The Oscars 2016 came through for Leonardo DiCaprio, making his expected win for Best Actor in "The Revenant" a reality, and delivered a surprise for Best Picture, the highly unlikely "Spotlight."
"Mad Max: Fury Road" captured six Academy Awards and "The Revenant" won three, including Alejandro G. Inarritu for Best Director. Inarritu won three Oscars last year, including best director and best picture for "Birdman."
But it was "Spotlight," a movie about the Boston Globe's efforts to uncover a child molestation scandal at a local archdiocese, which took home Best Picture. Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy had earlier won best original screenplay for "Spotlight."
It was DiCaprio's first win in six nominations, said
People magazine, and the 41-year-old actor praised Inarritu for bringing the story to the big screen, noted the magazine.
"This was true storytelling," DiCaprio said of "The Revenant." "We really got to have a collaborative experience together and this was a journey that I'll never forget with Alejandro. It took up such a large portion of our lives, but as a result we have a great film to look back on for years to come."
E! News said the "Internet literally broke" after DiCaprio's best actor win, with praise from fellow celebrities and fans.
The list of winners from
The New York Times included:
Best Picture: "Spotlight"
Direction: Alejandro G. Inarritu, "The Revenant."
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Actress: Brie Larson, "Room"
Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"
Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"
Adapted Screenplay: "The Big Short," Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
Original Screenplay: "Spotlight," Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy
Cinematography: "The Revenant," Emmanuel Lubezki
Production Design: "Mad Max: Fury Road," Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (set decoration)
Film Editing: "Mad Max: Fury Road," Margaret Sixel
Visual Effects: "Ex Machina," Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
Costume Design: "Mad Max: Fury Road," Jenny Beavan
Makeup: "Mad Max: Fury Road," Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
Sound Editing: "Mad Max: Fury Road," Mark Mangini and David White
Sound Mixing: "Mad Max: Fury Road," Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
Score: "The Hateful Eight," Ennio Morricone
Song: "Writing's on the Wall," from "Spectre," Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Foreign Language Film: "Son of Saul" (Hungary)
Animated Feature: "Inside Out"
Documentary Feature: "Amy"
Animated Short: "Bear Story"
Documentary Short: "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness"
Live Action Short: "Stutterer"