The Internet had the best reactions to Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar win

One small step for Leo, a giant leap for his fandom.
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Neha Prakash
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Leonardo DiCaprio winning an Oscar is one small step for Leo, but a giant leap for his fandom. 

The actor has worked tirelessly for 22 years, through the despair of several Oscar nominations and zero wins, to get this award -- but his fans have had to endure an equally difficult emotional roller coaster. 


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And Sunday night, Leo finally snagged the Best Actor honor for his work in The Revenant. Naturally, the Internet (including Kanye West) took the chance to celebrate the best way it knows how -- with funny, snarky, insightful and sweet tweets. 

We're sure Leo is going to spend his big night reading them all. 


















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Neha Prakash

Neha Prakash was Mashable's Senior Watercooler Reporter, covering viral content, Internet culture and all things Kardashians.Before being a reporter, Neha was a Mashable intern covering news and politics. Neha previously interned at AOL/Huffington Post managing content and social media for its health and fitness sites.She earned her Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School in May 2012, and graduated with a B.A. from Penn State University in 2010.

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