--- title: Leonardo DiCaprio's Win Most Tweeted Oscar Moment description: Leo's win topped out at around 440,000 tweets per minute canonical: https://time.com/4242472/leonardo-dicaprio-ellen-degeneres-twitter-oscar/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-01T02:45:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:06:15.215Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Leonardo DiCaprio's Win Most Tweeted Oscar Moment og:description: It beat Ellen DeGeneres's famed selfie from two years ago og:url: https://time.com/4242472/leonardo-dicaprio-ellen-degeneres-twitter-oscar/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d2d42b034b0f21d/69887fb5524fc0de5fdf6f8a/gettyimages-513022454.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 88th Annual Academy Awards - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Leonardo DiCaprio's Win Most Tweeted Oscar Moment twitter:description: It beat Ellen DeGeneres's famed selfie from two years ago twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d2d42b034b0f21d/69887fb5524fc0de5fdf6f8a/gettyimages-513022454.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Leonardo DiCaprio's Win Beats Ellen DeGeneres' Selfie for Most Tweeted Oscar Moment Ever > Sponsored content. 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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, winner of the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'The Revenant,' poses in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 28, 2016 in Hollywood, Calif.C Flanigan—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Michael Miller / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Michael Miller / People Contributor Mar 1, 2016 2:45 AM UTC [Leonardo DiCaprio](http://www.people.com/people/leonardo%5Fdicaprio) can’t stop winning! Not only did he finally nab that elusive gold statue for [Best Actor](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20985752%5F20990455,00.html), his win went on to become the most tweeted moment in Oscars history, beating out [Ellen DeGeneres](http://www.people.com/people/ellen%5Fdegeneres)‘s famed selfie from two years ago. The [star-studded selfie](https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/440322224407314432?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw), which included [Bradley Cooper](http://www.people.com/people/bradley%5Fcooper), [Jennifer Lawrence](http://www.people.com/people/jennifer%5Flawrence), [Meryl Streep](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:MerylStreep,00.html), [Kevin Spacey](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:KevinSpacey,00.html), [Brad Pitt](http://www.people.com/people/brad%5Fpitt) and [Angelina Jolie Pitt](http://www.people.com/people/angelina%5Fjolie), hit an impressive 255,000 tweets a minute during the 2014 Oscars. But DiCaprio’s big win nearly doubled those numbers, topping out at around 440,000 per minute, according to the [social media platform](https://blog.twitter.com/2016/how-the-2016-oscars-unfolded-on-twitter). The results are even more impressive considering “DiCaprio’s victory (and the subsequent tweet storm) was a more spontaneous moment,” whereas the DeGeneres photo was later revealed to have been a planned [product placement](http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579417533278962674) for an Academy Awards advertiser, [_Fortune_](http://fortune.com/2016/02/29/leonardo-dicaprio-oscars-twitter/) reports. Regardless, the numbers continue to prove the [public’s adoration](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20985752%5F20990650,00.html) of DiCaprio, who admitted he’s been aware of the outpouring of support he’s received online in the run-up to the Oscars. “It all feels incredibly surreal. It’s surreal because you can’t reach out and physically meet everybody,” he said in the Oscars’ press room on Sunday. “You hear it on the Internet, you hear it from other people, and the truth is, we always strive for the best in what we do, but this year in particular I’ve been overwhelmed with such support.” He continued, “Really, truly, by so many fans and so many people in the industry. It’s quite shocking, actually, and what can you say except I’m very grateful. I really am.” Last night was DiCaprio’s first Oscar win for his performance in _The Revenant_ after losing out on his last four nominations. 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