10 Actors Who Took Method Acting Too Far

Not content to be outdone by his uber-famous method actor co-star from Scorsese’s masterpiece Gangs of New York, Leo attempted to go method some years later and earned his first Oscar after decades of nominations in the process. For Alejandro Inarritu’s The Revenant, the director’s follow-up to his acclaimed Birdman the year prior, DiCaprio put himself through hell.

To play the put-upon real life figure of frontiersman Hugh Glass, DiCaprio actually ate raw bison meat, swam in freezing rivers, and even - apologies to those of a sensitive disposition - slept inside a raw animal carcass in order to get inside the mind of the character. The commitment paid off big, as the film was showered with praise, sweeping the Oscars as well as impressing at the SAG Awards and Golden Globes.

Not a bad reward for putting up with Luke Skywalker’s regular sleeping conditions…