Finally, Leonardo DiCaprio wins an Oscar award for Best actor for his role in The Revenant at the recently-concluded 88th Academy Awards.
It's his first Oscar after being nominated six times—five times as an actor, once as a producer.
He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in What's Eating Gilber Grape (1993); Best Actor for The Aviator (2005), Blood Diamond (2007), The Wolf of Wall Street (2014), and The Revenant (2016).
As a producer, Leonardo was nominated in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street.
Thank you to the Academy and the incredible cast & crew of #TheRevenant. #Oscars
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) February 29, 2016
So, imagine the excitement when the Titanic actor was announced as the Best Actor earlier.
Social media came ready with these GIFs and memes celebrating Leo's victory:
IT HAPPENED.
Posted by BuzzFeed on Sunday, February 28, 2016
This is why his speech was soooo fluent! Congrats Leonardo DiCaprio!http://9gag.com/gag/aYeEn1V?ref=fbp
Posted by 9GAG on Sunday, February 28, 2016
Eat Bulaga! Dabarkads also had something for Leo, too.
Congratulations @LeoDiCaprio from the cast of the longest-running noontime show in the Philippines, @EatBulaga pic.twitter.com/BhzlXtyypk
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) February 29, 2016
His meaningful acceptance speech highlighting the issue on climate change was also well-received.
Congratulations, Leo, to your well-deserved win!
Congratulations to all of tonight's #Oscars winners! pic.twitter.com/YOp04hk94S
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 29, 2016