Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins the Oscar For Best Actor


Without a doubt, the 88th Academy Awards will go down as one of the most controversial. Not only because of the race issue sparked by Jada Smith, or host Chris Rock’s epic opening monologue (which can be watched below), but the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio finally won that golden statue that he long deserved. DiCaprio claimed the Best Actor prize for his sixth ever nomination, for his work on The Revenant

Thanking The Academy, directors and actors who have helped him across a triumphant career, DiCaprio also used his speech to make a point about climate change and to petition world leaders to take it seriously.

The Revenant (Official Trailer)

Inspired by true events, The Revenant is a western thriller adapted from Michael Punke’s 2003 novel of the same name, telling the story of legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) who was brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team in an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness. Glass navigates the vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption, as he vows to get revenge against the confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) who betrayed him. Both directed and co-written by renowned filmmaker, Academy Award-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, Babel, 21 Grams), The Revenant also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter and Lukas Haas, and it’s set to hit theaters January 7, 2016.