'' The Revenant '' has received numerous award nominations and wins , particularly for DiCaprio 's performance , Iñárritu 's direction and Lubezki 's cinematography . At the 88th Annual Academy Awards , Iñárritu won the Best Director award for the second time in a row , Emmanuel Lubezki won for the third time in a row the award for Best Cinematography and DiCaprio won his first award for Best Actor . Hardy lost the award for Best Supporting Actor to Mark Rylance for '' Bridge of Spies '' , and the film itself lost Best Picture to '' Spotlight ''
Annual Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
The Revenant (2015 film)