12 Oscar Winning Actors Who Starred In Awful Horror Movies
6. Leonardo DiCaprio - Critters 3
Flesh hungry space monsters flick Critters was never going
to be a great movie and as is the case with many a horror franchise, the
concept didn’t improve once a few sequels were added either.
On the upside though the franchise can claim bragging rights to featuring a fresh-faced, teenaged Leonardo DiCaprio in his very first film role in the series’ third instalment, the aptly but not so imaginatively titled Critters 3.
It’s impossible to pussyfoot around how bad Critters 3 truly is and it wasn’t the best film to kick start Leo’s budding film career. Not to worry though. Soon enough young Leonardo was getting critical acclaim for roles in films like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape before heartthrob status beckoned in the late ‘90s with Romeo + Juliet and Titanic.
However, it would take a good few years and a total of six Academy Award nominations before he finally scooped the Best Actor Oscar in 2016 for his portrayal of bear-fighting, raw bison-eating fur trapper Hugh Glass in The Revenant.