Facebook Buzz About Best Picture Oscar Nominees Is Way Up This Year

1. People Who Like 'Zero Dark 30' Also Like

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The nine Oscar-nominated Best Picture contenders have sparked a high volume of chatter from Facebook users -- 20 times higher so far than last year, according to data Facebook and ABC shared with Mashable. Meanwhile, mentions of "Oscars" is three times higher.

And while Lincoln and Argo are the heavy favorites to take home the Best Picture statuette, the official fan pages for those two movies don't have the most Likes on Facebook.

Most-Liked Best Picture Nominees

1. Les Misrables: 1,298,730 Likes
2. Django Unchained: 879,079 Likes
3. Life of Pi: 567,998 Likes
4. Lincoln: 298,290 Likes
5. Argo: 226,018 Likes
6. Silver Linings Playbook: 173,752 Likes
7. Zero Dark Thirty: 154…
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