Ethnic Vagina Finder
The Great Paper Chaser
Academy is not gonna dap him up because they like to see perceived effort or an actor stretching their limits/going outside of their usual zone. Most Leo roles aren't really that much of a stretch for him to play (his most recent ones).
1.) Stop working with only big name directors. Scorcese/Nolan/Eastwood/Mendes/Tarantino etc. I'm sure Academy thinks thats acting on easy mode. Take on an Indy role with an up and coming director.
2.) Straight up go for Oscar bait. Do the physical challenge (either gain a shyt ton of weight or lose a shyt ton of weight) or go out of his alpha white male zone for a hollywood agenda prototype (gays or jewish people.)
like a malnourished Jew in a concentration camp fighting for survival and inspiring other malnourished jews to meet their demise with dignity and grace?