Tom Holland has already checked off the kind of career goals most actors spend decades chasing. He landed Spider-Man, led a billion-dollar movie and worked with great filmmakers, including Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey. Still, there is one trophy missing from the shelf, and Holland has not pretended to be indifferent if an Oscar eventually joins the collection. That puts him in similar territory to Timothée Chalamet, who has spoken openly about wanting to become one of the greats. Yet, when Holland discussed his own awards ambitions, he compared himself to Leonardo DiCaprio.
Holland took part in an Esquire UK profile ahead of his jam-packed 2026 movie schedule. During the chat, he looked beyond his contemporaries and pointed to DiCaprio as the career model who makes waiting feel worthwhile. According to the outlet’s feature, Holland set himself a 15-year goal of winning an Academy Award amid a 2017 interview. With six years remaining, the actor said he is still interested but is not choosing every project for its awards potential. He explained:
