Oscars winners 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor, Brie Larson wins Best Actress and Spotlight is named Best Picture

Jennifer Ruby29 February 2016
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Leonardo DiCaprio has finally claimed his first Oscar in a night which saw a range of top gongs go to British stars.

The Revenant star was named Best Actor for his role in the survival epic, which also picked up the award for Best Director Alejandro G. Inarritu.

Winning the coveted prize for the second year in a row, Iñárritu told the crowd: “I can't believe this is happening."

Brie Larson continued her sterling awards season by winning Best Actress Oscar for her performance in kidnapped drama Room, while Spotlight beat The Revenant to be named Best Picture.

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Over in the supporting categories, Alicia Vikander was something of a surprise win for Best Supporting Actress, beating favourite Kate Winslet.

Near tears on the podium, she said: “I’m still trying to remember anything that happened in the last five minutes.

Win big: Brie Larson on stage to collect her Best Actress prize
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“This is a celebration of film and the people behind it.

"I’m just honored to be a part of this tonight.”

Two in a row: Alejandro González Iñárritu wins Best Director for the second consecutive year 
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British actor Mark Rylance picked up Best Supporting Actor for his role in Bridge of Spies, beating the Golden Globe winner Sylvester Stallone.

Reunited: Leanardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunite on the red carpet

The star made sure to thank his director and co-star Tom Hanks, saying: “If you ever asked if acting with Tom Hanks helps [your career] the answer is "yes it does!"'

Talking to press back stage he said of Chris Rock: “I think African American actors are in a stronger position now thanks to what Chris Rock has done tonight."

Mad Max: Fury Road was another big winner on the night, picking up awards in categories including Film Editing and Makeup and Hair Styling.

Other British wins included Amy picked up the award for Best Documentary and Sam Smith winning the prize for Best Original Sony for Spectre theme The Writing’s On The Wall.

And the winners are....

BEST PICTURE

Spotlight – WINNER

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room

 

DIRECTOR

Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant – WINNER

Adam McKay, The Big Short

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Lenny Abraham, Room

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant – WINNER

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Matt Damon, The Martian

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Brie Larson, Room – WINNER

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies – WINNER

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl – WINNER

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara, Carol

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Inside Out – WINNER

Anomalisa

Boy and the World

Shaun the Sheep Movie

When Marnie Was There

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Revenant – WINNER

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road

Sicario

Mad Max: Fury Road

 

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

The Big Short – WINNER

Brooklyn

Carol

The Martian

Room

 

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Spotlight – WINNER

Bridge of Spies

Ex Machina

Inside Out

Straight Outta Compton

 

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

Bear Story – WINNER

Prologue

Sanjay’s Super Team

We Can’t Live without Cosmos

World of Tomorrow

 

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

Stutterer – WINNER

Ave Maria

Day One

Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)

Shok

 

COSTUME DESIGN

Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER

Carol

Cinderella

The Danish Girl

The Revenant

 

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

Amy – WINNER

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

 

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – WINNER

Body Team 12

Chau, beyond the Lines

Last Day of Freedom

 

FILM EDITING

Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER

The Big Short

The Revenant

Spotlight

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Son of Saul – WINNER

Embrace of the Serpent

Mustang

Theeb

A War

 

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out

the Window and Disappeared

The Revenant

 

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

The Hateful Eight – WINNER

Bridge of Spies

Carol

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Writing’s On The Wall, Spectre – WINNER

Earned It, Fifty Shades of Grey

Manta Ray, Racing Extinction

Simple Song #3, Youth

Til It Happens To You, The Hunting Ground

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER

Bridge of Spies

The Danish Girl

The Martian

The Revenant

 

SOUND EDITING

Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER

The Martian

The Revenant

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

SOUND MIXING

Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER

Bridge of Spies

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

Ex Machina – WINNER

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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