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These GIF'd Moments Of 2016 Show How The Election Took Over Pop Culture

These GIF'd Moments Of 2016 Show How The Election Took Over Pop Culture
UNITED STATES - JULY 28: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, her husband Bill Clinton, left, her running mate Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, celebrate at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, July 28, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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UNITED STATES - JULY 28: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, her husband Bill Clinton, left, her running mate Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, celebrate at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, July 28, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

2016 was a pretty awful year. (Let’s not dwell on it.)

But we can’t forget about all those moments that made us smile, like when Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar and Hillary Clinton freaked out over balloons. Ah, the good ol’ times.

Giphy compiled a list of GIFs that represent the top 12 moments in pop culture of 2016, and they’ll be sure to delight:

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