<p class="p1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/530b9cb26da81163118ff205-1200-600/jennifer-lawrence-anne-hathaway-oscars-2.png?maxX=800" border="0" alt="Jennifer Lawrence Anne Hathaway Oscars" width="800" /><p class="source"><span>Jason Merritt/Getty</span></p></div><p></p></div></p>
<p class="p1">The Oscars are this Sunday and while we can't wait for them in New York, the entire country isn't as psyched for the upcoming ceremony.</p>
<p class="p1"><a href="http://www.outbrain.com/" target="_blank">Outbrain</a>, a content recommendation engine, compiled which states care the most and least about the Academy Awards. <span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">To do this, Outbrain tracked 36,636 different stories with the word "Oscar" or "Academy Award" in its headline between January 16 and February 16. They then calculated the percentage of each state's total page views on those stories.<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">According to their findings, people in large metropolitan areas - New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. - have the most interest in Oscars. It should come as little surprise that both California and New York are at the top of the list. According to Outbrain's data, West Virginia and North Dakota care the least about the awards' ceremony.<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">Check it out the map along with a full ranking below:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container click-to-enlarge"><div class="image"><a title_source="Courtesy of Outbrain" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/530b636decad04415d920fe4-960/people%20who%20care%20about%20oscars%20most.png"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/530b636decad04415d920fe4-1200-1000/people%20who%20care%20about%20oscars%20most.png" border="0" alt="people who care about oscars most map" width="800" /></a><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.outbrain.com/">Courtesy of Outbrain</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image"><a title_source="Kirsten Acuna / Outbrain" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/530b6c1d69bedd287f5fdb4d-960/states-that-care-most-least-about-oscars.jpg"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/530b6c1d69bedd287f5fdb4d-800-600/states-that-care-most-least-about-oscars.jpg" border="0" alt="states that care most least about oscars" /></a><p class="source"><span>Kirsten Acuna / Outbrain</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>

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These Are The States That Care The Most And Least About The Oscars

Jason Merritt/Getty The Oscars are this Sunday and while we can't wait for them in New York, the entire country isn't as psyched for the upcoming ceremony. Outbrain, a content recommendation engine, compiled which states care the most and least about the Academy Awards. To do this, Outbrain tracked 36,636 different stories with the word "Oscar" or "Academy Award" in its headline between January 16 and February 16. They then calculated the percentage of each state's total page views on those stories. According to their findings, people in large metropolitan areas - New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. - have the most interest in Oscars. It should come as little surprise that both California and New York are at the top of the list. According to Outbrain's data, West Virginia and North Dakota care the least about the awards' ceremony. Check it out the map along with a full ranking below: Courtesy of Outbrain Kirsten Acuna / Outbrain

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The Oscars are this Sunday and while we can't wait for them in New York, the entire country isn't as psyched for the upcoming ceremony. Outbrain, a content recommendation engine, compiled which states care the most and least about the Academy Awards.

These Are The States That Care The Most And Least About The Oscars

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