| 10 | Robert Abele | LA Times | 2012 |
| 8 | African American Film Critics Association | | 2012 |
| 1 | Ryland Aldrich | Twitch | 2012 |
| 9 | Eric Ambler | Screen Invasions | 2012 |
| American Film Institute | | 2012 |
| 6 | Joel Amos | Movie Fanatic.com | 2012 |
| 3 | David Ansen | Newsweek | 2012 |
| 8 | The Art Desk | | 2012 |
| 3 | Nathalie Atkinson | National Post | 2012 |
| 6 | Austin Chronicles Poll | | 2012 |
| 9 | AV Club | | 2012 |
| 3 | Jason Bailey | Flavorwire | 2012 |
| 3 | Lee Bailey | EurWeb.com | 2012 |
| 3 | Michael Balderston | Examiner | 2012 |
| 4 | Linda Barnard | Toronto Star | 2012 |
| 5 | Zach Baron | Grantland | 2012 |
| 2 | Monika Baryzel | Movies.com | 2012 |
| 3 | Marjorie Baumgarten | Austin Chronicle | 2012 |
| 8 | Beatrice Behn | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 2 | John Beifuss | Memphis Commercial Appeal | 2012 |
| Mark Bell | Film Threat | 2012 |
| 1 | Geoff Berkshire | Pop2It | 2012 |
| 7 | Ela Bittencourt | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 3 | Liva Bloom | IndieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 10 | Meredith Borders | Badass Digest | 2012 |
| 2 | Boston Online Film Critics | | 2012 |
| 8 | Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | 2012 |
| 8 | Liz Braun | Toronto Sun | 2012 |
| 1 | Matt Brennan | Thompson on Hollywood | 2012 |
| 5 | Brian Brooks | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 4 | Tom Brooks | BBC's Talking Movies | 2012 |
| 1 | Dwight Brown | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Matt Brunson | Creative Loafing | 2012 |
| 4 | Jim Brunzell III | The Optimistic Pessimist | 2012 |
| Ian Buckwalter | After Hours | 2012 |
| 1 | Ty Burr | Boston Globe | 2012 |
| 2 | Buzzfeed | | 2012 |
| The Canadian Press | | 2012 |
| 4 | Tom Carlson | GQ | 2012 |
| 6 | Eleanor Ringel Cater | Saporta Report | 2012 |
| 2 | Central Film Critics | | 2012 |
| 2 | Channel 24 | | 2012 |
| 6 | Tom Charity | CNN | 2012 |
| 4 | Matt Cohen | Washington City Paper | 2012 |
| 4 | Michael Compton | The BG Daily News | 2012 |
| 9 | Sherilyn Connelly | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 2 | Richard Corliss | Time Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Justin Craig | Fox News | 2012 |
| Bronwyn Cunningham | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 6 | Cara Cusumano | Tribeca Fim Festival | 2012 |
| DailyCandy.com | | 2012 |
| 10 | Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association | | 2012 |
| Carey Darling | DFW.com | 2012 |
| 8 | Erik Davis | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Matt DeGroot | Poptimal | 2012 |
| 1 | Nicholas DeLorenzo | Screen Invasions | 2012 |
| 2 | David Denby | New Yorker | 2012 |
| 2 | Jed Dietz | Baltimore City Paper | 2012 |
| 5 | Ernesto Diezmartinez | Reforma | 2012 |
| 4 | Jim Dixon | Examiner | 2012 |
| 6 | Duane Dudek | Tap Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 1 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | 2012 |
| 3 | Nathan Duke | Bayside-Douglaston Patch | 2012 |
| 9 | Mark Dunaway | Paste Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times | 2012 |
| 4 | Ned Ehrbar | Metro.us | 2012 |
| 1 | Amirose Eisenbach | AMC Movie News | 2012 |
| Ken Eisner | Georgia Straight | 2012 |
| 5 | Gregory Ellwood | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Empire Magazine | | 2012 |
| 5 | David Faraci | Badass Digest | 2012 |
| Wes Felton | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 4 | Fillmicas.com | | 2012 |
| 5 | Film School Rejects Poll | | 2012 |
| 1 | Film Threat | | 2012 |
| 1 | Jordan Flaherty | Truthout | 2012 |
| 8 | Brian Formo | Huffington Post | 2012 |
| 9 | Jim Fouratt | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Jason Fraley | WTOP | 2012 |
| 9 | Linda Ge | Up and Comers | 2012 |
| Nelson George | Filmmaker | 2012 |
| 10 | Todd Gilchrist | Celebuzz.com | 2012 |
| 3 | Dann Gire | Daily Herald | 2012 |
| 8 | Global Grind Staff | | 2012 |
| Globe and Mail | Groen and Lacey | 2012 |
| 6 | Matt Goldberg | Collider.com | 2012 |
| 8 | Nicholas Goldberg | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Susan Granger | Brooks Community Newspapers | 2012 |
