2009

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 82nd Academy Awards, which rewarded the films of 2009.

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

BEST PICTURE

1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Up
4. Up in the Air
5. District 9
6. A Serious Man
7. Avatar
8. An Education
9. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
10. The Blind Side

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
2. Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
3. James Cameron – Avatar
4. Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
5. Lee Daniels – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

BEST ACTOR

1. Colin Firth – A Single Man
2. Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
3. George Clooney – Up in the Air
4. Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
5. Morgan Freeman – Invictus

BEST ACTRESS

1. Carey Mulligan – An Education
2. Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
3. Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
4. Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
5. Helen Mirren – The Last Station

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
2. Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
3. Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
4. Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
5. Matt Damon – Invictus

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Mo’Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
2. Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
3. Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
4. Penélope Cruz – Nine
5. Maggie Gyllenhaal – Crazy Heart

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Inglourious Basterds — Quentin Tarantino
2. Up — Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy
3. A Serious Man — Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
4. The Hurt Locker — Mark Boal
5. The Messenger — Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. Up in the Air — Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
2. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire — Geoffrey Fletcher 
3. An Education — Nick Hornby
4. District 9 – Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
5. In the Loop — Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche