In a poll of more than
1,000 moviegoers conducted by movie-ticket site Fandango.com for USA TODAY, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s wilderness epic The Revenant was the movie they thought deserved to take home best picture at Sunday's Oscars ceremony (ABC, 7 p.m. ET/4 PT). It ranked No. 1 with 33% of cinephiles who said they had seen all eight nominated pictures
DiCaprio is considered a favorite to finally win a best actor trophy and was the audience’s pick, too.
He garnered 58% of moviegoer votes to Damon’s 23%. Steve Jobs’ Michael Fassbender got 9%, The Danish Girl’s Eddie Redmayne snagged 5% and Trumbo’s Bryan Cranston had 4%.
One of the main reasons people will tune into the ceremony this year is to see Leonardo win,” Karger says. “Everyone knows he’s going to, everyone believes he deserves it. That’s going to be one of the best moments of the whole nigh
While Room star Brie Larson is considered a lock by pundits for the actress Oscar, she only came in third with 13% of the moviegoer vote.
Instead, Joy’s Jennifer Lawrence swept the pack with 53%, with Carol’s Cate Blanchett (15%), Brooklyn’s Saoirse Ronan (11%) and 45 Years’ Charlotte Rampling (7%) all trailing behind.
Moviegoers were voting for starpower, Karger says. “There’s so much affection for Jennifer Lawrence.”
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