Gilbert Grape
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National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA. 1994 Nominee NSFC Award. Best Supporting Actor. Leonardo DiCaprio. Tied with Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive (1993) in 2nd place. Shared with: This Boy's Life.
Gilbert (Johnny Depp) is the family’s able, responsible, bread-winning member, who must cope with a mentally retarded brother (Leonardo DiCaprio), two immature and ... [+] 66th Academy Awards (1994) - Movies from 1993. nom. Best Supporting Actor ( Leonardo DiCaprio) 51th Golden Globes Awards (1994) - Movies from 1993.
The film was well received, with Depp and DiCaprio's performances garnering critical acclaim. At age 19, DiCaprio received his first nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, becoming the seventh-youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee for the former.
Mar 4, 1994 · What's Eating Gilbert Grape: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen. A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
Memorable Moments. Tom Hanks. Best Actor winner for Philadelphia. Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin and Jane Campion. The Piano winners for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay. Bruce Springsteen. Original Song winner for "The Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia, with presenter Whitney Houston. View More Memorable Moments.
Nominations. 66th Academy Awards, 1993. Best Supporting Actor — Leonardo DiCaprio. Plot. Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is a small-town 24-years-old young man with a lot of responsibility.
Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Arnie, the retarded kid brother, has been nominated for an Academy Award, and deserves it. His performance succeeds in being both convincing and likable. We can see both why he's almost impossible to life with, and why Gilbert and the rest of the Grapes choose to, with love.
