Denzel Washington: Most Popular Nominee at Oscars 2013!

Denzel Washington poses with director Robert Zemeckis at a press conference for their film Flight on Wednesday (February 20) at the Ritz Carlton in Tokyo, Japan.

The 58-year-old actor is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor this year for his performance and now research shows that he is the most popular nominee!

Denzel and Robert De Niro, were ranked as the most popular by E-Poll Research based on attributes such as awareness, appeal and 44 other attributes, according to Forbes.

Make sure to tune into the 2013 Oscars this weekend to see if Denzel wins!

15+ pictures inside of Denzel Washington at the press conference for Flight…