Bafta: Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor in “Revenant” – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Leonardo DiCaprio took the prize at the British Bafta Awards in London for best actor for his role in – won “The Revenant The returnees”. The award of the British Film and Television Academy Bafta is considered a test run for the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on 28 February.

It is DiCaprio’s first award with a Bafta. The 41-year-old beat out Eddie Redmayne, who was nominated for “The Danish Girl”. “I think he is exceptional and deserves everything,” the Briton said on the red carpet in front of the Royal Opera House on his US counterparts.

“The Revenant” was five BAFTAs the most successful film of the evening. The Wild West-thriller set in the snowy Rocky Mountains has been honored by the 6,500 members of the Academy for Best Picture and won Bafta masks for camera operator, sound as well as the director of the Mexican Alejandro González Iñárritu.

He was “absolutely humiliating,” DiCaprio said he had won through against candidates like Matt Damon, Bryan Cranston, Michael Fassbender and Redmayne. “To tell you the truth, we have nothing expected of them.” Is

His work influenced by British actors like Tom Courtney, Peter O’Toole, Daniel Day-Lewis and his “Revenant” colleagues Tom Hardy been, DiCaprio said in his speech. On stage he thanked his mother: she had on the day of the award ceremony birthday.

“The Revenant” nominated in twelve Oscar categories

DiCaprio is also seen as the Oscar-top favorite. The actor has been nominated six times for the film trophy he has won it ever. Chances are that “The Revenant” in Los Angeles clears: The Wilderness drama is nominated in twelve categories

The Bafta for best actress won Brie Larson for her role in “space”, for which it also. has already won a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award of the American spectacle union. They won against Alicia Vikander, Cate Blanchett, Maggie Smith and Saoirse Ronan.

Best Supporting Actress was the Briton Kate Winslet for her role in “Steve Jobs”. The prize for the best young star that assigns the public, went to “Star Wars” actor John Boyega. The next episode of the space saga, plays in the Boyega Finn should have prevented him from excessive celebrations: On Monday morning at six he was to be picked up to the shooting, such as the London told on the red carpet

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