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Summary: This was the week the Oscars had their effect, with 13 of the top 25 entries connected to them in some way (14 if you count Abraham Lincoln). The Oscars claimed all the top five entries, and would have taken the top seven were it not for the still-globetrotting Harlem Shake internet craze (which took took three entries this week) and the currently controversial website amazon.com. The winners in all six major categories ( Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress) were featured, with Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence taking the top spot, allowing her to finally claim her crown as Queen of Wikipedia. The Best Picture winner was represented twice; once for itself ( Argo) and once for its human recipient ( Ben Affleck). As to the rest, aside from perennial favorites (Helloooo, World War II) the new season of The Walking Dead remained popular, with two entries listed.
For the week of February 24–March 2, 2013, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:
Rank | Last | Wks | Article | Views | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | - | Jennifer Lawrence | 1,852,911 | The popular actress was the second-youngest to ever win the Academy Award for Best Actress, awarded for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook at the 85th Academy Awards held on February 24, 2013. |
2 | - | - | Daniel Day-Lewis | 1,652,395 | Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln at the 85th Academy Awards. |
3 | 16 | 2 | Argo (2012 film) | 1,598,909 | Won the Academy Award for Best Picture on February 24. |
4 | - | - | Seth MacFarlane | 1,492,151 | The American comedian hosted the 85th Academy Awards. Some of his off color humour inevitably caused controversy. |
5 | - | - | 85th Academy Awards | 1,310,906 | Held on February 24, 2013, it was the most watched since the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, with 42.40 million viewers. |
6 | 4 | 2 | Harlem Shake (meme) | 1,070,898 | The latest internet craze continues to rank very high, see also #9 |
7 | - | - | Silver Linings Playbook | 799,069 | See #1. Jennifer Lawrence was the only winner among the film's 8 Oscar nominations. |
8 | 7 | 2 | Amazon.com | 719,822 | The popular online retailer's article has had a rise in page counts since February 13. |
9 | 3 | 3 | Harlem shake | 644,565 | This is only a brief disambiguation page to help people find Harlem Shake (meme), which is #6 this week. |
10 | - | - | Anne Hathaway | 638,588 | Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Les Misérables (2012 film). |
11 | 9 | 8 | 598,346 | A perennially favorite article. | |
12 | 11 | 3 | The Walking Dead (TV series) | 569,183 | The American television series, currently airing in third season, is enjoying increasing popularity. |
13 | - | - | Ben Affleck | 568,481 | . The director of Argo (2012 film) (#3 this week). Affleck is the first director ever who failed to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Director, yet went on to win both the Golden Globe and the Directors Guild of America awards for best directing, in 2013 |
14 | - | - | Nicki Minaj | 558,097 | American singer and rapper, Minaj last appeared on the Top 25 for the week of January 20-26. |
15 | - | - | Academy Award | 534,433 | Due to the popularity of most of the entries above. |
16 | 8 | 2 | Harlem shake (dance) | 477,517 | The article on this 1981 dance is popular this week due to the new Harlem Shake (meme), see #6 and #9. Down from 686,591 views last week. |
17 | 18 | 3 | Abraham Lincoln | 450,814 | The subject of the major recent Oscar-nominated movie ( Lincoln (2012 film)), it has been in and out of the Top 25 this year. |
18 | - | - | Life of Pi | 449,670 | Though this article is actually the book article, the film (below at #25) won 4 Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards out of 11 nominations, the most of any film, including Best Director. (The others were Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score). |
19 | 15 | 2 | Deaths in 2013 | 440,889 | The lists of deaths in the current year is always a quite popular article. |
20 | - | - | Christoph Waltz | 435,405 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Django Unchained. |
21 | 22 | 2 | World War II | 434,797 | Another perennially popular article. (The 16th most popular article from 2010-12, in fact, see Table 2 here.) |
22 | 20 | 3 | The Walking Dead (season 3) | 432,339 | See #11 above. |
23 | - | - | Ang Lee | 421,787 | Won the Academy Award for Best Director for #18. |
24 | 25 | 3 | 420,514 | A perennially popular article. | |
25 | - | - | Life of Pi (film) | 405,518 | Won four Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards out of 11 nominations, the most of any film, including Best Director. (The others were Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score). |
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Summary: This was the week the Oscars had their effect, with 13 of the top 25 entries connected to them in some way (14 if you count Abraham Lincoln). The Oscars claimed all the top five entries, and would have taken the top seven were it not for the still-globetrotting Harlem Shake internet craze (which took took three entries this week) and the currently controversial website amazon.com. The winners in all six major categories ( Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress) were featured, with Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence taking the top spot, allowing her to finally claim her crown as Queen of Wikipedia. The Best Picture winner was represented twice; once for itself ( Argo) and once for its human recipient ( Ben Affleck). As to the rest, aside from perennial favorites (Helloooo, World War II) the new season of The Walking Dead remained popular, with two entries listed.
