B-Town lauds Leonardo DiCaprio's first Oscar win

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities Farhan Akhtar, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditi Rao Hydari lauded Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio for "finally" winning an Oscar at the 88^th Academy awards.

DiCaprio's cold streak at the Oscars finally came to an end after 23 years as he won the best actor trophy for his role of a wounded fur trapper seeking revenge in 'The Revenant'.

"... And all that can be said about @LeoDiCaprio winning is.. Finally!!!," Akhtar posted on Twitter.

Sonakshi heaped praise on DiCaprio's acceptance speech, where the 41-year-old actor discussed climate change and its impact on planet. "Thank you @LeoDiCaprio for bringing attention to climate change on the #Oscars stage. I think they should give you another one JUST for that."

Actress Diana Penty tweeted, "FINALLY #LeonardoDiCaprio wins what he has long deserved. Woohoo!! #Oscars #2016 #TheRevenant @LeoDiCaprio."

"Finally! Wohooooo!!! @LeoDiCaprio #RevenantFarhan's," wrote Farhan's 'Wazir' co-star Aditi.

'ABCD' actress Lauren Gottlieb said, "5time nom #LeonardoDiCaprio wins. #AlejandroGonzalezInarritu wins 2yrs in a row."

'Hero' star Athiya Shetty posted, "Finally. #LeonardoDiCaprio #Oscars."

"Finally after 5 nominations @leodicaprio, a brilliant actor, wins the #oscar for a wonderful performance in #TheRevenant," said filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar.

Quoting a line from his lengthy acceptance speech, Huma Qureshi said, "'I'm not taking tonight for granted' @LeoDiCaprio ... Andddd that's how it's done #Oscar2016 #finally #happyfangirl"