The first half of 2005 was devoted to "The Aviator", which received 5
Academy Awards, and a
Best Actor nomination for
Leonardo's performance as
Howard Hughes.
The Hollywood Foreign Press awarded
Leonardo a
Golden Globe for Outstanding
Performance by an Actor in a
Drama. See all the awards and nominations for "The Aviator".
The second half of the year was devoted to filming "The Departed", his third collaboration with director
Martin Scorsese.
Leonardo created his second spoken word piece entitled "
Water Planet".
The
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and
Tree Media Group began production on "11th Hour", a feature-length documentary about the human
impact on our
Planet which will
open in
early 2007.
In order to offer visitors more information and resources,
Leonardo's Eco-site was re-designed and launched
early this year.
Leonardo joined the boards of both NRDC and
Global Green USA in 2004.
Like most Americans in 2004,
Leonardo concentrated on
one of the most important presidential
elections in our history.
Along with
Norman Lear's campaign "Declare Yourself", he criss-crossed the U.S.A., visited
college campuses and encouraged
young people to
register to vote.
He then criss-crossed half
the world to attend the
premieres of his film "The Aviator", in which he not only starred but also served as an executive producer.
On October 18th
The Hollywood Film Festival honored
Annette Bening and
Leonardo with the
Actor of the Year Award respectively.
Then, on December 9th,
Global Green USA and
Leonardo organized a private screening of "The Aviator"at
the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre in
Hollywood. More than a thousand fans and
friends attended the
event.
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