Tom Halfhill'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) | 4: Miracle Fish |
| 5. Best Animated Short Film (1 points) | 3: The Lady and the Reaper |
| 6. Best Original Song (4 points) | 5: "The Weary Kind" (Crazy Heart) |
| 7. Best Original Score (4 points) | 1: Avatar (James Horner) |
| 8. Best Makeup (2 points) | 2: Star Trek |
| 9. Best Film Editing (3 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 10. Best Documentary Short (1 points) | 3: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant |
| 11. Best Documentary Feature (1 points) | 4: Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg |
| 12. Best Animated Feature (4 points) | 1: Coraline |
| 13. Best Costume Design (3 points) | 2: Coco Before Chanel |
| 14. Best Cinematography (5 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 15. Best Art Direction (3 points) | 1: Avatar |
| 16. Best Foreign Language Film (4 points) | 5: The White Ribbon (Germany) |
| 17. Best Adapted Screenplay (5 points) | 4: Precious (Geoffrey Fletcher) |
| 18. Best Original Screenplay (5 points) | 2: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino) |
| 19. Best Director (10 points) | 1: James Cameron (Avatar) |
| 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) | 5: Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) |
| 23. Best Actor (15 points) | 1: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) |
| 24. Best Picture (20 points) | 1: Avatar |