Number 5 – Brie Larson
Brie Larson is an American actress and singer. The 88th Academy Awards was a huge day for
her as she secured her first Oscar which was an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress
in a Leading Role for the film, Room. In the film Room, Brie Larson plays a 24 year old
mum called Joy, who alongside her 5 year old son Jack, escape a shed which they call Room
after Jack’s father (known as Old Nick) abducted Joy seven years prior, and routinely
rapes her while Jack sleeps in the wardrobe.
Number 4 – Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and
former composer. He won an Oscar for the Best Director for his feature film, The Revenant.
What was notable about his Oscar win at the 88th Academy Awards was that it was his 4th
Oscar! That is a very impressive achievement to have on your resume. Furthermore, that
Oscar win meant that he was the third director to win back to back Oscars, following John
Ford and Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and the first since 1950! His other three Oscars came from
his previous feature film before The Revenant which was Birdman in which he won an Oscar
for Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year which he shared with John
Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole and Best Writing, Original Screenplay which he shared
with Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo.
Number 3 – Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress and dancer and she became the first Swedish actor to
win an Oscar since Ingrid Bergman in 1974. Alicia Vikander won an Oscar for Best Performance
by an Actress in a Supporting Role for the film, The Danish Girl. She was honoured for
her role in the acclaimed Nordic drama 'The Danish Girl', playing Danish artist Gerda
Wegener in a love story about how she and her fellow artist husband Lili Elbe played
by British actor Eddie Redmayne, navigate his journey as a transgender pioneer.
Number 2 – Mad Max: Fury Road
To say Mad Max: Fury Road did well in the 88th Academy Awards 2016 would be a massive
understatement. Mad Max: Fury Road, directed by George Miller follows a woman who rebels
against a tyrannical ruler in post-apocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with
the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named
Max. The movie did extremely well, obtaining 6 Oscars! One Oscar for the Best Achievement
in Film Editing won by Margaret Sixel. Another Oscar for the Best Achievement in Costume
Design won by Jenny Beavan. The third Oscar for the Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
won by Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin. The fourth Oscar for the Best
Achievement in Sound Mixing won by Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo. The fifth Oscar
for the Best Achievement in Sound Editing won by Mark A. Mangini and David White and
finally, the sixth Oscar for the Best Achievement in Production Design was won by Colin Gibson
for production design and Lisa Thompson for set decoration.
Number 1 – Leonardo DiCaprio
Who would have thought that the day Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar was in 2016.
We all thought that Leonardo would have won an Oscar much earlier on, especially for his
performance in The Wolf of Wall Street or in Django Unchained or maybe even Catch Me
If You Can but nevertheless, the previous five time Oscar nominee can finally say that
he has an Oscar under his belt. Leonardo won is Oscar for the Best Performance by an Actor
in a Leading Role for his performance in the film, The Revenant. DiCaprio received a standing
ovation as he picked up his award. He thanked his director and co-star Tom Hardy for his
"fierce talent on screen" and "friendship off screen" before campaigning for action
to combat climate change, saying making The Revenant was "about man's relationship to
the natural world". To end his speech, he added: "Let us not take this planet for granted.
I do not take tonight for granted.”