Alejandro G. Inarritu photographed at the Academy Awards.
New Delhi:
Director Alejandro G. Inarritu picked up the Best Director trophy for
The Revenant at the 88th Academy Awards on February 28.
This is Mr Inarritu's second consecutive win after last year's
Birdman.
Other nominated in the category were Adam McKay for
The Big Short, George Miller for
Mad Max: Fury Road, Lenny Abrahamson for
Room and Tom McCarthy for
Spotlight.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is also vying for the Best Actor Oscar for
The Revenant.