| 6 | Daniel Green | indieWire | 2012 |
| 9 | Bob Grimm | Anchorage Press | 2012 |
| 9 | Larry Gross | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 8 | The Guardian | | 2012 |
| 25 | Peter Gutierrez | The Montclair Times | 2012 |
| 5 | Rafer Guzman | Newsday | 2012 |
| 4 | Tomas Hachard | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 6 | Mark Harris | Georgia Straight | 2012 |
| 9 | Peter Hartlaub | San Francisco Gate | 2012 |
| 10 | Dennis Harvey | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 2 | Patrick Heidmann | Cineman | 2012 |
| 1 | Chris Heller | Metro Weekly | 2012 |
| 2 | Barry Hertz | National Post | 2012 |
| 11 | J Hoberman | Artforum | 2012 |
| 4 | Stephen Holden | New York Times | 2012 |
| Tom Holehan | Post-Chronicle | 2012 |
| Hollywood.com | | 2012 |
| Houston Film Critics | | 2012 |
| 3 | Huffington Post | | 2012 |
| Mark Hughes | Forbes.com | 2012 |
| IBN Live | | 2012 |
| 7 | IndieWIRE poll | | 2012 |
| 6 | Kevin Jagernauth | The Playlist | 2012 |
| 2 | Caryn James | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 9 | Brian D. Johnson | Macleans | 2012 |
| Kent Jones | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| Dan Kane | CantonRep.com | 2012 |
| 4 | Anita Katz | SF Examiner | 2012 |
| 4 | Don Kaye | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 9 | Brad Keefe | Columbus Alive | 2012 |
| 1 | Lisa Kennedy | Denver Post | 2012 |
| 5 | Rick Kisonak | Film Threat | 2012 |
| 5 | Peter Knegt | IndieWIRE | 2012 |
| 9 | Chris Knight | National Post | 2012 |
| 9 | Barry Koltnow | Orange County Register | 2012 |
| 7 | George Lang | Look at OKC | 2012 |
| 2 | Nico Lang | Heave Media | 2012 |
| 9 | Joanna Langfield | The Movie Minute | 2012 |
| 1 | Josh Larsen | LarsenOnFilm | 2012 |
| 2 | David Laub | Oscilloscope | 2012 |
| Richard Lawson | The Atlantic Wire | 2012 |
| 7 | Michael Lee | | 2012 |
| 10 | Noah Lee | Film Threat | 2012 |
| John Lekich | Georgia Straight | 2012 |
| 2 | Christy Lemire | Associated Press | 2012 |
| 5 | Melissa Leong | National Post | 2012 |
| 8 | Michael Lerman | Philadelphia Film Festival | 2012 |
| 1 | Robert Levin | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Shawn Levy | indiewire Poll | 2012 |
| 6 | Don R. Lewis | Film Threat | 2012 |
| 5 | Rebecca Lewis | Up&Comers | 2012 |
| 3 | Daniel Loria | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 4 | Lou Lumenick | New York Post | 2012 |
| 1 | Ben Lyons | Screen Addicts | 2012 |
| 10 | Matthew Marko | Screened.com | 2012 |
| 3 | Peter Martin | Twitch | 2012 |
| 8 | Kiko Martinez | San Antonio Current | 2012 |
| 3 | Dominick Mayer | Heavemedia.com | 2012 |
| 3 | Todd McCarthy | Hollywood Reporter | 2012 |
| 3 | Charlie McCollum | San Jose Mercury News | 2012 |
| 5 | Brandy McDonnell | BAM | 2012 |
| 1 | Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune | 2012 |
| 6 | Eric Melin | LJ World | 2012 |
| 4 | Scott Mendelson | Huffington Post | 2012 |
| Mercury News | | 2012 |
| 4 | Steve Mesa | Examiner | 2012 |
| Metro Pulse | | 2012 |
| 5 | Carla Meyer | The Sacramento Bee | 2012 |
| Bob Mondello | NPR | 2012 |
| Randy Montgomery | Arizona Weekly | 2012 |
| 4 | Roger Moore | McClatchy-Tribune | 2012 |
| 3 | Lauren Moranor | Based on Nothing | 2012 |
| 3 | Joe Morgenstern | Wall Street Journal | 2012 |
| 4 | Cameron Mount | The Daily Nebraskan | 2012 |
| 7 | MSN | | 2012 |
| 1 | Kimberly Myers | the Playlist | 2012 |
| 5 | Randy Myers | Contra Costa Times | 2012 |
| 9 | Nada Much Staff | | 2012 |
| 3 | National Board of Review | | 2012 |
| 7 | Col Needham | IMDB | 2012 |
| 1 | Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| David Nugent | Hamptons Internation Festival | 2012 |
| 2 | Sean O'Connell | CinemaBlend.com | 2012 |
| 4 | Clint O'Connor | Cleveland Plain Dealer | 2012 |
| Joe O'Shansky | Urban Tulsa | 2012 |
| 8 | Charles Odell | Skandies | 2012 |
| 10 | Nick Olson | Christ and Pop Culture | 2012 |
| 3 | Christopher Orr | The Atlantic | 2012 |
| 2 | R. Kurt Osenlund | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Chris Ostendorf | Heave Media | 2012 |
