District 9 'wins' most torrented Oscar title
Sci-fi movie District 9 has the dubious honour of being named the Oscar nominee which has been illegally-downloaded most. The Neill Blomkamp flick was torrented more than 12.6 million times according to filesharing blog TorrentFreak which looked at all Oscar nominees.
Avatar came second with 11.3 million illegal downloads followed by The Hurt Locker, 7.9 million and UP which was shared 5.4 million times.
A spokesperson for TorrentFreak has pointed out that some of the moved have been available for download for longer than others which could skew the result.
However we don't think that will come as much consolation for James Cameron who sees that his movies will downloaded 11 million times and he didn't even win.
Most Downloaded Oscar Nominees, 2010
1. District 9 - 12,639,000
2. Avatar - 11,326,000
3. The Hurt Locker - 7,930,000
4. Up - 5,437,000
5. Inglourious Basterds - 5,376,000
6. Precious - 4,922,000
7. Up In The Air - 4,855,000
8. A Serious Man - 3,836,000
9. The Blind Side - 1,845,000
10. An Education - 683,000
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TorrentFreak
1. District 9 - 12,639,000
2. Avatar - 11,326,000
3. The Hurt Locker - 7,930,000
4. Up - 5,437,000
5. Inglourious Basterds - 5,376,000
6. Precious - 4,922,000
7. Up In The Air - 4,855,000
8. A Serious Man - 3,836,000
9. The Blind Side - 1,845,000
10. An Education - 683,000
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TorrentFreak
