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Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor

After five fruitless nominations, Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar - being crowned Best Actor for his role in The Revenant.

Spotlight took the coveted Best Film award, while Brie Larson won Best Actress for Room. Mark Rylance took Best Supporting Actor, and Alicia Vikander won Best Supporting Actress.

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Oscars: Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Revenant.

It is the first Oscar award for DiCaprio, who had been nominated six times.

Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio Credit: Reuters

The other nominations were:

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

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