DiCaprio, Inarritu on clound nine with Oscar nominations

“Making “The Revenant” was one of the most rewarding and collaborative experiences of my life”, DiCaprio, 41, said in a statement.

In a tumultuous and unpredictable awards season, “The Revenant” – which also landed nominations for best-actor favorite Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Inarritu’s long-take maverick cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki – has emerged as a heavyweight, taking top honors at the Golden Globes and scoring a $38 million debut.

One of the film’s British star, Will Poulter, talks to BBC Breakfast about the tough shoot.

“It’s an experimental art film, but done on a massive epic scale”. The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PST in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Oscars will be presented on February 28, 2016, in Los Angeles. “As hard as it was, I think we also were very, very grateful though that we were getting such a real experience”. “I think his performance has to be seen by hopefully millions of people, (and) I’m sure they will be emotionally involved and happy about seeing Leo in this caliber”, Alejandro G Inarritu, director of “The Revenant”, told Reuters.

“So to be recognised like this, it does feel great especially when you put so much into something”.

He survives and sets out to exact revenge on those who abandoned him.

When he learned of his nomination, Inarritu said: “We gave it our all on this film and this appreciation from the academy means a lot to me and my colleagues who made it possible”. “Talking gets to the doing, and we are going to do”.

Telling the true story of Hugh Glass, Leo filmed in sub-zero temperatures, jumped in a freezing river and – despite being a vegetarian – ate raw bison liver for the part. The weather was a constant struggle.

Phillip’s banter was left with an awkwardly uncomfortable grunt from the U.S. star before the silver-haired presenter tried to turn the interview around.