Celeb News: Leo DiCaprio thanks fans for his fan made Oscar!

SelenaTheWinner

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At this stage in awards season, it seems almost certain that Leonardo DiCaprio will win his first Oscar this February 28. If there is a God, we imagine that even He has ticked off DiCaprio’s name on his Oscar pool in pen. But what if we are all wrong—and the Screen Actors Guild, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and every other award-giving entity who celebrated The Revenant star are no indication of who will claim the little gold man this month. What would we, as a Leo-loving nation, do if someone else’s name is called?

Well, DiCaprio’s fans in Siberia have prepared for this unlikely outcome while simultaneously proving themselves to be the most devoted Leo fans on planet Earth.
The actor’s female admirers in Russia’s Far East are donating their silver and gold valuables to an “Oscar for Leo” campaign, which will melt down the jewelry and sculpt it into the exact shape of an Oscar statuette.

“We have just started fundraising for the statue,” a teacher from the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts, Tatiana Egorova, told Russian news channel RIA Novosti (via RT.com). According to early calculations, it will cost 100,000 rubles (about $1,300) to build a 12-inch statue—although the size will vary depending on the number of donations. Egorova also explained that many of the women donated part of their valuables so that they could keep the other part—like separating a pair of earrings—and feel closer to the actor.

“Like one half will be with Leonardo DiCaprio and one half with them,” she said. “To be somehow connected with the actor.”

Work is underway on Leo’s ‘Oscar’ after over 100 people donated silver and gold (Picture: Yakutsk.ru)

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He deserves it so much!!!
The real one, not these recycled earrings.....

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Thank you to the people of Yakutia for this wonderful gift, especially all of the women who gathered and donated the materials that went into creating the statue. As they wrote in their letter, Yakutia is home to the coldest inhabited place not only in Russia, but also on Earth – and the region is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures pose a major threat to its people, their way of life and their natural habitat. #Russia #ClimateChange #Earth #Yakutia #ActOnClimate

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DancingShoes

Poor ****ing Leo

HALFAXA

Lol thats cute

Phunk

This is like giving Katy a GRAMMY award which was made by fans. It's a nice thought but a little insulting and a rub in the face that he doesn't have one.

Outlaws

Wasn't there last year an award with someone's name on it and the guy didn't win.

iLays

RudeBoyy

That's soooooo sweet.

KylieistBoi

This is so sad and obsessive not to mention borderline offensive.

bornbrave

That would be better than having an oscar given by white old dudes that are ignoring him just for the sake of it and being honest maybe they won't give it to him just because they want to keep the jokes going.

ultraviolento

Dylobs

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Originally posted by Phunk

This is like giving Katy a GRAMMY award which was made by fans. It's a nice thought but a little insulting and a rub in the face that he doesn't have one.

True

I don't think they understand that it's not the physical statue that people want, I mean it's value is probably worthless, it's what it signifies which is respect from a certain group of peers/critics. But nice gesture I guess.

SelenaTheWinner

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Originally posted by Phunk

This is like giving Katy a GRAMMY award which was made by fans. It's a nice thought but a little insulting and a rub in the face that he doesn't have one.

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J a y

Someone post the pic of Keri and her fanmade Grammys.

Legacy

that's cute actually

B'Day

Kinda sweet!

frantic

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Originally posted by Phunk

This is like giving Katy a GRAMMY award which was made by fans. It's a nice thought but a little insulting and a rub in the face that he doesn't have one.

JCON

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it seems almost certain that Leonardo DiCaprio will win his first Oscar this February 28. If there is a God

Bchip

This is so sad

easy HME

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Originally posted by Phunk

This is like giving Katy a GRAMMY award which was made by fans. It's a nice thought but a little insulting and a rub in the face that he doesn't have one.

That's a great idea,ngl. Katy Cats lets do it. I will send you my address etc.

IVY

Please don't.