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Leonardo DiCaprio – favorite at the German Oscar Fans

The Germans like Leonardo DiCaprio. A YouGov survey shows that, the majority of the German Oscar-Fans, that he is the Oscar for his role in “The Revenant”. You may continue to hope…

56 percent of German respondents Oscar Fans indulge Hollywood Star Leonardo DiCaprio for the coveted trophy. Nominated-he is the best actor in the Abenteuerdrama “The Revenant – The returnees” of the Mexican Director Alejandro González Iñárritu. Overall, he has from the German Oscar-Fans five times as many votes as the runner-up to Matt Damon. He is for his playing in “The Martians” nominated and received eleven percent of the votes. The third is ten percent, is Michael Fassbender for his role in “Steve Jobs”. Eight per cent of the vote fell to Eddie Redmayne (“The Danish Girl”), and three percent received Bryan Cranston (“Trumbo”). In the case of the leading ladies is Jennifer Lawrence (“Joy”) with 26 percent among German Oscar Fans at the front. Closely followed by Cate Blanchett (“Carol”), of the 22 percent of respondents to the Oscar treat. The opinion research Institute YouGov has 1477 people in the period from 12. to 16. February 2016 interviewed.

For the sixth Time, nominated for an Oscar

Whether Leonardo DiCaprios origin in the choice of the German Fans plays a role, can’t be determined. Clear, however, is that he’s German roots: DiCaprios grandmother lived in Oer-Erkenschwick in the Ruhr area. Leonardo DiCaprio has since his youth in numerous productions played. Among his best-known and most successful films include “Titanic”, “Departed – Unter Feinden” and “Gangs of New York”. If Leonardo DiCaprio for the first time the Oscar in your hands, experiencing the world at 28. February. It would be the first Oscar for actor – although he is already for the sixth Time, nominated.

Online Game: With Leonardo DiCaprio on Oscar-hunting

Up the secret to this year’s Oscars aired, Fans with the game “Leo’s Red Carpet Rampage” to pass the time and on the screen as Leonardo DiCaprio, the Oscar hinterherhechten. By the way: The Oscar statues this year were no longer made of Tin, but again, cast in Bronze. This was made possible by a new 3-D techniques. After Cooling, the statues were covered with Gold. The weight and size remained the same. The Golden boy is about 34 inches tall and 3,85 kg heavy. Where the Name comes from is unclear. There are several stories. One goes like this: The librarian, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick, once the Statue seen and felt immediately at her uncle recalls – and the name was Oscar.

rey/kk (dpa, AFP, YouGov)