1991

The following is the average ranking of Oscar nominees by the Twitter followers of And the Runner-Up Is. Followers ranked the nominees of the above-the-line categories for the 64th Academy Awards, which rewarded the films of 1991.

Results are tallied using a positional voting system, where the nominees receive points based on their rank position on each submission and the nominee with the most points overall wins.

Bold = the actual Academy Award winner

* = not an official Best Picture nominee; selected by And the Runner-Up Is followers as a film that would be nominated in the current up-to-10 Best Picture system

BEST PICTURE

1. The Silence of the Lambs
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. JFK
4. Thelma & Louise*
5. Boyz n the Hood*
6. The Fisher King*
7. Bugsy
8. The Prince of Tides

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Jonathan Demme – The Silence of the Lambs
2. Oliver Stone – JFK
3. John Singleton – Boyz n the Hood
4. Ridley Scott – Thelma & Louise
5. Barry Levinson – Bugsy

BEST ACTOR

1. Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs
2. Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides
3. Robin Williams – The Fisher King
4. Robert De Niro – Cape Fear
5. Warren Beatty – Bugsy

BEST ACTRESS

1. Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs
2. Susan Sarandon – Thelma & Louise
3. Geena Davis – Thelma & Louise
4. Laura Dern – Rambling Rose
5. Bette Midler – For the Boys

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Harvey Keitel – Bugsy
2. Michael Lerner – Barton Fink
3. Tommy Lee Jones – JFK
4. Jack Palance – City Slickers
5. Ben Kingsley – Bugsy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Mercedes Ruehl – The Fisher King
2. Juliette Lewis – Cape Fear
3. Kate Nelligan – The Prince of Tides
4. Jessica Tandy – Fried Green Tomatoes
5. Diane Ladd – Rambling Rose

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Thelma & Louise – Callie Khouri
2. Boyz N the Hood – John Singleton
3. The Fisher King – Richard LaGravenese
4. Bugsy – James Toback
5. Grand Canyon – Lawrence Kasdan & Meg Kasdan

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. The Silence of the Lambs – Ted Tally 
2. JFK – Oliver Stone & Zachary Sklar
3. Fried Green Tomatoes – Fannie Flagg & Carol Sobieski
4. The Prince of Tides – Pat Conroy & Becky Johnston
5. Europa Europa – Agnieszka Holland