Leonardo DiCaprio Oscar Buzz Grows After First Screening Of The Revenant

Could this be Leo’s year?

Leonardo DiCaprio hasn’t yet won an Oscar despite being nominated five times, but his performance in new film ‘The Revenant’ is being tipped to end his losing streak.

The film, from ‘Birdman’ director Alejandro González Iñárritu, screened in the US over the weekend. Despite an official review embargo, Leo has been earning plaudits on twitter from those who were at the screening.

The most high profile attendee was film director Mark Romanek, who tweeted:

Influential indie producer Cassian Elwes was also impressed:

As were many others who were lucky enough to catch the screening:

The film stars DiCaprio as a frontiersman who embarks on a journey of revenge against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. Tom Hardy is the villain.

In the Q&A after the screening Leo said it was the hardest film he’s ever made because of Iñárritu’s attention to detail.

The shoot was described as a “living hell” by The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year thanks to the huge turnover of crew, adverse weather conditions and the director’s perfectionism (he would only shoot in natural light for example).

But these early reactions could mean it was all have been worth it. Fingers crossed this could happen…

‘The Revenant’ is released in the UK on 16 January 2016.

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Watch the trailer for ‘The Revenant’ below: