A

Best Actor Oscar

Leonardo DiCaprio won his long-awaited first Oscar for revenge epic "The Revenant" which also picked up the statuette for best director for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, his second in a row. But "Spotlight," a searing study of The Boston Globe's investigation into child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, unexpectedly grabbed best film. DiCaprio's success for his gruelling star turn as fur trapper Hugh Glass came 22 years after his first of four unsuccessful Academy Award nominations. The 41-year-old thanked a long list of figures who have helped him in his career, including Martin Scorsese, before speaking on his passion “climate change”.

Add new comment