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11 wonderful reactions to Leo DiCaprio winning his first Oscar

By Kirsten Acuna
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Leonardo DiCaprio and the big Oscar winners of the evening on Sunday.  Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Now that Leonardo DiCaprio has won his first Academy Award, the days of the "poor Leo" meme are over.

For years, fans have been pining for DiCaprio to get a best actor Academy Award after striking out four times. But now that he's accomplished his goal, that doesn't mean the party has to end.

Since the 41-year-old actor took home the Oscar gold, fans have already started making a new crop of Leo memes.

These are the best we've seen so far:

It's taken only more than two decades, but DiCaprio has finally won his first Academy Award.

http://strangenessandcharmm.tumblr.com/post/140209705827/yessssss-after-22-years-from-the-first-nominee

Nope. This is very real.

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It is not a dream.

http://pudgyunicorn.tumblr.com/post/140206543921

Basically.

http://thetailorfitted.tumblr.com/post/140212209268/congrats-leo-oscars

In doing so, we lost one of the greatest internet memes.

http://konception.tumblr.com/post/140208493041/leo-be-like

We live in a post-Leonardo DiCaprio-Oscar world.

http://elgugol.tumblr.com/post/140211884664

But now Leo can track down 2014 winner Matthew McConaughey ...

http://www.jovenvirgen.com/post/140213546491

... and mean it when he says he's the king of the world.

http://rompimilecostoleconunabbraccio.tumblr.com/post/140212066819

You did it, Leo! You finally reached the Oscar.

http://samanthacarasjournal.tumblr.com/post/140208643265/because-he-deserves-this-respect-for-saying-let

Enjoy it ...

http://he-named-me-ethan.tumblr.com/post/140208269169/he-did-it

... and never let it go.

http://messyfool.tumblr.com/post/140212277709

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Kirsten Acuna
Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten Tomatoes. Kirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.
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