Leonardo DiCaprio gets his first Oscar for 'The Revenant'

Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for survival epic The Revenant, it has come after six nominations. He was named best actor at the 88th Academy Awards and his movie The Revenant won three of the 12 awards for which it was nominated.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 29 February 2016.

Leonardo DiCaprio received a standing ovation as he picked up his award, after five acting nominations and one nomination as producer of best picture nominee Wolf of Wall Street. He thanked his director and co-star Tom Hardy for his "fierce talent on screen" and "friendship off screen" before campaigning for action to combat climate change, saying making The Revenant was "about man's relationship to the natural world".
Climate change is a subject close to his heart and, in his own words, 'it is the most urgent threat facing our species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.' While on the subject, he appealed to the audience to support this initiative. He went on to add - 'let us not take this planet for granted.'
It is 22 years back that he was first nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for What's Eating Gilbert Grape.


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