Thursday, February 20, 2014

DiCaprio Foundation gives $3M to advocacy group

In this Dec. 15, 2013 photo, American actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for a portrait, in New York. DiCaprio has been nominated for three other Academy Awards, starting with a supporting actor bid for playing a teen with autism in the 1993 drama “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” This year, with his Oscar nomination for "The Wolf of Wall Street," he’s up against lead actors Christian Bale, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce Dern and Matthew McConaughey, who is considered DiCaprio’s biggest threat for his portrayal of a rodeo-loving Texan with HIV in “Dallas Buyers Club.” (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — International advocacy group Oceana says it has received a $3 million grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation for its work to protect threatened ocean habitat and keystone marine species such as sharks.








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