"This year's top awards contender according to Rottentomatoes.com"

Want to know who the top contenders are in this year's awards race? We scour the awards shows, Top 10 lists, and the buzz-o-sphere to see who the contenders are and how they are ranked. Read how we compute the rankings below.

Method:

-Tomatometer is worth 100 points.
-Top 10 list scores are based on the averaged rankings and number of mentions.
-Awards: noms are worth half a point, while a win gets a full point.
-Points are then summed up for a final score.
MOVIE TITLE # of Awards
1 The Departed 34.5
2 The Queen 25
3 Little Miss Sunshine 24.5
4 Pan's Labyrinth 14.5
5 Half Nelson 14
6 Deliver Us From Evil 4.5
7 Dreamgirls 23
8 Letters From Iwo Jima 9.5
9 United 93 11
10 The Last King of Scotland 10.5
11 Volver 9.5
12 Notes on a Scandal 11.5
13 Kekexeli: Mountain Patrol
14 The Lives of Others 3
15 Babel 26
16 Little Children 14
17 Casino Royale 2
18 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America... 5
19 Wordplay 0.5
20 Shut Up & Sing 2.5

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