The U.K. film industry
showered Valentine's Day love on "The
Revenant" Sunday, awarding the
endurance epic five prizes, including best
picture and best actor, at the British
Academy Film Awards.
Leonardo DiCaprio cemented his Oscar-
favorite status by taking the best-actor
trophy for playing a bear-battling fur
trapper in a brutally wild American West.
Alejandro G. Inarritu was named best
director for what he called a "human and
tender story," and "The Revenant" also
won prizes for cinematography and sound.
DiCaprio, who has been nominated three
times before at the British awards without
winning, said in his acceptance speech that
he was "absolutely humbled" to beat "The
Martian" star Matt Damon, "Trumbo'''s
Bryan Cranston, Michael Fassbender for
"Steve Jobs," and Eddie Redmayne for "The
Danish Girl."
He cited the influence on his work of
British actors including Tom Courtney,
Peter O'Toole, Daniel Day Lewis and his
"Revenant" co-star Tom Hardy, and sent
thanks and greetings to his mother, whose
birthday fell on Sunday.
The British awards, known as BAFTAs, are
considered a portent of success at
Hollywood's Feb. 28 Academy Awards.
"The Revenant" has earned DiCaprio his
sixth Oscar nomination — and, many
believe, his best shot at finally winning.
DiCaprio said it was out of his hands, but
expressed pride in what he called "not just
a film, but an epic journey we all went
on."
"We put our heart and soul into this movie
... It's up to the world now and voters to
decide," he said at a post-ceremony news
conference.
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