DiCaprio marks Oscars milestone

Leonardo DiCaprio picked up his sixth lead actor Oscar nomination recently for carrying the American masterpiece "One Battle After Another" as the overwhelmed single dad and flustered revolutionary Bob Ferguson.

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Ten years after he won best actor for "The Revenant," it's a statistic that puts him in a rarefied group that includes Daniel Day-Lewis.

Including his supporting nomination for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," he's now among a group of only eight actors, male or female, to have achieved that milestone.

Overall, he has eight nominations to his name, including a best picture credit for "The Wolf of Wall Street."

But for DiCaprio, a consummate director's actor who spoke to The Associated Press by phone recently, the most important thing isn't even necessarily the accolades but being part of a film that's as timeless as "One Battle After Another."

"I love what I do," DiCaprio said in the phone interview. "At the end of the day it's about trying to be in films that are memorable. This is a great addition to have your peers sort of recognize it."