| Jeryll Adler | Film Society Lincoln Center | 2012 |
| 5 | African American Film Critics Association | | 2012 |
| 2 | Joseph J. Airdo | Arizona Weekly | 2012 |
| American Film Institute | | 2012 |
| 5 | Joel Amos | Movie Fanatic.com | 2012 |
| 10 | Ethan Anderton | FirstShowing.net | 2012 |
| Danielle Antinozzi | Examiner | 2012 |
| 10 | at40.com | | 2012 |
| 6 | Phil Bacharach | Oklahoma Gazette | 2012 |
| Kirk Baird | mcn | 2012 |
| Debbie Baldwin | Ladue News | 2012 |
| 8 | Sheila Benson | Seattle Weekly | 2012 |
| 5 | Alex Bentley | Dallas Culture Map | 2012 |
| Phil Boatwright | Christian Examiner | 2012 |
| 10 | Jane Boursaw | Reel Life With Jane | 2012 |
| 2 | Matt Brennan | Thompson on Hollywood | 2012 |
| 4 | Patrick Broadnax | Examiner | 2012 |
| 1 | Kurt Brokaw | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Tom Brooks | BBC's Talking Movies | 2012 |
| The Canadian Press | | 2012 |
| 1 | Channel 24 | | 2012 |
| 5 | Godfrey Cheshire | Metro Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Adam Chitwood | Collider.com | 2012 |
| 8 | Cody Clark | Daily Herald | 2012 |
| 1 | Rich Cline | Contact Music.com | 2012 |
| 3 | Garon Cockrell | LeavenworthTimes | 2012 |
| 3 | Richard Corliss | Time Magazine | 2012 |
| 4 | Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association | | 2012 |
| Carey Darling | DFW.com | 2012 |
| 6 | Nicholas DeLorenzo | Screen Invasions | 2012 |
| 4 | Bill Desowitz | Thompson on Hollywood | 2012 |
| KJ Doughton | Film Threat | 2012 |
| 1 | Edward Douglas | Comingsoon.net | 2012 |
| 5 | Duane Dudek | Tap Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 1 | Mark Dunaway | Paste Magazine | 2012 |
| 10 | Teddy Durgin | The Relaxer | 2012 |
| 5 | Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times | 2012 |
| 6 | David Edelstein | Vulture.com | 2012 |
| 7 | Amirose Eisenbach | AMC Movie News | 2012 |
| 3 | James Eppler | Fox 34 | 2012 |
| 9 | Cory Everett | The Playlist | 2012 |
| Wes Felton | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 3 | Fillmicas.com | | 2012 |
| 6 | Bob Fischbach World Herald Staff Writer | | 2012 |
| 8 | Jason Fraley | WTOP | 2012 |
| 5 | Adam Frazier | Geeks of Doom | 2012 |
| Phillip French | The Observer | 2012 |
| 6 | Patrick Gamble | Cine Vue | 2012 |
| Alison Gang | UT San Diego | 2012 |
| 2 | Linda Ge | Up and Comers | 2012 |
| 5 | Janos Gereben | mcn | 2012 |
| 2 | David Germain | Associated Press | 2012 |
| 1 | Ghana News | | 2012 |
| 4 | Dann Gire | Daily Herald | 2012 |
| 11 | Global Grind Staff | | 2012 |
| Globe and Mail | Groen and Lacey | 2012 |
| 10 | Jason Gorber | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Susan Granger | Brooks Community Newspapers | 2012 |
| 5 | Daniel Green | indieWire | 2012 |
| 6 | Andrea Gronvall | Movie City News | 2012 |
| Harry Hamm | CBS St Louis | 2012 |
| 7 | Will Hanley | InMemo | 2012 |
| 4 | Breanne L. Heldman | Next Movie | 2012 |
| 9 | Patrick Heidmann | Cineman | 2012 |
| 9 | Curt Holman | Creative Loafing Atlanta | 2012 |
| 1 | Shannon Horte | Based on Nothing | 2012 |
| 9 | Peter Howell | Toronto Star | 2012 |
| Mark Hughes | Forbes.com | 2012 |
| Bruce Ingram | Winnetka Talk | 2012 |
| Chris Jenness | Peninsula Clarion | 2012 |
| 7 | Brian D. Johnson | Macleans | 2012 |
| 6 | Dan Johnson | Screen Invasions | 2012 |
| 4 | Lisa Kennedy | Denver Post | 2012 |
| 6 | William Kerns | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | 2012 |
| 7 | Bruce Kirkland | Toronto Sun | 2012 |
| 5 | Nico Lang | Heave Media | 2012 |
| 7 | Joanna Langfield | The Movie Minute | 2012 |
| Sean Lass | Playback StL | 2012 |
| 7 | Kristin LeMunyon | hypable.com | 2012 |
