| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #11860 |
| DeGeneres rated slightly higher than Chris Rock, Jon Stewart. In an exclusive SurveyUSA poll of Oscar viewers, host Ellen DeGeneres gets a 3.2 on a 4-point Grade Point Average scale, compared to 3.1 for both Chris Rock in 2005 and Jon Stewart in 2006. When asked who should host next year, 26% choose DeGeneres; 25% say Billy Crystal. |
| 1 | Have you watched any portion of the Academy Awards on television tonight? |
| 1200 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 58% | 62% | 55% | 48% | 63% | 65% | 56% | 65% | 59% | 65% |
| No | 41% | 38% | 44% | 51% | 37% | 34% | 44% | 33% | 40% | 34% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 34% | 40% | 26% | 59% | 5% | 23% | 13% |
| 2 | How satisfied or unsatisfied would you say you are with the Academy's choices tonight? Very satisfied? Somewhat satisfied? Somewhat unsatisfied? Or very unsatisfied? |
| 700 Oscar Watchers | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Very Satisfied | 31% | 28% | 33% | 28% | 29% | 35% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 25% |
| Somewhat Satisfied | 49% | 47% | 52% | 51% | 50% | 46% | 48% | 53% | 54% | 45% |
| Somewhat Unsatisfied | 13% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 13% | 17% |
| Very Unsatisfied | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 7% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Oscar Watchers | 100% | 52% | 48% | 28% | 43% | 29% | 56% | 6% | 23% | 14% |
| 3 | What grade do you give the host, Ellen Degeneres? An A, B, C, D, or an F? |
| 700 Oscar Watchers | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| A | 53% | 42% | 65% | 59% | 51% | 50% | 54% | 43% | 57% | 46% |
| B | 23% | 27% | 20% | 19% | 27% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| C | 12% | 15% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% |
| D | 5% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| F | 5% | 8% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 13% | 3% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Oscar Watchers | 100% | 52% | 48% | 28% | 43% | 29% | 56% | 6% | 23% | 14% |
| G.P.A. | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 4 | Of the following, who would you like to see host the Academy Awards next year? Billy Crystal? Ellen Degeneres? Whoopi Goldberg? David Letterman? Steve Martin? Chris Rock? Jon Stewart? Or someone else? |
| 700 Oscar Watchers | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Crystal | 25% | 35% | 14% | 10% | 26% | 37% | 29% | 15% | 19% | 21% |
| Degeneres | 26% | 13% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 29% | 27% | 17% | 29% | 21% |
| Goldberg | 7% | 3% | 12% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 16% | 2% | 7% |
| Letterman | 7% | 9% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 5% | 11% |
| Martin | 11% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 8% | 16% |
| Rock | 9% | 10% | 7% | 17% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 22% | 15% | 13% |
| Stewart | 7% | 7% | 6% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 5% |
| Other | 8% | 10% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Oscar Watchers | 100% | 52% | 48% | 28% | 43% | 29% | 56% | 6% | 23% | 14% |