--- description: Angelina Jolie was the top vote-getter for women title: See Who TIME Readers Chose To Be the Next James Bond image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdff089ba7be646ac/69885315e20a879cd7a8bb10/469741605-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Idris Elba](/tag/idris-elba/) ## Idris Elba Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See Who TIME Readers Chose To Be the Next James Bond  by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/)  ## Chris Wilson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 2:14 PM CUT  Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards in London on Feb. 16, 2014. Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards in London on Feb. 16, 2014.Dave J Hogan—Getty Images  by [Chris Wilson](/author/chris-wilson/)  ## Chris Wilson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 2:14 PM CUT This week, we [asked TIME readers to vote](http://time.com/4093377/james-bond-spectre-2/ "undefined") 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/ "undefined"). 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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