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Can social media predict the winners for this year’s Oscars? While the general public clearly doesn’t get an “official” vote, one can’t help but wonder if public sentiment might be a reliable gauge of what the Academy might also think.
Either way, it’s fun to speculate. This infographic from social media agency, Banyan Branch (check out their site!), takes a look at how the contenders are trending online. Take a look at which nominees are social media darlings, thus far…
![Can Twitter And Facebook Predict The Oscar Winners? [INFOGRAPHIC]](http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2012/02/twitter-facebook-oscar-winners.png)