Americans favouring Lincoln for top Oscars

Director Ben Affleck and Argo may have been the big winners at the Golden Globes, but many Americans think Steven Spielberg and Lincoln should take home the top Oscars at next month’s awards. Nearly a quarter of Americans questioned in an Ipsos poll...

Director Ben Affleck and Argo may have been the big winners at the Golden Globes, but many Americans think Steven Spielberg and Lincoln should take home the top Oscars at next month’s awards.

Nearly a quarter of Americans questioned in an Ipsos poll thought the Civil War drama Lincoln should win the Oscar for best picture at the 85th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 24. Spielberg was also their top choice for best director, with 36 per cent choosing him. Only four per cent of Americans thought Argo, which depicts the rescue of American diplomats in Iran in the 1970s, should win the Academy Award for best picture.

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