| 6 | Sam Adams | village voice poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Kaleem Aftab | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Carlos Aguilar | IndieWire | 2015 |
| 1 | Ain't It Cool News (Harry) | | 2015 |
| 4 | Nick Allen | Roger Ebert.com | 2015 |
| 2 | David Ansen | Village Voice poll | 2015 |
| 6 | Jordan Appugliesi | AndPop | 2015 |
| 1 | Raffi Asdourian | Film Stage | 2015 |
| 5 | Michael Atkinson | village voice poll | 2015 |
| 10 | The AV Club | | 2015 |
| 3 | Balder & Dash Staff | | 2015 |
| 6 | Jason Bailey | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 3 | Daniel Barnes | Sacramento News & Review | 2015 |
| 7 | John Beifuss | The Commercial Appeal | 2015 |
| 4 | Geoff Berkshire | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 6 | William Bibbiani | Crave Online | 2015 |
| 4 | Andy Bockelman | The Bock's Office | 2015 |
| Meredith Borders | BirthoviesDeath | 2015 |
| 9 | Boston Film Critics Online | | 2015 |
| 2 | Matthew Butcher, Skandies | | 2015 |
| 8 | Josh Cabrita | The Young Folks | 2015 |
| 6 | Chritopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| 9 | Chrisicisms | | 2015 |
| 9 | Cine Vue | | 2015 |
| 9 | Cinema Blend Staff | | 2015 |
| 10 | Complex Staff | | 2015 |
| 9 | Nina Corcoran | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 7 | Jake Coyle | Associated Press | 2015 |
| 6 | Julie Crawford | North Shore News | 2015 |
| 5 | Andrew Crump | indieWIRE poll | 2015 |
| Cara Cusumano | indie wire | 2015 |
| 10 | Greg Cwik | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 7 | Mike D'Angelo | villagevoice | 2015 |
| The Daily Californian Staff | | 2015 |
| 3 | Dennis Dermody | Paper Magazine | 2015 |
| 1 | Ernesto Diezmartinez | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 9 | Nick Digilio | WGN Radio | 2015 |
| 4 | Steve Dollar | village voice | 2015 |
| 3 | Alonso Duraldo | The Wrap | 2015 |
| David Ehrenstein | Fandor | 2015 |
| 6 | Eric Eisenberg | village voice | 2015 |
| 2 | Ken Eisner | The Georgia Straight | 2015 |
| 5 | Kate Erbland | indieWIRE | 2015 |
| 7 | Eric (Village Voice) | | 2015 |
| 5 | Exlaim Staff | | 2015 |
| 3 | Matt Fagerholm | RogerEbert.com | 2015 |
| 7 | Devin Faraci | Village Voice | 2015 |
| 6 | David Fear | Time Out New York | 2015 |
| 6 | Jon Frosch | village voice | 2015 |
| 8 | Alex Fung | Skandies | 2015 |
| 5 | Sasha Geffen | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 6 | Gerber Justin (Consequence of Sound) | | 2015 |
| 3 | att Goldberg | Collider | 2015 |
| 5 | Niclas Goldberg | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 1 | Lance Goldenberg | village voice | 2015 |
| 2 | Pam Grady | Fandor | 2015 |
| 3 | Tim Grierson | | 2015 |
| 4 | The Guardian | | 2015 |
| 8 | Rafer Guzman | Newsday | 2015 |
| 10 | Skander H. | Skandies | 2015 |
| 3 | Russell Hainline | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 1 | Jacob Hall | Slash Film | 2015 |
| 7 | Angie Han | Slash Film | 2015 |
| Dana Harris | IndieWire | 2015 |
| 6 | Peter Hartlaub | San Francisco Chronicle | 2015 |
| 6 | Britt Hayes | Birth Movies Death | 2015 |
| 1 | Aaron Hillis | Village Voice | 2015 |
| 9 | Mark Hinson | Talahassee Democrat | 2015 |
| 8 | Josh Horowitz | MTV | 2015 |
| 5 | Alexander Huls | New York Times | 2015 |
| Indiana Film Journalists | | 2015 |
| 7 | indieWire Film Poll | | 2015 |
| 2 | Oleg Ivanov | Slant | 2015 |
| 4 | Jake Jacobson | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2015 |
| 8 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | 2015 |
| 2 | Glenn Kenny | RogerEbert.com | 2015 |
| 7 | Jessica Kiang | The Playlist | 2015 |
| 3 | Katie Kilkenny | village voice | 2015 |
| 1 | Jeremy Kirk | FirstShowing.net | 2015 |
