Rob Y has compiled the ballot tallies and gives us this explanation:
The ballots were tabulated using the preferential balloting process as well as the surplus rule as described by Steve Pond at the Wrap. I have detailed the preferential balloting and the surplus rule as it applies to Original Screenplay here.
So here are the results. First round percentages are indicated after each title; the first round percentages are a point of reference and not what ultimately yields the top 5 nominees.
Best Picture
- Avatar – 20.36%
- Inglorious Basterds – 16.87%
- The Hurt Locker – 14.93%
- Up in the Air – 10.61%
- Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – 3.80%
- Up – 4.83%
- (500) Days of Summer – 3.49%
- An Education – 2.11%
- District 9 – 1.64%
- A Serious Man – 2.72%
Runners Up
- Where the Wild Things Are – 2.37%
- Star Trek – 0.95%
- A Single Man – 1.64%
- The White Ribbon – 1.94%
- Nine – 1.29%
(2318 Votes)
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Best Director
- The Hurt Locker – 34.94%
- Avatar – 20.94%
- Inglorious Basterds – 15.52%
- Up in the Air – 4.19%
- Where the Wild Things Are – 3.31%
Runners Up
- District 9 – 1.98%
- Precious – 2.07%
- A Serious Man – 1.47%
- The White Ribbon – 2.16%
- Bright Star – 1.75%
(2172 Votes)
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Best Actor
- Colin Firth – A Single Man – 19.75%
- George Clooney – Up – 16.99%
- Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart – 16.21%
- Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker – 13.06%
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days of Summer – 3.61%
Runners Up
- Sam Rockwell – Moon – 4.27%
- Sharlto Copely – District 9 – 3.61%
- Viggo Mortensen – The Road – 3.02%
- Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man – 1.84%
- Morgan Freeman – Invictus – 2.10%
(1524 Votes)
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Best Actress
- Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia – 29.12%
- Carey Mulligan – An Education – 21.12%
- Gabourey Sidibe – Precious – 9.439%
- Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side – 5.17%
- Tilda Swinton – Julia – 5.78%
Runners Up
- Abbie Cornish – Bright Star – 3.79%
- Zoe Saldana – Avatar – 4.39%
- Melanie Laurent – Inglorious Basterds – 3.37%
- Catalina Saavedra – The Maid – 5.42%
- Charlotte Gainsbourg – Antichrist – 2.95%
(1662 Votes)
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Best Supporting Actor
- Christoph Waltz – Inglorious Basterds – 65.48%
- Woody Harrelson – The Messenger – 3.96%
- Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones – 5.32%
- Anthony Mackie – The Hurt Locker – 2.80%
- Alfred Molina – An Education – 2.32%
Runners Up
- Matt Damon – Invictus – 1.91%
- Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles – 2.25%
- Peter Capaldi – In the Loop – 2.39%
- Stanley Tucci – Julie & Julia – 2.39%
- Christopher Plummer – The Last Station – 0.75%
(1466 Votes)
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Best Supporting Actress
- Mo’Nique – Precious – 45.42%
- Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air – 10.24%
- Melanie Laurent – Inglorious Basterds – 9.97%
- Julieanne Moore – A Single Man – 7.95%
- Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air – 4.58%
Runners Up
- Marion Cotillard – Nine – 4.11%
- Diane Kruger – Inglorious Basterds – 3.30%
- Penelope Cruz – Nine – 2.16%
- Samantha Morton – The Messenger – 2.22%
- Marion Cotillard – Public Enemies – 0.81%
(1484 Votes)
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Best Original Screenplay
- Inglorious Basterds – 31.69%
- (500) Days of Summer – 19.24%
- The Hurt Locker – 14.03%
- Up – 9.42%
- A Serious Man – 8.30%
Runners Up
- Avatar – 4.81%
- The White Ribbon – 2.44%
- Bright Star – 1.78%
- The Messenger – 0.86%
- The Hangover – 0.59%
(1518 Votes)
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Best Adapted Screenplay
- Up in the Air – 35.16%
- District 9 – 9.30%
- An Education – 9.63%
- Precious – 11.02%
- Where the Wild Things Are – 8.58%
Runners Up
- In the Loop – 5.41%
- Fantastic Mr. Fox – 4.55%
- A Single Man – 4.02%
- Julie & Julia – 2.57%
- Bright Star – 1.52%
(1516 Votes)
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Best Editing
- Avatar – 28.60%
- The Hurt Locker – 27.43%
- Inglorious Basterds – 14.40%
- District 9 – 5.69%
- Up in the Air – 3.43%
Runners Up
- (500) Days of Summer – 4.80%
- Star Trek – 1.99%
- Nine – 1.71%
- A Serious Man – 1.23%
- Where the Wild Things Are – 1.03%
(1458 Votes)
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Best Cinematography
- Avatar – 22.00%
- Inglorious Basterds – 14.64%
- The Hurt Locker – 12.01%
- Where the Wild Things Are – 7.35%
- Nine – 6.95%
Runners Up
- The White Ribbon – 6.68%
- Bright Star – 6.41%
- A Single Man – 4.25%
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 2.83%
- Antichrist – 2.56%
(1482 Votes)
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Final Tally:
7 Votes:
Inglorious Basterds
The Hurt Locker
Up in the Air
4 Votes:
An Education
Avatar
Precious
3 Votes:
(500) Days of Summer
District 9
Where the Wild Things Are
2 Votes:
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Up
1 Vote:
Crazy Heart
Julia
Julie & Julia
Nine
The Blind Side
The Lovely Bones
The Messenger