For Best Picture we’ve decided to show the internal numbers for each stage of elimination. Since Rob has gone to great effort to help us understand the new preferential voting system, we’re going to show all the work in the proofs — just like Geometry class. ¬†Pythagoras would be proud. Here’s a look ahead to the three films that remained in Round 8:
Round 8
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 556 Votes – Including 71 from Up in the Air
- THE HURT LOCKER – 530 Votes – Including 64 from Up in the Air
- AVATAR – 265 Votes – Including 21 from Up in the Air – *** ELIMINATED ***
For me, seeing the process expressed in tangible examples has been by far the most fascinating aspect of the ballot simulation. Regardless of the results — which have no bearing whatsoever on the outcome Sunday night — there’s no better way to demonstrate how preferential balloting works. Complete Breakdown after the cut (in every sense of the word).
[UPDATED RESULTS, 1:27 AM, EST]
Round 1
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 392 Votes
- THE HURT LOCKER – 360 Votes
- AVATAR – 200 Votes
- UP IN THE AIR – 111 Votes
- UP – 80 Votes
- A SERIOUS MAN – 79 Votes
- PRECIOUS – 52 Votes
- DISTRICT 9 – 37 Votes
- AN EDUCATION – 35 Votes
- THE BLIND SIDE – 10 Votes – *** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 2
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 393 Votes – Including 1 from The Blind Side
- THE HURT LOCKER – 362 Votes – Including 2 from The Blind Side
- AVATAR – 200 Votes – Including 0 from The Blind Side
- UP IN THE AIR – 111 Votes – Including 0 from The Blind Side
- UP – 81 Votes – Including 1 from The Blind Side
- A SERIOUS MAN – 79 Votes – Including 0 from The Blind Side
- PRECIOUS – 53 Votes – Including 1 from The Blind Side
- DISTRICT 9 – 41 Votes – Including 4 from The Blind Side
- AN EDUCATION – 36 Votes – Including 1 from The Blind Side‚Ä®*** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 3
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 401 Votes – Including 8 from An Education
- THE HURT LOCKER – 373 Votes – Including 11 from An Education
- AVATAR – 202 Votes – Including 2 from An Education
- UP IN THE AIR- 117 Votes – Including 6 from An Education
- UP – 84 Votes – Including 3 from An Education
- A SERIOUS MAN – 79 Votes – Including 0 from An Education
- PRECIOUS – 57 Votes – Including 4 from An Education
- DISTRICT 9 – 42 Votes – Including 1 from An Education – *** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 4
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 409 Votes – Including 8 from District 9
- THE HURT LOCKER – 383 Votes – Including 10 from District 9
- AVATAR – 208 Votes – Including 6 from District 9
- UP IN THE AIR – 118 Votes – Including 1 from District 9
- UP – 94 Votes – Including 10 from District 9
- A SERIOUS MAN – 80 Votes – Including 1 from District 9
- PRECIOUS – 62 Votes – Including 5 from District 9 – *** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 5
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 420 Votes – Including 11 from Precious
- THE HURT LOCKER – 404 Votes – Including 21 from Precious
- AVATAR – 217 Votes – Including 9 from Precious
- UP IN THE AIR – 130 Votes – Including 12 from Precious
- UP – 100 Votes – Including 6 from Precious
- A SERIOUS MAN – 82 Votes – Including 2 from Precious – *** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 6
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 452 Votes – Including 32 from A Serious Man
- THE HURT LOCKER – 429 Votes – Including 25 from A Serious Man
- AVATAR – 221 Votes – Including 4 from A Serious Man
- UP IN THE AIR – 138 Votes – Including 8 from A Serious Man
- UP – 113 Votes – Including 13 from A Serious Man – *** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 7
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 485 Votes – Including 33 from Up
- THE HURT LOCKER – 466 Votes – Including 37 from Up
- AVATAR – 244 Votes – Including 23 from Up
- UP IN THE AIR – 156 Votes – Including 18 from Up – *** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 8
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 556 Votes – Including 71 from Up in the Air
- THE HURT LOCKER – 530 Votes – Including 64 from Up in the Air
- AVATAR – 265 Votes – Including 21 from Up in the Air – *** ELIMINATED ***
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Round 9
- INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – 694 Votes -¬†Including 138 from Avatar – *** WINNER ***
- THE HURT LOCKER – 653 Votes – Including 123 from Avatar – *** ELIMINATED ***