding this movie since its original announcement, and it comes as no surprise that all of it was focused around the question: “Will Leo win his Oscar?” Now, I am as big of a Leo fan as the next person, butfans must understand that if Leo does not win it is okay. Here is why.

Leo has been in the industry for years. He has been nominated a total of five times; only three of those times have been for Best Actor, with another for Best Actor and one for Best Picture as a producer. If you remember correctly his first Oscar nomination (and, in my opinion, what he should have won for) was the Best Supporting Actor nominee for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." His three nominees for Best Actor were for "Blood Diamond," "The Aviator" and "The Wolf of Wall Street." Two years ago Matthew McConaughey deservedly won for "Dallas Buyers Club." Sometimes the roles some actors are given are more powerful during awards season, such as McConaughey’s role as an AIDS patient.

Leo is not the only great actor who does not have an Oscar. Examples include Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Liam Neeson, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey, Jr. This just goes to show that an actor does not need an Oscar to be successful.

It will not matter if Leo wins an Oscar on February 28. He will continue to be one of the best actors to grace the screens. Be sure to check to see if he or other deserving actors will win a shiny statuette at the 88th Academy Awards.

P.S. Please don’t have any hard feelings towards the actor or the Academy if someone does beat him this year.