Leonardo DiCaprio Honored Native Americans in His Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
Leonardo DiCaprio went home with the gold Sunday night as the winner of the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama film. As he wrapped his speech, DiCaprio took a moment to honor the Native Americans depicted in The Revenant.
As the play-off music began to swell at the end of DiCaprio's speech, rather than shooing the actor offstage, it became background music for a crowd-pleasing and uproarious end to his speech.
"It is time that we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people that are out there to exploit them," DiCaprio said. "It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet for future generations."
Damn LEO making me cry. Best Acceptance speech of the #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/czRftHncJy
The Revenant features DiCaprio playing Hugh Glass, an adventurer on a brutal journey to survive in the wilds of America. The film includes several Native American actors of indigenous descent and examines the conflicts between tribes in the film's setting. Unlike many films which lump Native Americans together, The Revenant makes pains to differentiate between native tribes and present them as fully realized characters.
Twitter loved his speech just as much as the roaring audience, to say the least.
Thank you Leo for not letting ur speech get whitewashed
Class act. Passionate speech about his experience on the film & the humanitarian work he believes in. Don't we just love Leo? #GoldenGlobes
Leo is barreling through that #GoldenGlobes winning speech like the bear went at him in #TheRevenent ..you think it's over & he comes back
Have to say, Leo is the only one to give an old-school movie-star speech tonight. Not self-effacing. Not 'who me'? Elegant. #GoldenGlobes
Leo highjacked that wrap it up music and made it the backing score for his impassioned speech! #GoldenGlobes #impressive
Leo deserves every award everywhere. Listening to his speech explains why he is so good. He's a smart guy. #goldenglobes
Watch the full video of DiCaprio's speech below.
".@LeoDiCaprio wins Best Actor - Motion Picture, Drama for @RevenantMovie. #GoldenGlobes"