Who was nominated for Best Actor in 2016?

Who was nominated for Best Actor in 2016?

Leonardo DiCaprio. The Revenant. Bryan Cranston. Trumbo. Matt Damon. The Martian. Michael Fassbender. Steve Jobs. Eddie Redmayne. The Danish Girl.

Who finally won an Oscar for best actor for the first time in 2016?

Five years ago, Leonardo DiCaprio won his first—and only—Oscar for Best Actor (Motion Picture Drama) at the 2016 Academy Awards. He nabbed the trophy for a role as the rough-and-tumbling wilderness man Hugh Glass in 2016’s The Revenant.

Why Joaquin Phoenix won the Oscar?

Phoenix won for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian turned Batman’s most notorious villain, in Todd Phillips’ “Joker.”