Sa ginanap na 88th Academy awards sa Dolby Theatre sa Los Angeles, California si DiCaprio ang itinanghal na Best Actor para sa pelikulang “The Revenant”.
Tinalo ni DiCaprio sina Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Michael Fassbender, at Eddie Redmayne.
Ang 41 anyos na si DiCaprio ay nanalo na rin bilang Best Actor para sa nasabing pelikula sa mga nagdaang Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards at British Academy Film Awards.
Ilang ulit ding naging nominado para sa nasabing Oscar award si DiCaprio para sa mga pelikulang “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” “The Aviator,” “Blood Diamond,” at “The Wolf of Wall Street” subalit naging mailap sa kaniya ang tropeo.
Maliban sa nakuhang award ni DiCaprio nagwagi din bilang Best Director si Alejandro Inarritu para sa “The Revenant” at ang pelikula din ang nakakuha ng Best Cinemathography award.
Si Brie Larson naman ang nanalong Best Actress para sa pelikulang “Room”.
Narito ang iba pang mga nagwagi sa Oscars:
Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies.”
Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl.”
Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul.”
Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short.”
Original Screenplay: “Spotlight.”
Animated Feature Film: “Inside Out.”
Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Cinematography: “The Revenant.”
Sound Mixing: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Sound Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Costume Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Documentary Feature: “Amy.”
Documentary (short subject): “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.”
Film Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Makeup and Hairstyling: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Animated Short Film: “Bear Story.”
Live Action Short Film: “Stutterer.”
Visual Effects: “Ex Machina.