Did Leo DiCaprio Give The Academy The Finger When He Won His Award? The Internet Thinks He Did

After decades of trying and failing Leonardo DiCaprio FINALLY brought home his first Oscar on Sunday Night for his role in The Revenant.

Naturally what with social media going berserk over the Oscars one subtle little thing happened while he accepted his award and sent the Internet on a conspiracy frenzy.

You may notice in the photo above that DiCaprio either accidentally, or in the opinions of others, very conveniently used his middle finger to hold the winning envelope in turn flipping off the entire crowd in attendance.

So was it on purpose or just happenstance? Twitter, of course, had to weigh in… a lot.

https://twitter.com/MrRaugh/status/704344523535683584

https://twitter.com/friesxmae/status/704277833397317632

Congrats Leo, you earned it buddy!! Too right with the middle finger!! pic.twitter.com/8ePiqzt7m7

— Martyn Allen (@martynApotter) February 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/Hyper_Bandi/status/704176000146542592

Leo indirectly showing a middle finger for making him wait for this moment for so long. pic.twitter.com/rJHOkNwsk0

— Hamis | 𓂀 (@herfunmola) February 29, 2016

Leo: My middle finger salutes all those who thought I wouldn't get it this year either. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/uS3pWoaTcS

— Sachin Shah (@ItsSachinShah) February 29, 2016

Leo showing middle finger to The Academy loooooool what a man pic.twitter.com/PaYFoIgzh6

— Thanseem Mohamed (@thanseem27) February 29, 2016

When you finally win but it's just taken too damn long… #MiddleFinger #LeoKingOfTheWorld pic.twitter.com/Hw7gSwDT7E

— Pabi Moloi (@PabiMoloi) February 29, 2016