By Ana Gonzalez & Marisol Diaz
March 18, 2016 Leonardo DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials and then later began to appear in many films. His breakout role was Jack Dawson in The Titanic (1997), and he suddenly had the freedom to choose roles that would challenge his acting ability. DiCaprio worked with some of Hollywood’s best directors and actors/actresses which led him to be- come an Oscar nominee for best Actor his roles in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Aviator (2004), Blood Diamond (2006), and The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013). However, winning the Oscar would elude DiCaprio. He faced constant losses even while taking on more and more challenging roles (see his portrayal of a white slave owner, Cal- vin J. Candie, in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012). 27 years and six nominations later, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won his first Oscar for Best Actor in the movie “The Revenant” (2015). The film, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, is about a man that survives a brutal attack by a grizzly bear and has been left behind by his hunting team. He then goes on a quest for revenge after a betrayal and find his way back to his home. DiCaprio proudly held up his Oscar after finally winning in the 2016 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday February 28, 2016. I fnd it hard to believe that Dicaprio has only won one Oscar in his life. One Oscar that he should have won years ago for the movie Titanic. After receiving his Oscar, he gave a powerful speech about climate change and how it relates to the movie. According to the Academy Awards DiCaprio said, “Climate change is real, it is happen- ing right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.”
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