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Leonardo picks up first Oscars; Mad Max, Spotlight, The Revanent win big

| | Feb 29, 2016, at 06:30 pm
# Leonardo DiCapro # The Revanent win big # Brie Larson triumphed
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IBNS) Leonardo DiCapro and his 'The Revenant' film director Alejandro G. Iñárritu bagged the best actor and best director award as Brie Larson triumphed over the other contenders to take home the best actress award while Spotlight was named the best picture in the 2016 Oscars.
One of the highest gainer of the night was Mad Max: Fury Road, with six wins the film topped the list.  .

As Leo finally received his award, it was his first win after previous five failed attempts making him one of the most nominated actors in the history of this prestigious award.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, director of The Revenant was a likely choice as he swept all the other best director awards.

The complete list of winners:

 
Best picture

Spotlight


Best actor

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant


Best actress

Brie Larson, Room


Best supporting actor

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies


Best supporting actress

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl


Best director

The Revenant, Alejandro G. Iñárritu



Best original screenplay

Spotlight, by Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy


Best adapted screenplay

The Big Short, Charles Randolph and Adam McKay

 
Best costume design

Mad Max: Fury Road, Jenny Beavan


Best production design

Mad Max: Fury Road, production design by Colin Gibson; set decoration by Lisa Thompson


Best makeup and hairstyling

Mad Max: Fury Road, Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin


Best cinematography

The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki

 
Best film editing

Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel


Best sound editing

Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Mangini and David White


Best sound mixing

Mad Max: Fury Road, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

 
Best visual effects

Ex Machina, Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett


Best animated short film

Bear Story, Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala


Best animated feature film

Inside Out, Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera


Best documentary, short subject

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

 
Best documentary feature

Amy, Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees


Best live-action short film

Stutterer, Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage


Best foreign-language film

Son of Saul, Hungary


Best original song

Writing's on the Wall from Spectre

Music and lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith


Best original score

The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone 

 

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