Sorry, Leonardo DiCaprio Fans: CNN Did Not Spoil The Best Actor Winner

A segment on how Oscars get made led many Twitter users to believe that DiCaprio won the Best Actor race. But sadly for longtime Leo lovers, there’s no winner yet.

When CNN did a segment on how Oscars get made on Monday, anchor Ted Rowlands walked viewers through the process at R.S. Owens, the Chicago factory that's been making the statuettes for the last 30 years.

When CNN did a segment on how Oscars get made on Monday, anchor Ted Rowlands walked viewers through the process at R.S. Owens, the Chicago factory that's been making the statuettes for the last 30 years.

They were short for time and in the final seconds, Rowlands showed a nameplate for Best Actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio.

They were short for time and in the final seconds, Rowlands showed a nameplate for Best Actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio.

"These are the name plates. These go on at the Governor's Ball. This is for Leo Dicaprio. He hopes he wins it," the anchor explained hurriedly. "We're out of time. Back to you."

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