 He was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series.In 1992, DiCaprio played a supporting role in the first installment of the "Poison Ivy" film series, and was handpicked by Robert De Niro out of 400 young actors to play the lead role in Michael Caton-Jones's "This Boy's Life".He played opposite De Niro, who was acting as his stepfather, and Ellen Barkin as his mother.