| Duane Dudek | Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel | 2009 |
| 3 | Scott Marks | San Diego New Room | 2009 |
| 8 | Erik Morse | SF Bay Guardian | 2009 |
| 4 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2009 |
| 7 | A.V. Club | | 2010 |
| 4 | Sam Adams | LA Times | 2010 |
| 2 | Jason Anderson | Eye Weekly | 2010 |
| 4 | Michael Atkinson | IFC | 2010 |
| 8 | Jim Brunzell III | Twin Cities Daily Planet | 2010 |
| 3 | Paul Brunick | Film Comment | 2010 |
| 10 | Sheila Benson | Seattle Weekly | 2010 |
| 6 | Robert Beames | Obsessed With Film.com | 2010 |
| 9 | Phil Brown | LucidMedia | 2010 |
| 8 | Phil Bacharach | Oklahoma Gazette | 2010 |
| 2 | Edward Copeland | eddieonfilm | 2010 |
| 9 | Justin Chang | Variety | 2010 |
| 4 | Tom Charity | CNN.com | 2010 |
| 9 | Chris Cabin | filmcritic.com | 2010 |
| 10 | Dublin Film Critics | | 2010 |
| 4 | Jim Emerson | MSN | 2010 |
| 4 | Jurgen Fauth | Fictionaut | 2010 |
| 7 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2010 |
| 7 | Leo Goldsmith | Not Coming to a Theater Near You | 2010 |
| 2 | Larry Gross | Village Voice poll | 2010 |
| 6 | Dan Gvozden | SevernaParkPatch | 2010 |
| 6 | Aaron Hillis | GreenCine Daily | 2010 |
| 4 | Eric Hynes | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 7 | Peter Hartlaub | San Francisco Chronicle | 2010 |
| 2 | Skander H. | Skandies | 2010 |
| 8 | Kristin M. Jones | Film Comment | 2010 |
| 6 | Mark Jenkins | NPR | 2010 |
| 10 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2010 |
| 1 | Michael Koresky | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 9 | Peter Keough | Boston Phoenix | 2010 |
| 9 | Robert Koehler | Variety | 2010 |
| 1 | AP Kryza | Williamette Week Online | 2010 |
| Jonathan Kiefer | News Review.com | 2010 |
| 8 | Anthony Lane | New Yorker | 2010 |
| 10 | Kristian Lin | Fort Worth Weekly | 2010 |
| 5 | Craig D. Lindsey | The News and Observer | 2010 |
| 4 | Noel Murray | AV Club | 2010 |
| 7 | Kim Morgan | MSN | 2010 |
| 6 | Joe Morgenstern | Wall Street Journal | 2010 |
| Jennifer Merin | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2010 |
| Scott Mendelson | Huffington Post | 2010 |
| 3 | Victor Morton | Skandies | 2010 |
| Greg Murphy | Skandies | 2010 |
| 3 | Adam Nayman | Eye Weekly | 2010 |
| Carey Norris | Bhan Weekly | 2010 |
| 2 | Nictate | Scandies | 2010 |
| 8 | Keith Phipps | AV Club | 2010 |
| David Poland | MSN News | 2010 |
| 2 | Frank Paiva | MSN | 2010 |
| 3 | Mark Pittillo | Skandies | 2010 |
| 6 | Jeff Reichert | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 10 | Tasha Robinson | AV Club | 2010 |
| 4 | Bryce J Renninger | indieWIRE | 2010 |
| 2 | Reverse Shot | | 2010 |
| 5 | Lisa Rosman | indieWIRE | 2010 |
| 10 | Zach Ralston | Skandies | 2010 |
| Jim Ridley | skandies | 2010 |
| 6 | Nick Schager | Slant Magazine | 2010 |
| 5 | Slant Magazine | | 2010 |
| 6 | Nigel M. Smith | indieWIRE | 2010 |
| 2 | Matt Singer | IFC News | 2010 |
| 3 | Dana Stevens | Slate.comm | 2010 |
| 2 | Mark Slutsky | Montreal Mirror | 2010 |
| 8 | Eric D. Snider | Film.com | 2010 |
| 9 | Robert Sutton | Inside Pulse | 2010 |
| 6 | Justin Souther | Mountain Xpress | 2010 |
| 2 | Bob Strauss | Daily News Los Angeles | 2010 |
| 8 | Scott Tobias | AV Club | 2010 |
| 7 | Drew Taylor | The Playlist | 2010 |
| 3 | Ella Taylor | NPR | 2010 |
| 1 | Martin Tsai | Critics Notebook | 2010 |
| Ant Timpson | Incredibly Strange | 2010 |
| 7 | Alison Willmore | IFC.com | 2010 |
| 1 | Chris Wisniewski | Reverse Shot | 2010 |
| 8 | Don Willmott | filmcritic.com | 2010 |
| 4 | Daniel Waters | Skandies | 2010 |
| 4 | Ryan Wu | Skandies | 2010 |