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 Among other questions, the poll asked 1,433 Americans whether
they had seen any of the nine best-picture nominees, plus two
other films competing in other categories. The Academy Awards
will be hosted by comedian Ellen DeGeneres on March 2.
Among those who responded to the online survey, Somali piracy
thriller "Captain Phillips" was the most-watched film, at 15
percent. But 67 percent said they had yet to see any of the
eleven films in the poll.
The outer-space drama "Gravity" was second with 14 percent,
while crime caper "American Hustle" and "The Wolf of Wall
Street," Martin Scorsese's portrait of 1990s greed and excess,
each had been seen by 12 percent of those surveyed. The numbers
include those surveyed who may have seen more than one of the
nominees.
The survey found that 60 percent of respondents were unsure
about which film should win best picture. Slavery drama "12
Years a Slave" had the most support at 9 percent.
"Gravity" and "Captain Phillips" drew 8 percent of the vote each
and "The Wolf of Wall Street" took in 7 percent, according to
the survey conducted from February 17-21.
Hollywood awards season watchers have tipped "12 Years a Slave"
and "Gravity" as the favorites to take home the film world's
highest honor.
Among those surveyed, previous best-actress Oscar winner Sandra
Bullock is the favorite in that category again for her role as
an astronaut in "Gravity," with 24 percent saying she will take
home the prize. Amy Adams garnered 11 percent support for her
portrayal of a 1970s con artist in "American Hustle."
Leonardo DiCaprio's depiction of disgraced stock trader Jordan
Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street" should earn him his
long-awaited best-actor Oscar in his third try for the prize,
according to 17 percent of those surveyed. Some 11 percent
favored "Dallas Buyers Club" star Matthew McConaughey to win the
award.
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Steve McQueen, the director of "12 Years a Slave," had the most
support at 14 percent to win best director, and Scorsese finished
second with 11 percent. If McQueen wins, he would be the first black
director to do so.
Alfonso Cuaron, who has won nearly all of the directing awards this
season for "Gravity" and is the pundits' favorite to win the Oscar,
was third with 7 percent.
Fifty-two percent said they were unsure who should win the best
actor and best actress awards.
DeGeneres, the ceremony's host, scored the approval of 60 percent of
respondents. Of those who supported the choice, 34 percent said they
strongly approved of the daytime talk show host leading the show for
a second time.
Seventeen percent said DeGeneres was their top choice to host the
Oscars. Frequent host Billy Crystal, Golden Globe co-host Tina Fey,
and comedians Eddie Murphy and Jimmy Fallon all came in second with
8 percent.
Last year's host, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, garnered 3
percent of support from respondents as their top choice.
The precision of Reuters/Ipsos online polls is measured using a
credibility interval. In this case, the poll has a credibility
interval of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; editing by
Mary Milliken)
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