Netflix Members Vote for the Most Memorable Oscar(R) Moments
Netflix Members Vote for the Most Memorable Oscar(R) Moments
44% Vote For Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep as Best Presenters, While 36% Agree that Reese Witherspoon Made the Most Memorable Speech
LOS ANGELES, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the brightest stars of Tinseltown enjoyed the biggest night in Hollywood at The Kodak Theater, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) members voted from the comfort of their homes for their favorite moments of the 78th annual Academy Awards(R). Minutes after the ceremonies concluded, Netflix subscribers responded to a series of questions about elements of the telecast at www.netflix.com and agreed that Crash's Best Picture win was the most memorable moment of the evening, while Jon Stewart's comment, "Martin Scorsese: Zero Oscars; Three 6 Mafia: One" was the best adlibbed performance during the ceremony.
The survey, conducted by Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), the world's largest online movie rental service, went live immediately after the Academy Awards(R) ceremony. Netflix's film fans responded to the survey questions in the following way:
What was the most memorable moment of the Oscars(R)?
30% Crash's Best Picture win
28% Fake ads for Best Actress and Sound Editing
17% John Stewart's self-mocking opening
13% Ben Stiller's green screen suit
11% Performance of "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" by Three 6 Mafia
What was the most memorable acceptance speech?
36% Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress)
32% George Clooney (Best Supporting Actor)
15% Three 6 Mafia (Best Original Song)
8% March of the Penguins (Best Documentary Feature)
8% Ang Lee (Best Director)
What was the best adlibbed line?
30% "Martin Scorsese: Zero Oscars; Three 6 Mafia: One" -- Jon
Stewart
22% "You know, I think it just got a little easier out here for a
pimp." -- Jon Stewart
16% "I'd like to thank the Academy for seating me next to George
Clooney at the Nominees Luncheon." -- Corinne Marrinan
13% "I'm just trying to matter." -- Reese Witherspoon
13% "I can't wait to see the Oscars salute to montages ...
They're out of clips." -- Jon Stewart
6% "I always thought this kind of award meant that it was over
... That's not the case." -- Robert Altman
Who were the most memorable presenter(s)?
44% Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep
21% Will Ferrell and Steve Carell
19% Ben Stiller
11% Jack Nicholson
6% Chicken Little and Abby Mallard
What was the most memorable fashion choice of the evening?
28% Charlize Theron
24% Nick Park and Steve Box
22% Michelle Williams
17% Naomi Watts
9% Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
About Netflix
Netflix is the world's largest online movie rental service, providing more than four million subscribers access to over 55,000 DVD titles. The company offers a variety of subscription plans, starting at $9.99 a month. There are no due dates, no late fees and no shipping fees. DVDs are delivered for free by the USPS from regional shipping centers located throughout the United States. Netflix can reach more than 90 percent of its subscribers with generally one business-day delivery. Netflix offers personalized movie recommendations to its members and has more than one billion movie ratings. Netflix also allows members to share and recommend movies to one another through its Friends(SM) feature. For more information, visit www.netflix.com.
Source: Netflix, Inc.
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