2010

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 83rd Academy Awards, which rewarded the films of 2010.

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. The Social Network
2. Inception
3. Black Swan
4. Toy Story 3
5. True Grit
6. The Fighter
7. Winter’s Bone
8. The King’s Speech
9. 127 Hours
10. The Kids Are All Right

BEST DIRECTOR

1. David Fincher — The Social Network
2. Darren Aronofsky — Black Swan
3. Joel & Ethan Coen — True Grit
4. David O. Russell — The Fighter
5. Tom Hooper — The King’s Speech

BEST ACTOR

1. Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
2. Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
3. James Franco – 127 Hours
4. Javier Bardem – Biutiful
5. Jeff Bridges – True Grit

BEST ACTRESS

1. Natalie Portman – Black Swan
2. Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
3. Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
4. Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
5. Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Christian Bale – The Fighter
2. Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right
3. John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone
4. Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
5. Jeremy Renner – The Town

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Amy Adams – The Fighter
2. Melissa Leo – The Fighter
3. Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit
4. Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
5. Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Inception – Christopher Nolan
2. The Kids Are All Right – Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
3. The Fighter – Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson & Keith Dorrington
4. The King’s Speech – David Seidler
5. Another Year – Mike Leigh

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin
2. Toy Story 3 – Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich
3. True Grit – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
4. Winter’s Bone – Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
5. 127 Hours – Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy