| Roger Abele | Village Voice Poll | 2016 |
| 4 | Sam Adams | Slate | 2016 |
| Walter Addiego | San Francisco Chronicle | 2016 |
| 4 | Siddhant Adlakha | Birth.Movies.Death | 2016 |
| Jeryll Adler | Film Society | 2016 |
| Patrick Allan | LifeHacker | 2016 |
| Florence Almozini | Film Society | 2016 |
| 3 | Gautam Anand | The Cinemaholic | 2016 |
| 1 | Jason Anderson | Village Voice Poll | 2016 |
| 2 | Melissa Anderson | LA Weekly | 2016 |
| 2 | Michael J Anderson | Oklahoma City Museum of Art | 2016 |
| 2 | David Ansen | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Ali Arikan | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 4 | Michael Atkinson | The Village Voice | 2016 |
| 8 | AV Club | | 2016 |
| 5 | Frank Avella | EDGE Media | 2016 |
| 3 | Cameron Bailey | indieWIRE | 2016 |
| 1 | Marko Balaban | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 6 | RogerEbert.com | Balder & Dash Staff | 2016 |
| 6 | Nicholas Barber | BBC | 2016 |
| 5 | Stephanie Barber | Talkhouse | 2016 |
| 3 | Gustavo Beck | Filmmaker | 2016 |
| 6 | Beatrice Behn | kino-zeit | 2016 |
| 1 | Nicholas Bell | Ioncinema | 2016 |
| Abbey Bender | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 3 | Sheila Benson | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | J Don Birnam | LRM | 2016 |
| 7 | Danny Bowes | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 5 | Liz Braun | Pincher Creek Echo | 2016 |
| 2 | Brandon Bui | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 1 | Josh Cabrita | Georgia Straight | 2016 |
| 1 | Cahiers due Cinema | | 2016 |
| 8 | Forrest Cardamenis | Brooklyn Magazine | 2016 |
| 9 | Jesse Cataldo | Slant | 2016 |
| 10 | Ariel Esteban Cayer | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 1 | Andrew Chan | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 1 | Dustin Chang | Screen Anarchy | 2016 |
| 3 | Justin Chang | Los Angeles Times | 2016 |
| 5 | Jake Cole | Slant | 2016 |
| 8 | Collider | | 2016 |
| 2 | Adam Cook | indiewire | 2016 |
| 1 | Dennis Cote | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 2 | Max Covill | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 2 | Jordan Cronk | CinemaScope | 2016 |
| 2 | Jordan Cronk | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 1 | Jesse Cumming | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 1 | Mike D'Angelo | AV Club | 2016 |
| 2 | Manohla Dargis | New York Times | 2016 |
| 4 | Robert Dassanowski | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 6 | David Davidson | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 4 | Peter Debruge | Variety | 2016 |
| Jonathan Demme | Director | 2016 |
| 10 | Connor Denney | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| Bruno Dequen | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 5 | Patrick Devitt | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 8 | Clayton Dilard | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 3 | Doug Dilliman | Skandies | 2016 |
| 7 | AA Dowd | AV | 2016 |
| 9 | Marc Doyle | Metacritic | 2016 |
| 2 | Nathan Duke | Subrewind | 2016 |
| 6 | Charles Ealy | American Statesman | 2016 |
| 4 | Lance Edmands | Talk House | 2016 |
| 2 | Gregory Ellwood | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 5 | Kate Erbland | IndieWire | 2016 |
| 1 | Steve Erickson | Gay City News | 2016 |
| 2 | Matt Fagerholm | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 3 | David Fear | Rolling Stone | 2016 |
| Felicia Feaster | AJC | 2016 |
| 1 | Film Comment | | 2016 |
| 8 | Sean | Film Junk | 2016 |
| 3 | The Film Stage | | 2016 |
| 2 | Brian Formo | Collider | 2016 |
| 1 | Bryant Frazer | Skandies | 2016 |
| 1 | Freja | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 5 | Jenn Gidman | Newser | 2016 |
| 5 | Caroline Giroux | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 10 | Niclas Goldberg | Filmrutan | 2016 |
| Jared Gores | Reel Fanatics | 2016 |
| 8 | Christopher Gray | Slant | 2016 |
| 1 | Wes Greene | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 4 | Larry Gross | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 3 | The Guardian | | 2016 |
| 2 | Rafer Guzman | Newsday | 2016 |
| 7 | Skander H. | Skandies | 2016 |
| 1 | Howard Hampton | Film Comment | 2016 |
| Alma Har'el | Director | 2016 |
| 5 | Chadd Harbold | Talk House | 2016 |
