Russell Crowe tops poll of favourite Best Actor winners

Russell Crowe been voted the favourite Best Actor Oscar winner of all time.

The poll was carried out by American magazine Biography.

In second place was Anthony Hopkins, followed by Tom Hanks, John Wayne and James Stewart.

Kevin Spacey came sixth with Al Pacino in seventh, followed by Nicolas Cage, Robert De Niro and Paul Newman.

Denzel Washington, who won this year's award, failed to make it into the top 10.

Almost 4,000 people voted in the poll.