Sandra Bullock’s triumphant return to Oscars

One year after scandal broke up her marriage and detracted from her best actress win, Sandra Bullock returned to the Academy Awards red carpet yesterday (February 27), saying she was "a better person" for all that had happened during the previous year, reports Us magazine.

Only four days after taking home the 2010 best actress Oscar for her work in The Blind Side, Bullock separated from then-husband Jesse James when news broke of his extra-marital affairs.

Bullock then quietly retreated from the movie business in order to focus on family and raising her newly-adopted son Louis.

"It’s made me a better person. I’m more patient and accommodating. I really appreciate where I am," Bullock told NBC during a red carpet interview, where the actress was on hand to present this year’s award for best actor.

"When I was presenting last time I’d only had like two hours and I don’t remember anything. I remember none of it," Bullock admitted to E!

She offered a few words of advice to Oscar novices: "Relax, doesn’t matter, you’ve made great friends along the way. Just remember it."