Oscar Preview: American's Behind Avatar for Best Picture
On Monday morning, all the questions will be answered.
Who won best picture? Who won best actor? How did The Hurt Locker fair after all the buzz it's been getting? Is Precious worth the praise?
One thing is for certain though, American's are behind Avatar for taking home the Oscar for Best Picture.
A new survey by Harris interactive indicates that one in five Americans (18%) believe that Avatar should win the Academy Award for best picture while 15% say the Oscar should go to The Blind Side.
The poll, of 2,073 adults surveyed online between March 2 and 4, also showed that one in 10 U.S. adults (9%) say The Hurt Locker should win best picture; 6% say the award should go to Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire; and, 5% each say the Oscar should go to Up and Inglourious Basterds.
Small percentages believe the Oscar should go to Up in the Air (2%) or District 9 (2%) and less than 1% believe it should go to A Serious Man or An Education. One-third of Americans (33%) are not sure who the best picture Oscar should go to this year and 5% say it should go to none of the nominated films.
When it comes to the best actor statue, just over one in five Americans (21%) say Morgan Freeman should win for his performance in Invictus while just under that (18%) say the Oscar should go to Jeff Bridges for his performance in Crazy Heart.
One in 10 U.S. adults (11%) believe George Clooney should win for Up in the Air, 6% say Jeremy Renner should win for The Hurt Locker and 1% believe Colin Firth should take the Oscar for his performance in A Single Man. Almost two in five Americans (38%), however, say they are not sure who should win the best actor Oscar.
For best actress, the lead horse is clear as almost two in five Americans (37%) say Sandra Bullock should win the Academy Award for her performance in The Blind Side. For her performance as master chef Julia Child in Julie & Julia, 16% believe Meryl Streep should win the Oscar. One in 10 (11%) believe Gabourey Sidibe should win for her performance in Precious: based on the novel Push by Sapphire, followed by Helen Mirren in The Last Station (2%) and Carey Mulligan in An Education (1%). Three in 10 Americans (30%) are not sure who should win the Academy Award for best actress.
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