Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio wins, Chris Rock on diversity, Star Wars droids on stage – highlights in tweets

The Oscars 2016 is over and Leonardo DiCaprio fans worldwide are in celebration mode. The actor and his potential best actor win were clearly the main focus of this year's big award show. But there were quite a few noteworthy moments, including host Chris Rock's opening monologue addressing the whole diversity issue and that epic moment when the Star Wars droids came up on stage.

Here's a round-up of some of the big highlights from Oscars 2016 — not necessarily in any particular order.

"We want opportunities ..." Highlights from #ChrisRock's opening monologue at the #Oscars https://t.co/QK28HefPOh pic.twitter.com/Px9Q6mDvRE
— CNN (@CNN) February 29, 2016

#Oscars2016 #PHOTOS: Kate Winslet accompanies her Titanic co-actor @LeoDiCaprio | https://t.co/tiRoj8PghP pic.twitter.com/BXV2njzyM9
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) February 29, 2016

POWERFUL MESSAGE by @sharmeenochinoy after winning #Oscars2016 for short documentary. #TheGirlIntheRiver pic.twitter.com/QhXfqijVCJ
— Bilal Zubair Khan (@BilalZKhan) February 29, 2016

Girl Scout Cookie shout out from @chrisrock! #GirlScoutCookies #Oscars2016 pic.twitter.com/nJ7SpmPwMh
— Heart of South (@GirlScoutsHS) February 29, 2016

i can’t with this kid. ? #oscars2016 pic.twitter.com/JJc7tQFeB7
— ✩✬✯✩✬✯ (@fyeahGH) February 29, 2016

Rachel McAdams got teary-eyed during @LadyGaga's #Oscars performance.https://t.co/G5gY6u2zVO
— Variety (@Variety) February 29, 2016

Alejandro Inarritu: "What a great opportunity for our generation to eliminate ourselves from prejudice." #Oscars
— Piya Sinha-Roy (@PiyaSRoy) February 29, 2016

.@StarWars' BB-8, R2-D2 and C-3PO take center stage at the #Oscars presented by @SamsungMobileUS.https://t.co/MOOOVoj1XN
— ABC Network (@ABCNetwork) February 29, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio wins his first #Oscar for 'The Revenant.' #Oscars https://t.co/u9el38gpVG pic.twitter.com/z8WkPIYbQz
— ABC News (@ABC) February 29, 2016

8,054 days since his first nomination, Leonardo DiCaprio finally has his #Oscar. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/8aEd5Ltfje
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 29, 2016