Social media sees the funny side to Leonardo's Oscar win : )

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Fans of Leonardo DiCaprio were waiting for the Oscars this year with bated breaths as they desperately wanted their favorite star to be bestowed with his first Academy Award after five previous nominations.And their moment of glory arrived finally when Leonardo was declared winner in the Best Actor category. The actor won the Oscar for his performance in the film 'The Revenant.'
As soon as the announcement was made, posts about Leonardo literally stormed the internet in no time. In fact, according to Twitter data, as many as a whopping 4,40,000 Tweets were posted about the feat per minute making it the most tweeted Oscar moment ever! The previous record in Oscar moments was held by Ellen Degeneres's famous selfie clicked during the 2014 Oscars. But netizens also saw a funny side to the heartwarming news about Leonardo.
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Considering how even a serious issue is made fun of, this really doesn't come as a surprise. So, a number of hilarious memes related to the actor's achievements started doing the rounds too simultaneously.
Of all the posts, the one featuring Steve Harvey's faux pass during the last Miss World contest is considered to be the funniest.
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