| 4 | Robert Levin | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 6 | Oliver Lyttelton | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 1 | Leonard Maltin | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 8 | Scott Mantz | Access Hollywood | 2012 |
| 5 | Kiko Martinez | San Antonio Current | 2012 |
| 9 | Sean McBride | Idaho Press | 2012 |
| 3 | Eric Melin | LJ World | 2012 |
| 9 | Aaron Mettey | The Philly Post | 2012 |
| 4 | Carla Meyer | The Sacramento Bee | 2012 |
| 3 | Bruce Miller | Sioux City Journal | 2012 |
| 7 | J.J. Miller | Based on Nothing | 2012 |
| 3 | Danny Minton | Your Houston News | 2012 |
| 3 | Cameron Mount | The Daily Nebraskan | 2012 |
| 3 | Noel Murray | AV Club | 2012 |
| 7 | V.A. Musetto | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Parvathi Nayar | The Hindu | 2012 |
| 10 | Col Needham | IMDB | 2012 |
| 5 | Next Movie Staff | | 2012 |
| David Nugent | Hamptons Internation Festival | 2012 |
| 10 | Clint O'Connor | Cleveland Plain Dealer | 2012 |
| 7 | Rudie Obias | Shockya.com | 2012 |
| 4 | Jason Overbeck | Skandies | 2012 |
| 5 | Peter Paras | E! Online | 2012 |
| 1 | Paste Magazine | | 2012 |
| 8 | Milan Paurich | Cleveland Scene | 2012 |
| 5 | Aaron Peck | HJ News | 2012 |
| 8 | Jami Philbrick | I Am Rouge | 2012 |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | | 2012 |
| 3 | Kevin Polowy | Next Movie.com | 2012 |
| 4 | Mary Pols | Time Magazine | 2012 |
| Claudia Puig | USA Today | 2012 |
| 10 | Mack Rawden | Cinema Blend | 2012 |
| 5 | Peter Reiher | Skandies | 2012 |
| 5 | Mara Reinstein | US Weekly | 2012 |
| 6 | Bob Richards | Good Morning Idaho | 2012 |
| 4 | Dean Richards | WGN TV | 2012 |
| 2 | Chris Roberts | inside Pulse | 2012 |
| 6 | Rene Rodriguez | Miami Herald | 2012 |
| 4 | Richard Roeper | Ebert & Roeper | 2012 |
| 5 | Julian Roman | Movieweb | 2012 |
| 1 | Frank Ruggiero | Mountain Times | 2012 |
| 2 | Anthony Sargon | Naharnet.com | 2012 |
| 2 | Scene Magazine (Niesel | Gallucci, Zoslov) | 2012 |
| 8 | Richard Sheenhan | HSBC Bank USA | 2012 |
| 10 | Mike Scott | The Times-Picayune | 2012 |
| 1 | Betsy Sharkey | LA Times | 2012 |
| 7 | Tom Shone | Intelligent Life | 2012 |
| Jeff Simon | The Buffalo News | 2012 |
| 1 | Joseph W. Smith | North Central PA | 2012 |
| 10 | Nigel Smith | Indie Wire | 2012 |
| 9 | Southeastern Film Critics | | 2012 |
| Starpulse.com | | 2012 |
| 6 | Herb Stratford | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Bob Strauss | Daily Breeze | 2012 |
| 9 | Nathan Swank | Flix66 | 2012 |
| 4 | Tom Tangney | MyNorthwest.com | 2012 |
| 4 | Brooke Tanoff | Nextmovie.com | 2012 |
| 1 | Anne Thompson | Thompson on Hollywood | 2012 |
| 6 | Luke Thompson | Topless Robot | 2012 |
| 8 | Pete Travers | Rolling Stone | 2012 |
| 3 | Gene Triplett | Look at OKC | 2012 |
| 5 | Dave Trumbore | Collider.com | 2012 |
| 5 | US Weekly | | 2012 |
| Vancouver Sun | Canadian Press | 2012 |
| 4 | Rob Vaux | Mania.com | 2012 |
| Mal Vincent | The Virginian Pilot | 2012 |
| Richard von Busack | Metro Active | 2012 |
| 8 | Lucy Walker | filmmaker | 2012 |
| 9 | Joseph Walsh | CineVue | 2012 |
| 5 | James Ward | Visalia Times-Delta | 2012 |
| 1 | Steven Warren | Windy City Times | 2012 |
| 9 | Kyle Wells | Victoria News | 2012 |
| Stephen Whitty | The New Jersey Star Ledger | 2012 |
| 5 | Jason Whyte | eFilmCritic | 2012 |
| Joe Williams | St Louis Today | 2012 |
| 8 | Tyler Wilson | CDA Press | 2012 |
| 9 | Gary Wolcott | atomictown.com | 2012 |
| 9 | L. Kent Wolgamott | Lincoln Journal Star | 2012 |
| 7 | Mark Worgan | Enterainmentwise.com | 2012 |
| Anders Wright | San Diego City Beat Perks | 2012 |
| 5 | Bill Zwecker | Fox 32 | 2012 |
| 9 | Mathieu Macheret | Cashiers du Cinema | 2013 |