What A Night: Race Overshadows Oscar Night; DiCaprio Strikes Gold; Iñárritu Makes History and the Girl Scouts Make a Run For the Money
What A Night: Race Overshadows Oscar Night; DiCaprio Strikes Gold; Iñárritu Makes History and the Girl Scouts Make a Run For the Money
By Geneva Gámez-Vallejo
As the 88th Academy Awards, one of the most racially controversial in its history, came to an end everyone seems to have agreed on one thing: Leonardo DiCaprio’s big win. After six Academy Award nominations, DiCaprio finally struck gold and took the Oscar statute home tonight for Best Actor in his leading role in “The Revenant”. Brie Larson also took home her first Oscar for Best Actress in her leading role as a mother who’s spent her life in captivity in the drama film “Room”.