film fans Yakutia collect silver to create folk figurines "Oscar" for Leonardo DiCaprio, reports "RIA Novosti". the "We just started the fundraising for the statue. A sketch is in development, and the amount that would be required for its creation, we have not yet calculated. Tentatively, it will take up to 100 thousand rubles," — said the organizer of the event Tatiana Egorova.

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Yakutia film enthusiasts collect silver to create folk figurines "Oscar" for Leonardo DiCaprio, reports "RIA Novosti". the "We just started the fundraising for the statue. A sketch is in development, and the amount that would be required for its creation, we have not yet calculated. Tentatively, it will take up to 100 thousand rubles," — said the organizer of the event Tatiana Egorova.

"in our region, making movies and stokers, janitors, and teachers. We believe that cinema is a mass art form, aimed at a wide audience. But give the film Academy is a very narrow circle of specialists. We, as indifferent to the art of cinema, believe that also have the right to give their award," said Yegorov.

the Initiative group is currently working on the original name of the award, and "Yakut Oscar," she called. The participants plan to implement their idea regardless of whether Di Caprio in this year "Oscar" the American Academy or not.

"Our man on the statue is a Mongoloid, holding Yakut ritual vessel coroon, it is used during the celebration of the Summer solstice. It "feed" the gods and spirits with kumys. The vessel will be made of gold, man of silver, because silver is "our" metal, he's more revered by the Yakuts. View person will be in heaven, because in this moment he realizes his true destiny and is filled with spiritual energy. The person holding caroon, is a man filled with the power of heaven, spiritual power. For us, DiCaprio is a symbol of creative freedom, a man who understood his destiny and carrying it to the world" — said the interlocutor.

DiCaprio was nominated for an Oscar as best actor for his role in the film "Survivors". In total, this tape claims to be 12 figurines. Prior to that, the actor was nominated for the award four times.

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