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Leonardo DiCaprio Wins At The Oscars

RIP to the Internet memes.

Jessica Min
Feb 29, 2016
Loyola Marymount University
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Leonardo DiCaprio Wins At The Oscars
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If you didn't watch the Oscars last night or haven't been on Facebook recently, then you may not have heard the news that Leonardo DiCaprio finally, finally, finally won an Oscar and the Internet was so happy for him. After six nominations and countless Internet memes, DiCaprio won the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in his new film, "The Revenant." The Academy Awards, or "Oscars," are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements as voted on by the Academy's voting membership. While many other incredible actors have not yet won Oscars, the Internet has seemed to have a particular fascination with Leonardo DiCaprio and his Oscar dreams.

From the Leonardo's Oscar Twitter Account to the Poor Leo Tumblr Account, the Internet has rooted DiCaprio on through his five heart-breaking losses even trending the hashtag #PoorLeo after his last loss at the 87th Academy Awards. However, the Internet said goodbye to the Leo Oscar memes and exploded with joy when he finally got his well-deserved gold statue this past Sunday. There was even a Tumblr created on Sunday night following his win called "And The Oscar Goes To Leonardo DiCaprio" on which fans expressed their excitement for the 41 year old actor. He was first nominated in 1993 for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and has waited 23 long years for his win. His other Oscar movie nominations were for "The Aviator," "Blood Diamond" and "The Wolf of Wall Street," five nominations for acting and one for producing. Although DiCaprio has always been gracious in his five losses, the Internet has had a ball poking fun at the actor's journey to winning an Oscar. Here are some of the best Leo Oscar memes:


Now it's time to say goodbye to the Leo Oscar memes, the Leo Oscar Tumblrs and the crying Leo mashups as he has finally won the coveted award. However, there are now new memes circulating about the actor's winning of the Oscar such as this or this amazing gif:

RIP to the sad Leo Oscar Internet memes but congrats to Mr. DiCaprio.

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