| Ian Harnarine | Talk House | 2016 |
| 4 | Ben Harrison | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 4 | Chad Hartigan | Talk House | 2016 |
| 3 | Molly Haskell | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 1 | Tina Hassannia | indieWIRE poll | 2016 |
| 10 | Jesse Hathorne Ficks | 48Hills | 2016 |
| 8 | Patt Healy | Talk House | 2016 |
| 2 | Patrick Heidmann | Berliner Zeitung | 2016 |
| 10 | Eric Henderson | Slant | 2016 |
| 5 | Eugene Hernandez | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 1 | Aaron Hillis | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 3 | J. Hoberman | Artforum | 2016 |
| 4 | Jordan Hoffman | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 6 | Peter Howell | Toronto Star | 2016 |
| Yue Huang | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| Anne Hubbell | indiewire | 2016 |
| 1 | David Hudson | Keyframe | 2016 |
| Alex Hunter | Film Society | 2016 |
| 10 | Rob Hunter | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| Kate Hurwitz | Cinetic Media | 2016 |
| 2 | Eric Hynes | Film Comment | 2016 |
| Jason Ishikawa | Cinetic Media | 2016 |
| Brian D. Johnson | Macleans | 2016 |
| 8 | Matt Johnson | Director | 2016 |
| Kent Jones | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 3 | Daniel Kasman | MUBI | 2016 |
| 3 | Anita Katz | San Francscio Examiner | 2016 |
| Nicholas Kemp | Film Society | 2016 |
| 2 | Ben Kenigsberg | indiewire poll | 2016 |
| 3 | Lisa Kennedy | Denver Post | 2016 |
| 4 | Glen Kenny | Twitter | 2016 |
| 7 | Jessica Kiang | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 3 | Katie Kilkenny | Pacific Standards | 2016 |
| 9 | Jeremy Kirk | First Showing | 2016 |
| 3 | Chris Knight | National Post | 2016 |
| 1 | Kurt Walker | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 4 | Robert Koehler | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 5 | Dan Kois | Slate | 2016 |
| 2 | Michael Koresky | Film Society of Lincoln | 2016 |
| 10 | Ryan Krahn | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Gary Kramer | Salon | 2016 |
| Ryan Krivoshey | Grasshopper Film | 2016 |
| 1 | Jay Kuehner | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 2 | Adam Kuntavanish | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| 5 | La Internacional Cinefila | | 2016 |
| 8 | Peter Labuza | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 10 | Andrew Lapin | NPR | 2016 |
| 9 | Josh Larsen | Filmspotting | 2016 |
| 3 | James Lattimer | Slant | 2016 |
| 8 | Eric Lavallee | IONCINEMA.com | 2016 |
| 3 | Manuela Lazic | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Tim League | Alamo Drafthouse | 2016 |
| 2 | Diego Lerer | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | Les Inrockuptibles | | 2016 |
| 1 | Nikhil Letha-Soman | The Cinemaholic | 2016 |
| 2 | Thomas Loree | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Carson Lund | Slant | 2016 |
| 7 | Ryan MacDuff | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 8 | Steve Macfarlane | Slant Magazine | 2016 |
| 3 | Vince Mancini | Uproxx | 2016 |
| 4 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2016 |
| 1 | Calum Marsh | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 4 | Todd McCarthy | Hollywood Reporter | 2016 |
| 6 | Patrick Z. McGavin | patrickzmcgavin.com | 2016 |
| 2 | Neil McGlone | Senses of Cinema | 2016 |
| Benjamin Mercer | Village Voice | 2016 |
| Blandine Mercier-McGovern | The Cinema Guild | 2016 |
| Peter Merriman | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 7 | Movie Mezzanine Staff | | 2016 |
| 2 | Richie Millennium | Man of No Consequence | 2016 |
| Bob Mondello | NPR | 2016 |
| Evan Morgan | Seattle Screen Scene | 2016 |
| 8 | Hans Morgenstern | Independent Ethos | 2016 |
| Joe Morgenstern | The Wall Street Journal | 2016 |
| 8 | Vikram Murthi | IndieWIRE | 2016 |
| 8 | Kimber Myers | The Playlist | 2016 |
| 1 | Adam Nayman | Cinema Scope | 2016 |
| 2 | Vinz J. Orlof | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 1 | John Oursler | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 1 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2016 |
| 5 | Aubrey Page | Collider | 2016 |
| 6 | Andrew Parker | Toronto Film Scene | 2016 |
| 4 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2016 |
