Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio Wins His First Oscar For ‘The Revenant,’ Calls For Action On Global Warming

by Crystal SmithFebruary 29, 2016, 5:47 amHome Featured, News >

After five Oscar nomination over the years, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Revenant.

Leonardo DiCaprio Wins His First Oscar

DiCaprio was undoubtedly the fan favorite and used his time for the acceptance speech to highlight a problem that is effecting millions: global warming.

“Making The Revenant was about man’s relationship to the natural world…climate change is real,” he said. “It is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.”

DiCaprio, 41, has won a multitude of awards for this role as Hugh Glass who was attacked by a bear and left for dead in the woods to fend for himself, but took the spotlight to talk about the climate change.

The actor is the founder of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, which is “dedicated to the long-term health and wellbeing of all earth’s inhabitants.”

“Our production needed to move to the southern tip of this planet just to find snow,” he said, claiming 2015 was the “hottest year on record.”

“We need to support leaders around the world… who speak for all of humanity,” and not those focused on greed. I thank you all for this amazing award tonight. Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take this award for granted,” he said while receiving another standing ovation before confidently walking off stage.

ABC tweeted the speech, “.@SamsungMobileUS presents Leo’s Best Actor #Oscars acceptance speech!”