| Ryan Painter | KUTV | 2012 |
| 8 | Matt Pais | RedEye | 2012 |
| 3 | Frank Palva | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 2 | Peter Paras | E! Online | 2012 |
| 5 | Paste Magazine | | 2012 |
| 8 | Aaron Peck | HJ News | 2012 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Perez. The Playlist | | 2012 |
| 2 | Philadelphia City Paper | | 2012 |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | | 2012 |
| 8 | Keith Phipps | AV Club | 2012 |
| 3 | Ed Powell | Praise Cleveland | 2012 |
| 1 | Steve Prokopy | Gapers Block | 2012 |
| Claudia Puig | USA Today | 2012 |
| 9 | Mark Rabinowitz | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 8 | Yair Raveh | cinemascope | 2012 |
| 8 | Mack Rawden | Cinema Blend | 2012 |
| Stephen Rea | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012 |
| 5 | Bryce Renninger | IndieWIRE | 2012 |
| 6 | Chris Roberts | inside Pulse | 2012 |
| 8 | Tasha Robinson | AV Club | 2012 |
| 6 | James Rocchi | indieWire poll | 2012 |
| 1 | Rene Rodriguez | Miami Herald | 2012 |
| Jason Roestel | The National Movie Examiner | 2012 |
| 6 | Julian Roman | Movieweb | 2012 |
| 3 | Dustin Rowles | Pajiba | 2012 |
| Richard Rushfield | mcn | 2012 |
| 1 | Patrick Ryan | East Valley Tribune | 2012 |
| 3 | Mark Salisbury | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 3 | Tom Santilli | Detroit Examiner | 2012 |
| 5 | Daniel Sarath | Screen Invasions | 2012 |
| 6 | Robert Saucedo | Badass Digest | 2012 |
| 3 | Elias Savada | Film Threat | 2012 |
| Sophia Savage | IndieWIRE | 2012 |
| The Scene | | 2012 |
| 6 | Andrew Shearer: Athens Banner-Herald | | 2012 |
| 4 | Richard Sheenhan | HSBC Bank USA | 2012 |
| 1 | Rob Scheer | Brigade Marketing | 2012 |
| 3 | A.O. Scott | New York Times | 2012 |
| 1 | Mike Scott | The Times-Picayune | 2012 |
| 7 | Lisa Schwarzbaum | Entertainment Weekly | 2012 |
| 2 | Witney Seibold | Crave Online | 2012 |
| 6 | Betsy Sharkey | LA Times | 2012 |
| 4 | Tom Shone | Intelligent Life | 2012 |
| 5 | Sight and Sound | | 2012 |
| Christopher Sikich | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 6 | Stephen Silver | Technology Tell | 2012 |
| 2 | Don Simpson | Smells Like Screen Spirit | 2012 |
| 6 | Nigel Smith | Indie Wire | 2012 |
| 10 | Peter Sobczynski | eFilmCritic | 2012 |
| 3 | Benjamin Solomon | NEXT | 2012 |
| 6 | Southeastern Film Critics | | 2012 |
| 2 | Joshua Starnes | ComingSoon.net | 2012 |
| 1 | Marlo Stern | The Daiy Beast | 2012 |
| 3 | Jay Stone | Ottawa Citizen | 2012 |
| 3 | Shawn Stone | Metroland | 2012 |
| 5 | Herb Stratford | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 2 | Bob Strauss | Daily Breeze | 2012 |
| 9 | Peter Suderman | Washington Times | 2012 |
| 5 | Tom Tangney | MyNorthwest.com | 2012 |
| 8 | Anna Tatarska | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Amy Taubin | Artforum | 2012 |
| 9 | Drew Taylor | indieWire Poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Genna Terranova | Tribeca Film Festival | 2012 |
| 2 | John Thomason | Boca Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Anne Thompson | Thompson on Hollywood | 2012 |
| 1 | Pete Timmermann | Playback stl | 2012 |
| 8 | Tiny Mix Tape | | 2012 |
| 7 | Kezia Tooby | inideWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Pete Travers | Rolling Stone | 2012 |
| 4 | Gene Triplett | Look at OKC | 2012 |
| 8 | Michael Tully | Hammer to Nail | 2012 |
| 2 | Chad Michael Van Alstin | Blog Critics.org | 2012 |
| Vancouver Sun | Canadian Press | 2012 |
| 4 | Lucy Walker | filmmaker | 2012 |
| 1 | Katie Walsh | Playlist | 2012 |
| 6 | John Waters | Artforum | 2012 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Weitzman | New York Daily News | 2012 |
| 2 | Chase Whale | TwitchFilm.com | 2012 |
| 8 | Alison Willmore | AV Club | 2012 |
| Calvin Wilson | St Louis Today | 2012 |
| 6 | Chuck Wilson | LA Weekly | 2012 |
| 5 | Tyler Wilson | CDA Press | 2012 |
| 9 | Stacey Winget | Screened.com | 2012 |
| 5 | L. Kent Wolgamott | Lincoln Journal Star | 2012 |
| 5 | Mark Worgan | Enterainmentwise.com | 2012 |
| 8 | Derek Zemrak | Lamorinda Weekly | 2012 |
| 3 | Bill Zwecker | Fox 32 | 2012 |