"Hurt Locker" best picture Oscar fades in memory: poll (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – A Hollywood Reporter poll shows that Sandra Bullock's 2010 Oscar win fares much better in viewers' memories than "The Hurt Locker."

Only four in 10 of those questioned could recall the best picture winner -- (Iraq war film "The Hurt Locker") -- according to a poll of 700 award show viewers conducted for the Hollywood Reporter by the global research company Penn Schoen Berland.

Nearly seven in 10 viewers remembered that Bullock took home the best actress award for her role in "The Blind Side".

The poll also showed that 54 percent of viewers approve of James Franco and Anne Hathaway as Oscar hosts in 2011.

"Oscar is on his way to being more accessible, fresh and cool," said lead pollster Jon Penn.

(Editing by Jill Serjeant)

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"The Hurt Locker" Best Picture Oscar fades into memory: poll (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – to Hollywood Reporter survey shows 2010 Oscars of that Sandra Bullock win fares much better in viewers ' memories of "The Hurt Locker."

Only four in 10 of those surveyed could recall the winner of best picture--(Iraq war film "The Hurt Locker")--according to a survey of 700 spectators of the Show Award conducted for Hollywood Reporter's global research firm Penn Schoen Berland.

Nearly seven in 10 viewers said that Bullock took home the best actress award for her role in "The Blind Side".

The survey also showed that 54% of viewers approve of James Franco and Anne Hathaway as Oscar host in 2011.

"Oscar is on its way to be more accessible, cooler and cooler," said lead pollster Jon Penn.

(Edited by Jill Serjeant)

View the original article here

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