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Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards in London on Feb. 16, 2014.Dave J Hogan—Getty Images  by [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/)  ## Chris Wilson Nov 6, 2015 2:14 PM UTC This week, we [asked TIME readers to vote](http://time.com/4093377/james-bond-spectre-2/) on which actor or actress should succeed Daniel Craig in the next James Bond film, and offered our own suggestions based on our [own Bond Rating calculus](http://time.com/4096786/james-bond-spectre/). After several days of voting, Idris Elba, the star of shows including _Luther_ and _The Wire_, was the clear favorite. Here are the top 20 finishers. 1. Idris Elba (12.5%) 2. Tom Hardy (5.5%) 3. Gerard Butler (3.1%) 4. Jude Law (2.7%) 5. Luke Evans (2.5%) 6. Christian Bale (2.2%) 7. Richard Armitage (2.1%) 8. Michael Fassbender (2.1%) 9. Benedict Cumberbatch (1.6%) 10. Jason Statham (1.5%) 11. Ewan McGregor (1.5%) 12. Tom Hiddleston (1.5%) 13. Henry Cavill (1.4%) 14. Clive Owen (0.9%) 15. James McAvoy (0.8%) 16. Hugh Jackman (0.7%) 17. Colin Farrell (0.6%) 18. Angelina Jolie (0.6%) 19. Kate Beckinsale (0.6%) 20. 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