Finally, Hollywood recognized one of its most talented actors Sunday night. Yes, as we all know by now, Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Actor 23 years after his first nomination.

In 1993, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” but lost to Tommy Lee Jones.

This year, however, DiCaprio came out victorious for his powerful performance of a mountain man seeking revenge after being left for dead. The movie, “The Revenant,” lost to “Spotlight” for Best Picture.

In theaters since Dec. 25, the movie has generated about $170 million domestically and more than $400 million worldwide, according to boxofficemojo.com. It’s given Leo quite a platform to speak out on issues, such as climate change, that matter to him.

Everyone seemed to be pulling for DiCaprio, and even the director of the award show let him finish his speech without cueing the walk-off music.

His allocated time was 45 seconds, but for more than two minutes he used the international stage to not only thank his team, but to address the issue of climate change.

“Making ‘The Revenant’ was about man’s relationship to the natural world, a world that we collectively felt in 2015 as the hottest year in recorded history,” he said.

He then added, “Our production had to move to the southern tip of this planet just to be able to find snow.”

The star asserted to the audience that climate change “is real” and detrimental to our way of life. Many believe it does not exist, and that the changes are just natural occurrences and not caused by man’s carbon footprint.

The movie was shot in three locations in Canada, the United States and Argentina, even though it was intended to only be shot in Canada.

Climate change has been debated for years, with scientists and politicians arguing whether it exists or if acknowledged that it does exist, how to find the money to solve the problem.

Leo is sure to keep speaking out on the issue, and hopefully politicians who have denied the existence of climate change will begin to listen. As he said Sunday night, we can no longer afford to ignore it.