For more than 20 years, he has been thriving to hold the golden lady in his hand and today, finally the wait is over as Leonardo DiCaprio has bagged his first Academy Award.

The 41-year-old actor received his first Oscar for his character Hugh Glass in the flick ' The Revenant.'

Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the film is based on the life of a legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass, who sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack, when his hunting team leaves him for dead. It revolves around how Glass utilises his survival skills to find a way back home to his beloved family.

Addressing the threats surrounding the nature in his acceptance speech, DiCaprio said, "Climate Change is real. It's happening right now. Let's not take this planet for granted."

Not only was this an emotional moment for DiCaprio, but also his 'Titanic' co-star Kate Winslet was seen crying while he was accepting the honour.

Fighting for the same title were Eddie Redmayne for 'The Danish Girl,' Michael Fassbender for 'Steve Jobs,' Matt Damon for 'The Martian' and Bryan Cranston for 'Trumbo.'

This was DiCaprio's sixth Oscar nomination.

The 88th Academy Awards took place on February 28 at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre.

Here is the complete list of the winners of the evening:
Best Picture: 'Spotlight'
Direction: 'The Revenant,' Alejandro G. Iñarritu
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Revenant'
Actress: Brie Larson, 'Room'
Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, 'Bridge of Spies'
Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, 'The Danish Girl'
Adapted Screenplay: 'The Big Short,' Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
Original Screenplay: 'Spotlight,' Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy
Cinematography: 'The Revenant', Emmanuel Lubezki
Production Design: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (set decoration)
Film Editing: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' Margaret Sixel
Visual Effects: 'Ex Machina,' Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
Costume Design: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' Jenny Beavan
Makeup: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
Sound Editing: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' Mark Mangini and David White
Sound Mixing: ' Mad Max: Fury Road,' Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
Score: 'The Hateful Eight,' Ennio Morricone
Song: 'Writing's on the Wall,' from 'Spectre,' Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Foreign Language Film: 'Son of Saul,' (Hungary)
Animated Feature: 'Inside Out'
Documentary Feature: 'Amy'
Animated Short: 'Bear Story'
Documentary Short: 'A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness'
Live Action Short: 'Stutterer'