The results from our Oscar poll

It’s the most popular show on the planet: the Academy Awards. But what makes so many of us tune in? Is it the gowns? The glamour? The stars? USA WEEKEND asked readers why they love the Oscars, and here are the results:

1.) The main reason I watch the Oscars is to see:

Who Wins (76%)
Who wears what (15%)
Other (5%)
Who’s with whom (2%)
Who flubs an acceptance speech (1%)
Who cries (0%)

2.) I consider the Oscars:

An annual tradition (54%)
My chance to catch up on the movies (19%)
The year’s most glamorous event (13%)
An escape from all the bad news (9%)
Other (3%)
Something I have to watch because someone else wants to (1%)

3.) What's more entertaining?

Fabulous fashion (75%)
Fabulous disasters (25%)

4.) Today's most glamorous female star of all is:

Other (32%)
Halle Berry (22%)
Anne Hathaway (16%)
Julia Roberts (15%)
Natalie Portman (10%)
Gwyneth Paltrow (6%)

5.) Today's most glamorous male star of all is:

George Clooney (37%)
Johnny Depp (20%)
Colin Firth (15%)
Leonardo DiCaprio (14%)
Other (9%)
James Franco (5%)

6.) If you were an Oscar nominee, the coolest thing would be:

The “after” parties (32%)
The front row seats (28%)
Free designer gown or tux (13%)
Other (9%)
Borrowed jewels (7%)
Hobnobbing with George Clooney (6%)
Hobnobbing with stars in the restroom (5%)

7.) I wish this year's host was

Billy Crystal (39%)
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin (15%)
Other (10%)
Anne Hathaway and James Franco (9%)
Whoopi Goldberg (9%)
George Clooney (8%)
Jon Stewart (5%)
Chris Rock (3%)
Oprah Winfrey (2%)

8.) The greatest living actor is:

Tom Hanks (22%)
Johnny Depp (18%)
Robert De Niro (16%)
Other (16%)
Jack Nicholson (14%)
Denzel Washington (11%)
George Clooney (3%)

9.) The greatest living actress is:

Meryl Streep (60%)
Helen Mirren (12%)
Other (12%)
Julia Roberts (8%)
Sandra Bullock (7%)
Hilary Swank (2%)
Halle Berry (1%)

10.) If I could thank one person in my acceptance speech, it would be:

My spouse or significant other (34%)
My mother (29%)
Other (17%)
My father (9%)
A teacher (7%)
A grandparent (5%)

11.) The best way to improve the Oscar show is:

off long-winded winners (27%)
Show more movie clips (25%)
Get rid of singing and dancing (20%)
Other (13%)
Eliminate the humanitarian awards (11%)
Always make George Clooney the host (2%)
Eliminate the tributes to those who died (2%)

12.) My biggest Oscar memory is:

Sally Field’s “You like me!” acceptance speech (25%)
Other (20%)
Adrien Brody smooching Halle Berry (17%)
The streaker (14%)
Native American Sacheen Littlefeather accepting Marlon Brando’s best actor Oscar (14%)
Cher’s see-through dress (6%)
Barbara Streisand’s see-through pants suit (4%)