THE REVENANT's Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Academy Award for Best Actor

THE REVENANT's Leonardo DiCaprio has won the 2016 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. This is the sixth Academy Award nomination for Leonardo DiCaprio. He was previously nominated for:

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013)
Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013)
Nominee, Best Picture

BLOOD DIAMOND (2006)
Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role

THE AVIATOR (2004)
Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role

WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (1993)
Nominee, Actor in a Supporting Role

About the film: Leonardo DiCaprio portrays Hugh Glass, a 19th-century American frontiersman who is left for dead by his comrades after being mauled by a bear during a winter expedition.

Other actors that received nominations in the category were:

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo, Matt Damon, The Martian, Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs and Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl.

The 88th ACADEMY AWARDS are taking place tonight, Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and are being televised live by the ABCTelevision Network. The Oscar presentation is also being televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. Comedian, actor and filmmaker Chris Rock returns as host of the event for a second time.

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