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Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar for his lead role in 'The Revenant' generated a whopping 440,000 tweets per minute, making it the most-tweeted moment of an Oscars telecast ever.
DiCaprio's first-ever Academy Award, for which he received a standing ovation, shattered the previous Oscar record of 255,000 tweets per minute, set by host Ellen DeGeneres' star-studded selfie back in 2014, according to metrics of the social media platform, reports ew.com.
Oscars 2016 - Best moments DeGeneres herself was one of many celebrities who congratulated DiCaprio on his Oscar.
The second and third most-tweeted moments of the 88th Oscars were "Spotlight" winning Best Picture and "Mad Max: Fury Road" picking up its sixth statue of the evening, for sound mixing.
The awards were held at the world-famous Dolby Theatre here on Sunday night.
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Oscar for 'The Revenant
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