Leonardo DiCaprio Named Artist of the Year by Time
Graces the Magazine’s Cover
Time magazine has named Leonardo DiCaprio the Artist of the Year 2025. To mark the occasion, the 51-year-old actor appears as the issue’s central figure and features on its new cover.
Among the reasons he was awarded the title this year, Time highlights DiCaprio’s performance in «Battle by Battle», a political thriller directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film has become the frontrunner in Golden Globe nominations and is widely seen as a strong contender for the Oscars.
According to the editorial team, DiCaprio has spent more than three decades deliberately choosing complex – and at times uncomfortable – characters, while never repeating roles he has already played. That is why, the magazine notes, he has «a face we never tire of watching».
«DiCaprio, a seven-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner, has a remarkable talent for making choices that may seem wrong at first glance but ultimately prove to be right. Perhaps it’s simply intuition he knows how to trust. He works with people he believes in and invests in projects he is genuinely passionate about», the publication comments.
The magazine also points out that his popularity is sustained not only by his professional decisions, but by his natural magnetism: even after 30 years in cinema, audiences still want to see him on screen – «perhaps even more than before».
The article also emphasizes the actor’s unique approach to publicity: he rarely gives interviews and seldom appears in the media, which only heightens interest in each of his new projects.
Throughout his career, DiCaprio has appeared in more than 50 films and has received an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Silver Bear, and many other honors.
Photo: Time