For the week of February 24–March 2, 2013, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the 5,000 most trafficked pages* were:
Rank | Last | Wks | Article | Views | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | - | Jennifer Lawrence | 1,852,911 | The popular actress was the second-youngest to ever win the Academy Award for Best Actress, awarded for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook at the 85th Academy Awards held on February 24, 2013. |
2 | - | - | Daniel Day-Lewis | 1,652,395 | Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln at the 85th Academy Awards. |
3 | 16 | 2 | Argo (2012 film) | 1,598,909 | Won the Academy Award for Best Picture on February 24. |
4 | - | - | Seth MacFarlane | 1,492,151 | The American comedian hosted the 85th Academy Awards. Some of his off color humour inevitably caused controversy. |
5 | - | - | 85th Academy Awards | 1,310,906 | Held on February 24, 2013, it was the most watched since the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, with 42.40 million viewers. |
6 | 4 | 2 | Harlem Shake (meme) | 1,070,898 | The latest internet craze continues to rank very high, see also #9 |
7 | - | - | Silver Linings Playbook | 799,069 | See #1. Jennifer Lawrence was the only winner among the film's 8 Oscar nominations. |
8 | 7 | 2 | Amazon.com | 719,822 | The popular online retailer's article has had a rise in page counts since February 13. |
9 | 3 | 3 | Harlem shake | 644,565 | This is only a brief disambiguation page to help people find Harlem Shake (meme), which is #6 this week. |
10 | - | - | Anne Hathaway | 638,588 | Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Les Misérables (2012 film). |
11 | 9 | 8 | 598,346 | A perennially favorite article. | |
12 | 11 | 3 | The Walking Dead (TV series) | 569,183 | The American television series, currently airing in third season, is enjoying increasing popularity. |
13 | - | - | Ben Affleck | 568,481 | . The director of Argo (2012 film) (#3 this week). Affleck is the first director ever who failed to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Director, yet went on to win both the Golden Globe and the Directors Guild of America awards for best directing, in 2013 |
14 | - | - | Nicki Minaj | 558,097 | American singer and rapper, Minaj last appeared on the Top 25 for the week of January 20-26. |
15 | - | - | Academy Award | 534,433 | Due to the popularity of most of the entries above. |
16 | 8 | 2 | Harlem shake (dance) | 477,517 | The article on this 1981 dance is popular this week due to the new Harlem Shake (meme), see #6 and #9. Down from 686,591 views last week. |
17 | 18 | 3 | Abraham Lincoln | 450,814 | The subject of the major recent Oscar-nominated movie ( Lincoln (2012 film)), it has been in and out of the Top 25 this year. |
18 | - | - | Life of Pi | 449,670 | Though this article is actually the book article, the film (below at #25) won 4 Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards out of 11 nominations, the most of any film, including Best Director. (The others were Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score). |
19 | 15 | 2 | Deaths in 2013 | 440,889 | The lists of deaths in the current year is always a quite popular article. |
20 | - | - | Christoph Waltz | 435,405 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Django Unchained. |
21 | 22 | 2 | World War II | 434,797 | Another perennially popular article. (The 16th most popular article from 2010-12, in fact, see Table 2 here.) |
22 | 20 | 3 | The Walking Dead (season 3) | 432,339 | See #11 above. |
23 | - | - | Ang Lee | 421,787 | Won the Academy Award for Best Director for #18. |
24 | 25 | 3 | 420,514 | A perennially popular article. | |
25 | - | - | Life of Pi (film) | 405,518 | Won four Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards out of 11 nominations, the most of any film, including Best Director. (The others were Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score). |