Ladies and gentlemen, it has finally happened: Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar. After years and years of fans begging and meme after meme cycling through the Internet, Leo finally took home his well-deserved golden statue for his leading role in the movie "The Revenant."
For the Internet community, this can be bittersweet news. We are extremely excited that this long-time-coming win finally came for Leo, but this also marks the end of arguably one of the greatest memes in Internet history. There is however, a consolation prize: the meme has evolved.
Without further ado, I present a list of the DiCaprio Meme: Evolved.
1. The "Long Time"
2. The "King of the World"
3. The "Of Course I Did"
Look at that face. On the outside, he's saying, "Of course I won. I deserve this." On the inside, it's probably more like, "Finally I've won! I've deserved this!"
4. The "Too Soon"
5. The "Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming Crossover"
I feel like each of his characters would have celebrated differently and I think these here are perfect.
6. The "Sweet Freedom"
7. The "Shock"
Is that caption real? Am I reading that correctly?
8. The "Throwback"
Easily one of the cutest best friend moments in pop culture history! They are so unbelievably proud of each other! #friendshipgoals
9. The "Throwback Part II"
Another of the cutest best friend moments in pop culture history! Such a #flashback moment!
10. The "New Dilemma"
11. The "Self Aware"
12. The "God Bless: Sound Guy Edition"
I'm sure they knew that if the sound guy rushed Leo off, then the Internet would be having harsh words with that individual.
13. The "Memories"
Seriously, this had been going on long enough.
14. The "Long Time Coming"
We still loved Leo before his Oscar, but we are so happy for and proud of him for finally reaching this level of recognition. He's had a fantastic career so far as an actor, director, and producer; here's to many more! Good work, Leo! Congratulations!
A Few Bonus Pre-Oscar Memes!
RIP DiCaprio Meme. The Internet will miss you.
