How do you measure it? It's not about oscars because that depends on the role. Both are equally terrific in the respective roles they portray. It is not about acting, because both are mind blowing actors. For extraordinary performance of Leo and De Niro, watch Blood Diamond and Raging Bull / Taxi Driver respectively. read more
Robert de niro majors films were after 30 years of age. Starting with godfather 2 ,godfellas, raging bull, taxi driver, cape fear and more than 100 movies. He got 2 academy awards for his movies. His film genre was especially drama. He is recognised as one of the greatest actor of all time. Leonardo DiCaprio is considered as greatest contemporary actor . read more
De Niro won an Oscar for Raging Bull (1980) and was nominated for Taxi Driver (1976), The King Of Comedy (1982) and Cape Fear (1991) Problem is, I hate watching DiCaprio in films, I think he is a very bad actor. read more
In the movie industry, getting nominated is already a win of sorts. And being handed the trophy is like winning the championship. In which case, Jack Nicholson easily strides past Robert DeNiro in this category by a margin of 18/27 in wins / nominations. Overall, Nicholson’s 50% win average outclasses DeNiro’s 39.5%. Nicholson is an award-hog. read more
'Taxi Driver' is a movie that changed my life and made me a serious actor. Scorsese and De Niro. I give credit for anything that I've ever done as an actor.Source: quotemaster.org