Leonardo DiCaprio’s long-pending maiden Academy win is not just special for him but it has emerged as a record-breaker by being the most-tweeted moment of an Oscars broadcast ever.
DiCaprio won the best actor trophy for his role of a fur-trapper in The Revenant and the much-anticipated moment saw 440,000 tweets per minute flooding the micro-blogging site, reported Entertainment Weekly. It shattered Oscars 2014 host Ellen DeGeneres’ record of 255,000 tweets per minute when she tweeted a star-studded selfie from the venue.
The second most tweeted moment of the Oscars night was Spotlight winning the Best Picture award. Mad Max: Fury Road”‘s big win in the technical department, especially for sound mixing, was the third most tweeted moment from the entertaining show. Agencies
DiCaprio’s win becomes most tweeted moment of Oscar
Los Angeles : Mark Rylance, winner of the award for best actor in a supporting role for ?Bridge of Spies," from left, Brie Larson, winner of the award for best actress in a leading role for ?Room?, Leonardo DiCaprio, winner of the award for best actor in a leading role for ?The Revenant?, and Alicia Vikander, winner of the award for best actress in a supporting role for ?The Danish Girl? pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP/PTI(AP2_29_2016_000022B)