Oscar Nominees Among Most-Pirated Films

Despite attempts by Hollywood to curtail the practice, movie pirating continues to be quite popular amongst Internet users.

TorrentFreak provided a list of the top 10 films pirated through BitTorrent for the past week, and several popular favorites made the list, including several that are still in theaters — and up for contention at this year's Academy Awards.

Leading the list at number one, however, is Wreck-It Ralph, lighter fare not nominated for an Oscar. Disney's CG-animated comedy/adventure features a video game villain trying to create a new life for himself. The film has made $183 million at the box office, so pirating hasn't done too much damage to its earnings, though…
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