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Post Oscars Post: Where To Catch The Winners Before And After The Show

Award season has come to a close. So what to do until the next go-round?

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Post Oscars Post: Where To Catch The Winners Before And After The Show
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The Oscars went down last Sunday, bringing the beloved season of awards to an end. It was full of laughter, tears — maybe that was just me when BB-8 took the stage - Girl Scout cookies, and plenty of shockers.

So, now that the show’s over, what’s next for the winners? Better yet, what of their old work should you look into to get to know them better?

Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio

He finally did it! RIP to all the memes! After 22 years, four nominations (excluding his shot at a Best Picture win as a producer on “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Leo DeCapz finally struck gold with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “The Revenant.” For the film, Leo went through insane physical challenges - in fact, he called it the hardest performance of his career.

There is not a person alive who doesn’t know and love Leo and his plethora of amazing work. But though we love him as Gatsby, The Wolf of Wall Street, whenever he’s with Kate, etc., here are some of his littler known movies.

He did quite a bit of TV work to start, including an arch on “Growing Pains” and an episode of "Roseanne" in 1991.

But his breakout role and first Oscar nom came in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"in 1994, playing Johnny Depp’s mentally challenged little brother. You’ve probably heard of it, but maybe not seen it. In 1996, he played Meryl Streep’s son in "Marvin's Room." In 2002, he starred with Tom Hanks in "Catch Me If You Can," the true story of an 18-year-old who cons millions, posing as a pilot, a doctor and lawyer.

Leo’s also actually a charismatic humanitarian. He is a huge environmentalist who is constantly working to bring attention to global issues. He co-wrote and narrated the documentary "The 11th Hour"in 2007, which focuses on Earth’s ecosystems and solutions for restoring them. The following year, he created the reality series "Greensburg," which is sort of an environmental extreme makeover.

Up next, he’ll be working with Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese. No big whoop.

Best Actress: Brie Larson

I love Brie Larson. She’s been working since she was a kid and how cool is it to see someone close to your own age hit such huge success?! And in such a serious and important role? Not to mention this is both her first nomination and win!

You’ve probably seen more of her than you thought without knowing it: she’s been in a ton of TV and movies over the past ten years, including a Disney Channel original movie (it’s called “Right on Track” and it’s from 2003 and according to IMDb, it’s a fact-based drama about two drag racing sisters and she's one of the sisters). Her first onscreen appearance ever was a few features on Jay Leno. Here’s a look at some others!

In both "Sleepover"and "13 Going on 30" she plays a mean girl- weird, right?! In 2006, she was the girl in "Hoot!" In 2009, she did "Tanner Hall," which focused on an all-girls boarding school, and everyone knows "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World." On TV, she was a regular on Toni Collette’s "United States of Tara," After that, she was almost constantly onscreen: "21 Jump Street" (as the Wendy to Jonah Hill’s Peter Pan), "The Spectacular Now"(as Miles Teller’s girlfriend), "Don Jon" (as JGL’s younger sister with not much to say), then with the massive hit "Short Term 12," about a treatment facility for troubled teenagers.

Since then, she had bit parts on "The Kroll Show"and "Community," before striking rich with "The Gambler"with Mark Wahlberg and "Trainwreck"as ASchum’s little sis.

Up next, she’s got "Kong: Skull Island"with Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson and John Goodman to name a few. She’s also got a movie with Donald Sutherland, and another with Armie Hammer.

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance

A shocker, beating out Stallone for reprising his most famous role in “Creed”, but he’s got a colorful film and theater history to back it up. And a bunch of really cool hats.

Between 2008 and 2014, he racked up four Tony nominations and won all but one of them. He was featured on and nominated for the miniseries "Wolf Hall," which took home the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries. He’s also featured on a UK preschool show! A lot go his work is period based- in fact, he’s well-versed in Shakespeare, performing both "Twelfth Night" and "Richard III" on Broadway in 2013. In addition, he also appeared in 2011’s "Anonymous" and "The Other Boleyn Girl"in 2008.

Up next, he’s being directed by Christopher Nolan, and, oh, he’s the BFG in Spielberg’s Disney film adaptation of the Roald Dahl’s classic story. Big big deal.

Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander

Also a young'un at just 27, the girl beat out Academy favorites like Rooney Mara and Kate Winslet! Like Brie, this is her first nom and win - crazy and amazing.

She’s been working steadily since 2002 in foreign films (she’s Swedish), but started being seen in the mainstream eye in 2012 with "A Royal Affair" and "Anna Karenina." The next year she did "The Fifth Estate." This year, she was barely off our screens, in "Ex Machina"(which earned her a Golden Globe nom along with her win for "The Danish Girl"), "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," “The Danish Girl”, and "Burnt."

Up next is "Tulip Fever," with actors including Judi Dench, Zach Galifianakis, Cara Delevingne and Christophe Waltz, to name a few; the next Jason Bourne movie and "The Light Between Oceans"with Michael Fassbender.

These names will be tossed around Hollywood for the next year. Here’s to another year of speculating for 2017!

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