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Gene Hackman wins unanimously for giving the film credibility and importance as soon as he appears.

Tom Cruise wins both audible ballots for a performance that closes his largely uninterrupted 1986–2004 star run.

The panel splits among Jeremy Renner, Ben Affleck, and Boston.

Tom Cruise

The ballot remains disputed between Billy Crystal and Nora Ephron: Crystal receives an explicit choice and a later wavering lean, while Ephron’s enduring structure and voice receive two explicit choices.

The ballot remains disputed between Billy Crystal and Nora Ephron: Crystal’s irreplaceable performance receives two explicit leanings, while Ephron’s enduring structure and voice receive two explicit choices.

Javier Bardem / Anton Chigurh wins two ballots to Tommy Lee Jones / Ed Tom Bell’s one.

Rachel McAdams

Francis Ford Coppola wins by consensus over Pacino, Gordon Willis, Duvall, Evans, and Brando.

Bruce Willis wins by majority for creating his action-star career; Alan Rickman is the other principal candidate and John McTiernan receives a sustained case.

Steven Spielberg

The final choices are Jeff Goldblum / Ian Malcolm, velociraptors, and the T. rex; no candidate has a majority.

Aaron Sorkin wins by consensus over Fincher, Eisenberg, Garfield, and Timberlake.