Spielberg tops Oprah Winfrey as most influential celeb: Forbes

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Spielberg tops Oprah Winfrey as most influential celeb: Forbes

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spielberg-tops-oprah-winfrey-most-influential-celeb-forbes-222536124--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y16LYT3ugkXjL_..q9JZLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-15T224147Z_1_CBREA0E1R1R00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-STEVENSPIELBERG.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Steven Spielberg arrives for the screening of the film &quot;Inside Llewyn Davis&quot; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival" align="left" title="Director Steven Spielberg arrives for the screening of the film &quot;Inside Llewyn Davis&quot; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Director Steven Spielberg on Wednesday dethroned media mogul Oprah Winfrey as the most influential celebrity in the United States, according to an annual study by Forbes magazine that was dominated by film directors. Spielberg's influence was boosted by his most recent film, &quot;Lincoln,&quot; which earned 12 Oscar nominations last year including best picture and best direction, and grossed $275 million at the global box office. &quot;A celebrity's 'Influential' score represents how that person is perceived as influencing the public, their peers, or both,&quot; Gerry Philpott, president of E-Poll Market Research, which conducted the study for Forbes, told the magazine. Film director and &quot;Star Wars&quot; creator George Lucas placed third despite working little in the public eye in recent years.</p><br clear="all"/>

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