LEONARDO DiCaprio beamed with joy as he finally bagged his elusive first Oscar
at tonight’s star-studded ceremony.
The star, 41, was named Best Actor for his gruelling role in The Revenant
after five previous nominations.
Leo beat Brit boy – and last year’s winner – Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl),
Irish star Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Matt Damon (The Martian) and
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo).
He left his former Titanic co-star and close pal Kate Winslet in tears as he
finally got his hands on the prize, 22 years after his first nomination.
Leo thanked his “brother” and co-star Tom Hardy in the speech, as
well as his parents and friends, saying: “I love you dearly”.
But the political star also used his big moment to campaign for the world to
do more to combat climate change.
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He said: “Climate change is real. It is happening right now. It is the
most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work
collectively together and stop procrastinating.
“We need to support leaders who do not support big corporations, but
speak to humanity.
“For our children’s children and for those people out there whoe voices
have been drowned out by the politics of greed.
“Let us not take this planet for granted, I do not take tonight for
granted.”
The Revenant filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu was named Best Director,
but the film lost out to Spotlight in the coveted Best Picture category.
The Revenant took home three awards in total, but it trailed behind Mad Max:
Fury Road, which was the night’s big winner with six Oscars.
Brie Larson was named Best Actress for her role in Room, while Alicia Vikander
beat Brit favourite Kate (Steve Jobs) to Best Supporting Actor for The
Danish Girl.
She said: “To my mum and dad – thank you for giving me the belief that
anything can happen. Even though I would never have believed this.”
British star Mark Rylance pulled off an upset after beating Creed star
Sylvester Stallone to Best Supporting Actor for Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of
Spies.
Sam Smith was another British success story.
He won Best Original Song for his Bond theme Writing’s On The Wall, beating
Lady Gaga and The Weeknd.
He dedicated his emotional speech to the LGBT community, saying: “I read
an article that said no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar, and if this is
the case, and even if it’s not, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT
community all around the world.
“I stand here tonight as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand
together as equals one day.”
However, Sam is not the first openly gay star to win – fellow musician Elton
John won Best Original Song for The Lion King’s Can You Feel The Love
Tonight in 1995.
Host Chris Rock made the Oscars audience cringe and cackle by tackling the row
over the lack of black nominees.
He said: “The real question everyone wants to know is, ‘Is Hollywood
racist?’ You gotta go at that at the right way. Is it burning cross racist?
it’s a different type of racist.
“You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist, but it’s the racist we’ve become
accustomed to.”
This year’s Oscar winners and nominees:
BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight – WINNER
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant – WINNER
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room – WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies – WINNER
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out – WINNER
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – WINNER
Sicario
COSTUME DESIGN
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Revenant
DIRECTING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – WINNER
Room
Spotlight
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Amy – WINNER
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Body Team 12
Chau, beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – WINNER
Last Day of Freedom
FILM EDITING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul – WINNER
Theeb
A War
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out
The Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight – WINNER
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3,” Youth
“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s On The Wall,” Spectre – WINNER
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Bear Story – WINNER
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer – WINNER
SOUND EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SOUND MIXING
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina – WINNER
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
The Big Short – WINNER
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight – WINNER
Straight Outta Compton