| 5 | Peter Knegt | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 7 | Eric Kohn | indieWire | 2015 |
| 9 | Joanna Langfield | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 3 | Will Leitch | New Republic | 2015 |
| 9 | Diego Lerer | village voice | 2015 |
| 2 | Michael Lerman | indie wire | 2015 |
| 3 | atthew Libby | Stanford Arts Review | 2015 |
| Rob Lowman | Los Angeles Daily News | 2015 |
| 2 | Lou Lumenick | New York Post | 2015 |
| 2 | Joey Magidson | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 1 | Vince Mancini | Uproxx | 2015 |
| 8 | Piers Marchant | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 10 | Phillip Martin | Arkansas Democrat | 2015 |
| 6 | Todd McCarthy | Hollywood Reporter | 2015 |
| 1 | Drew McWeeny | Hit Fix | 2015 |
| ob Mondello | NPR | 2015 |
| 9 | Noel Murray | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Vikram Murthi | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Sean Mylvihill | village voice | 2015 |
| 7 | Seth Needle | indie Wire | 2015 |
| 2 | Amy Nicholson | LA Weekly | 2015 |
| 10 | Ben Nicholson | CineVue | 2015 |
| 3 | Tony Nunes | Geek Dad | 2015 |
| 6 | Josh Oakley | Cutprintfilm.com | 2015 |
| 6 | Pat Padua | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 7 | Matt Pais | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 7 | Paste Magazine Staff | | 2015 |
| 10 | Rodrigo Perez | The Playlist | 2015 |
| 5 | Steve Persall | Tampa Bay Times | 2015 |
| 2 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2015 |
| 7 | Leah Pickett | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 4 | Polygon Staff | | 2015 |
| 4 | John Powers | Vogue | 2015 |
| 2 | Ray Pride | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 2 | Steve Prokopy | Gapers Block | 2015 |
| 1 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | 2015 |
| 5 | Jason Rantz | MyNorthwest.com | 2015 |
| Jason Rantz | MyNorthwest.com | 2015 |
| Stephen Rea | | 2015 |
| Jim Ridley | Skandies | 2015 |
| 5 | Michael Roffman | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 3 | Mike Ryan | village voice | 2015 |
| 8 | Stephen Saito | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Shane Scott-Travis | Taste of Cinema | 2015 |
| 3 | Jason Shawhan | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 3 | Christopher Schobert | The Playlist | 2015 |
| 9 | Brad Schreiber | Huffington Post | 2015 |
| 5 | AO Scott | New York Times | 2015 |
| 10 | Keith Simanton | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 2 | Matt Singer | Screen Crush | 2015 |
| 7 | Kyle Smith | New York Post | 2015 |
| 9 | Eric Snider | ericdsnider.com | 2015 |
| 4 | Peter Sobczynski | RogerEbert.com | 2015 |
| 2 | Sasha Stone | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 9 | Tom Tangney | My Northwest.com | 2015 |
| 2 | Kristopher Tapley | Variety | 2015 |
| 2 | Ella Taylor | Variety | 2015 |
| 6 | Luke Thompson | village voice | 2015 |
| 3 | Ben Travers | indieWIRE | 2015 |
| 10 | Peter Travers | Rolling Stone | 2015 |
| 3 | TV Guide Staff | | 2015 |
| 2 | Uproxx | | 2015 |
| 3 | Daniel Waters | Skandies | 2015 |
| 7 | Sam Weisberg | village voice | 2015 |
| Stephen Whitty | New Jersey Star Ledger | 2015 |
| Erin Whitney | ScrenCrush | 2015 |
| 3 | Alissa Wilkinson | Christianity Today | 2015 |
| 8 | Blake Williams | IONCINEMA.com | 2015 |
| 2 | Alison Willmore | BuzzFeed | 2015 |
| 6 | Tyler Wilson | CDA Press | 2015 |
| 9 | George Wolf | KGMI.com | 2015 |
| Chris Wright | Gear Patrol | 2015 |
| Ron Yamauchi | Geogia Straight | 2015 |
| The Arts Desk | | 2016 |
| 2 | Nicholas Barber | BBC | 2016 |
| Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | 2016 |
| 9 | Olly Richards | AskMen | 2016 |
| 3 | San Francisco Chronicle Consensus | | 2016 |
| 8 | Time Out | | 2016 |
| 5 | John Wickland | Chicagoist | 2016 |