It's Official: The Shorty Awards Have Declared 'Distracted Boyfriend' The Best Meme Of 2017

Ada Elder

Apr 16, 2018 8:00 PM EDT

Last night's 10th annual Shorty Awards may be receiving a lot of attention for Adam Pally's apparent mental breakdown, but the fun didn't stop there. The awards show honors the best of short-form content - and this includes memes. 2017's meme nominees included the Expanding Brain, Right In Front Of My Salad, and Roll Safe, but there can only be one winner. It's really no surprise that Distracted Boyfriendcame out on top.

The versatile meme was an insanely viral hit, resulting in backstory investigations and hundreds upon hundreds of incredibly relatable memes. We dug up some of the best examples from the Know Your Meme galleries, but you can visit the nearly 300 image collection here.