| 8 | Keith Phipps | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 2 | Mehdi Pilehvarian | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 2 | Mark Pittillo | Skandies | 2016 |
| 10 | The Playlist | | 2016 |
| 5 | James Ponsoldt | Director | 2016 |
| 1 | John Powers | Vogue | 2016 |
| 6 | Ray Pride | Movie City News | 2016 |
| 4 | Thomas Prieto | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 1 | Matt Prigge | Metro | 2016 |
| 1 | Nicolas Rapold | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 3 | Jeff Reichert | Reverse Shot | 2016 |
| 10 | Scott Renshaw | Salt Lake City Weekly | 2016 |
| 2 | Reverse Shot | | 2016 |
| 7 | Rania Richardson | Film-Forward | 2016 |
| 8 | Jamie Righetti | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 1 | Jonathan Romney | Film Comment | 2016 |
| 6 | Josh Rothkopf | Time Out New York | 2016 |
| 1 | Rejendra Roy | indieWIRE | 2016 |
| 4 | Joel Rubinoff | Torstar News | 2016 |
| 5 | San Francisco Chronicle Consensus | | 2016 |
| Diana Sanchez | TIFF | 2016 |
| 7 | Stephen Schaefer | Boston Herald | 2016 |
| 1 | ScreenAnarchy Staff | | 2016 |
| 3 | Alan Scherstuhl | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 2 | Niles Schwartz | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 3 | AO Scott | New York Times | 2016 |
| 3 | Shane Scott-Travis | Taste of Cinema | 2016 |
| 5 | Diego Semerene | Slant | 2016 |
| 2 | John Semley | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 6 | Tara Sheffer | Filmmaker | 2016 |
| 9 | Matt Shieverdecker | Austin 360 | 2016 |
| 3 | Michael Sicinski | Cinema Scope Magazine | 2016 |
| 1 | Sight & Sound | | 2016 |
| 9 | Stephen Silver | Splice Today | 2016 |
| 8 | David Sims | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 2 | Matt Singer | Screencrush | 2016 |
| 3 | Sourav Singh | We Explorar.com | 2016 |
| 2 | Edourd Siviere | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 2 | Craig Skinner | craigskinnerfilm.com | 2016 |
| 1 | Slant Magazine | | 2016 |
| 4 | Courtney Small | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 2 | Jeremy Smith | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | Justine Smith | Cult Montreal | 2016 |
| Ula Sniegowska | indieWIRE | 2016 |
| 6 | Michael Snydel | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| Amir Soltani | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Spectum Culture | | 2016 |
| 1 | Matthew Stein | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2016 |
| 3 | Zhuo-Ning Su | Film Stage | 2016 |
| 3 | Cedric Succivalli | ICS | 2016 |
| 9 | Glenn Sumi | Now Magazine | 2016 |
| 3 | Amy Taubin | Artforum | 2016 |
| 1 | Ella Taylor | NPR | 2016 |
| 1 | Lorna Tee | indiewire | 2016 |
| 2 | Lisa Thomas | Film Society | 2016 |
| 3 | Anne Thompson | indieWIRE | 2016 |
| 8 | Anne-Katrin Titze | Eye for Film | 2016 |
| 2 | Scott Tobias | indieWiRE | 2016 |
| 1 | TOFilmCritic | | 2016 |
| 1 | Rob Trench | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 9 | Michael Tully | Hammer to Nail | 2016 |
| 4 | Kent Turner | Film-Forward.com | 2016 |
| 7 | Jesue Valle | Cineshots | 2016 |
| John Vanco | IFC Center | 2016 |
| 5 | Todd VanderWerff | Village Voice | 2016 |
| 7 | Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | AV Club | 2016 |
| Froilan Vispo | Skandies | 2016 |
| 6 | Ciara Wardlow | Film School Rejects | 2016 |
| 2 | Daniel Waters | Skandies | 2016 |
| 1 | Keith Watson | Slant | 2016 |
| 6 | C. Mason Wells | Skandies | 2016 |
| Maddie Whittle | Film Society | 2016 |
| 4 | Alissa Wilkinson | Vox | 2016 |
| 1 | Blake Williams | Toronto Film Review | 2016 |
| 1 | Alison Willmore | BuzzFeed | 2016 |
| 4 | Norman Wilner | Now Magazine | 2016 |
| 1 | Chris Wisniewski | Reverse Shot | 2016 |
| 1 | Susan Wloszczyna | RogerEbert.com | 2016 |
| 8 | John Beifuss | USA Today Network | 2017 |
| James Croot | i.stuff.co.nz | 2017 |
| 5 | Robert Hunt | River Front Times | 2017 |
| 3 | JR Jones | The Reader | 2017 |
| Mark Kermode | The Observer | 2017 |
| Ken Korman | New Orleans Gambit | 2017 |
| Rebeccah Love | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| Paul Markey | RTE | 2017 |
| 2 | Wallace McKelvey | Penn Live | 2017 |
| 1 | Ben Sachs | Chicago Reader | 2017 |
| 4 | Michael Glover Smith | White City Cinema | 2017 |
| 5 | Time Out London | | 2017 |
| 8 | Total Film | | 2017 |