Alejandro González Iñárritu

Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for his performance in survival epic The Revenant.

He was named best actor at the 88th Academy Awards that took place on February 28 at Dolby Theatre, Hollywood.

Leonardo DiCaprio won his long-awaited first Oscar for revenge epic "The Revenant" on Feb. 28, while journalism drama "Spotlight" took best picture in a surprising end to Hollywood's glittering awards season.

Catholic Church abuse movie "Spotlight" was named best picture, the top award at Sunday's Oscar ceremony, after an evening peppered with pointed punchlines from host Chris Rock about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that has dominated the industry.

The 88th Academy Awards show kicks off on Sunday and celebrities will start lining the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre.

After months of preparation for Hollywood’s most glamorous night, the show will begin on Sunday, February 28 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT at Dolby Theatre, Hollywood and will air live on the ABC broadcast network.

'The Revenant' takes home top honors at Britain's BAFTA film awards, boosting its status as a favorite for Oscar success Survival drama "The Revenant" was the top winner at Britain's biggest movie awards on Feb. 14, taking the best film prize and honors for leading actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Alejandro G. Inarritu. 

Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's bid for Oscars glory was boosted Feb. 6 as he took top prize at the Directors Guild of America honors -- seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards.

'The Revenant' leads 2016's Oscar nominations with 12 nods, including best picture, while gritty action movie 'Mad Max: Fury Road' lands 10Brutal frontier saga "The Revenant" leads the 88th annual Academy Awards with 12 nominations, announced on Jan. 14, while the acting categories were again filled entirely by white performers, following a backlash at last year's nominees.

The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Pioneer-era tale 'The Revenant' wins three awards including best drama film at the Golden Globes. The other big winner was space adventure 'The Martian'Revenge drama "The Revenant" and space adventure "The Martian" took the top film awards at the Golden Globes on Jan.

In a night full of surprises, “The Revenant” and “The Martian” dominated the top film awards at the 73rd Golden Globes.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in the historical drama, won the Best Actor award while Alejandro González Iñárritu was awarded the gong for Best Director, at the ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.