DiCaprio wins lifetime award at 30
Leonardo DiCaprio, star of the Howard Hughes biopic 'The Aviator', has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
He was presented with the award by Martin Scorsese, who directed him in the Oscar-nominated film.
"It's a lifetime achievement award, which is completely and utterly surreal, given I'm only 30 years old," DiCaprio said. "But what has it been? Almost 17 years now. I've done quite a few films."
"What's really exciting, for me, is that this is what I really love doing," he added. "It's what I want to do for the rest of my life."
DiCaprio has acted in films such as 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' opposite Johnny Depp, 'Romeo and Juliet', the Oscar-winning 'Titanic' and 'Gangs of New York', which Scorsese also directed.
He has been nominated for Best Actor at this year's Academy Awards and 'The Aviator' has been nominated for Best Picture, with Scorsese getting a Best Director nomination.
'The Aviator' is currently showing at cinemas nationwide.
