Which actor won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2016 for 'The Revenant'?

Leonardo DiCaprio won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2016 for his performance in The Revenant. He played Hugh Glass, a 19th-century frontiersman who survives a bear attack and a brutal journey through the wilderness after being abandoned by fellow trappers.

The win came at the 88th Academy Awards, held on February 28, 2016. The Revenant was released in 2015, which explains a common source of confusion: the film year is 2015, while the Oscar ceremony and award are associated with 2016. DiCaprio's victory followed several earlier nominations and became one of the most widely discussed acting wins of the decade.

The other options were also Oscar winners, but in different years. Matthew McConaughey won for Dallas Buyers Club in 2014, Eddie Redmayne won for The Theory of Everything in 2015, and Casey Affleck won for Manchester by the Sea in 2017. DiCaprio's performance was particularly demanding because director Alejandro González Iñárritu filmed much of the movie in harsh natural conditions.