HOLLYWOOD, CA (NBC News) — “Spotlight” was a surprise winner at the 88th annual Academy Awards.

The newspaper drama took home a surprise Best Picture oscar, upsetting the heavily favored frontier drama “The Revenant”.

“The Revenant” still won big, bringing home Best Director honors for Alejandro Inarritu for the second year in a row, and a first career oscar for Leonardo DiCaprio as Best Actor.

Best actress went to “Room”‘s Brie Larson, completing her domination of award season.

“Mad Max: Fury Road” took home the most Oscars with six overall, all in technical categories.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Best Picture: “Spotlight.”

Lead Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant.”

Lead Actress: Brie Larson, “Room.”

Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies.”

Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl.”Director:Alejandro G. Iñárritu, “The Revenant.”

Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short.”

Original Screenplay: “Spotlight.”

Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Cinematography: “The Revenant.”

Costume Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Makeup and Hairstyling: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Film Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Sound Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Sound Mixing: “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Visual Effects: “Ex Machina.”

Animated Short: “Bear Story.”

Animated Feature: “Inside Out.”

Documentary Short Film: “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.”

Documentary Feature: “Amy.”

Live Action Short: “Stutterer.”

Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul.”

Original Score: “The Hateful Eight.”

Original Song: Sam Smith – Writing’s on the Wall, “Spectre.”PHOTOS: Red Carpet Fashion