'Apollo 13' tops among Canadians

'Apollo 13,' the film version of the actual US space-flight near-disaster, was top choice, at 26%, among Canadians of the five films nominated for the 1996 Best-Picture Oscar. The respondents chose Anthony Hopkins over Richard Dreyfuss for Best Actor by 26% to 24%, and Meryl Streep was the top choice for Best Actress, with an 18% response. Telephone interviews were conducted with 1000 adult Canadians, a sample size with a 3.1% margin of error. A demographic breakdown of choices and a list of poll results for 1992-1996 are provided.