·February 29, 2016

Priyanka second most searched celeb in Oscar searches: Google

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra poses during the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, on Feb. 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Yang Lei/IANS) — LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra poses during the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, on Feb. 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Yang Lei/IANS)

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) While India made it to the top 10 markets for searches related to the 88th Academy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday, it was actor Priyanka Chopra who was the second most searched celebrity in India after Hollywood actor Leonardo Dicaprio, internet search giant Google said on Monday.
India although contributing about two percent of the global searches for the Oscars, still made it to the top 10 markets for Oscar searches, the company said in a statement.
As much as 50 percent of all Oscar searches worldwide originated from the US.
Markets that made up to the next 30 percent of the search share included Britain, Canada, Australia and Spain.
“Compared to 2015, this year has seen an unprecedented 70 percent year-on-year growth in queries for the Oscars. January 2016 saw two times spike in searches in comparison to December 2015,” the company said in a statement.
The top searches for Oscars 2016 from India included best picture, best actor, best actress and best director, Google said.

Oscars 2016: Priyanka Chopra made her debut at the Oscars red carpet and our desi girl looked stunning in a white Zuhair Murad strapless gown. Minutes before leaving for the red carpet, Priyanka Chopra shared pictures of hers on Instagram. The 33-year-old actress also rocked a very light, golden brown smokey eye. Priyanka Chopra presented the awards for Best Editing film. The actress, who has been busy with her work, has already left for Miami. Priyanka will be seen in a negative role in Baywatch opposite Dwayne Johnson. (Source: AP) — *Oscars 2016: Priyanka Chopra made her debut* at the Oscars red carpet and our desi girl looked stunning in a white Zuhair Murad strapless gown. Minutes before leaving for the red carpet, Priyanka Chopra shared pictures of hers on Instagram. The 33-year-old actress also rocked a very light, golden brown smokey eye. Priyanka Chopra presented the awards for Best Editing film. The actress, who has been busy with her work, has already left for Miami. Priyanka will be seen in a negative role in Baywatch opposite Dwayne Johnson. (Source: AP)

The top searched nominees in the best picture category were “The Revenant”, “Mad Max: Fury Road”, “The Martian”, “Room”, “Bridge of Spies”, “Spotlight” and “The Big Short”.
For Indian fans, Leonardo DiCaprio emerged as the most popular nominee in the race for best actor, followed by Matt Damon (The Martian).
Incidentally, DiCaprio also emerged as the most searched best actor nominee across the US.
Among the best actress nominees, Cate Blanchett (Carol) was the most searched nominee followed by Jennifer Lawrence (Joy), Brie Larson (Room), Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) and Charlotte Rampling (45 Years).
In the US, the two best searched nominees in this category were Cate Blanchett and Jennifer Lawrence
“In 2016, searches around the Oscars are trending to be the top query worldwide in the art and entertainment category”, Google added.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Leonardo DiCaprio of "The Revenant" poses after winning the award for best actor in a leading role, during the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, on Feb. 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Yang Lei) (lyi) — LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Leonardo DiCaprio of “The Revenant” poses after winning the award for best actor in a leading role, during the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, on Feb. 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Yang Lei) (lyi)

The same trend was seen in India as well. All varieties of queries were typed by the users — around the awards, award dates and nominations, Google said.

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