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by Nigel M Smith in Los Angeles from on (#15FHF)
Backstage at the Academy Awards, the winner of the best actor Oscar explanded on his impassioned acceptance speech
Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar on Sunday, after being nominated four times previously. The actor was expected to win after dominating the best actor race all season, winning a number of precursor awards including a Bafta. Still, he said the industry-wide support he's received over the past few months "feels incredibly surreal".
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