The Short Lifespan of “New” Hollywood

On the heels of an Oscar nomination, “The Aviator” star Leonardo DiCaprio (news) wrapped a high-flying week by accepting the Platinum Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

The award, created to commemorate the festival’s 20th anniversary, was given Sunday night in recognition of the actor’s “exceptional career,” festival director Roger Durling said.

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“It’s a lifetime achievement award, which is completely and utterly surreal, given I’m only 30 years old,” he continued, with a laugh. “But, you know, what has it been? Almost 17 years now. I’ve done quite a few films. But what’s really exciting, for me, is that this is what I really love doing. It’s what I want to do for the rest of my life.”

If they are giving lifetime acheivement awards to 30 year olds, those actors over 30 years of age should be getting a little bit nervous right now. Who knows how much the lifespan of the Hollywood set will drop in the next year or two.

Why don’t we just give next years lifetime acheivement award to the Olsen Twins and be done with the whole damn thing?