Marcia Diefendorff's Ballot
| AWARD CATEGORY | CHOICE |
| 1. Best Visual Effects (2 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 2. Best Sound Editing (2 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 3. Best Sound Mixing (2 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 4. Best Live Action Short Film (1 points) | 5: The New Tenants |
| 5. Best Animated Short Film (1 points) | 2: Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty |
| 6. Best Original Song (4 points) | 5: "The Weary Kind" (Crazy Heart) |
| 7. Best Original Score (4 points) | 5: Up (Michael Giacchino) |
| 8. Best Makeup (2 points) | 2: Star Trek |
| 9. Best Film Editing (3 points) | 5: Precious |
| 10. Best Documentary Short (1 points) | 3: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant |
| 11. Best Documentary Feature (1 points) | 3: Food Inc. |
| 12. Best Animated Feature (4 points) | 5: Up |
| 13. Best Costume Design (3 points) | 4: Nine |
| 14. Best Cinematography (5 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 15. Best Art Direction (3 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 16. Best Foreign Language Film (4 points) | 2: The Secret in Their Eyes (Argentina) |
| 17. Best Adapted Screenplay (5 points) | 4: Precious (Geoffrey Fletcher) |
| 18. Best Original Screenplay (5 points) | 1: The Hurt Locker (Mark Boal) |
| 19. Best Director (10 points) | 2: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) |
| 20. Best Supporting Actress (10 points) | 5: Mo'Nique (Precious) |
| 21. Best Supporting Actor (10 points) | 5: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) |
| 22. Best Actress (15 points) | 1: Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) |
| 23. Best Actor (15 points) | 1: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) |
| 24. Best Picture (20 points) | 5: The Hurt Locker |