| 1 | Ali Arikan | Slant | 2011 |
| 5 | Cinema Scope | | 2011 |
| 2 | David Cox | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 10 | Laurent Djian | | 2011 |
| 9 | Anton Dolin | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 3 | Larry Gross | Village Voice film poll | 2011 |
| 4 | Marco Grosoli | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Haden Guest | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 9 | Ed Halter | Art Forum | 2011 |
| 4 | Beth Hanna | | 2011 |
| 4 | J Hoberman | Village Voice | 2011 |
| 8 | Baptiste Liger | excessif.com | 2011 |
| 5 | Jose-Lis Moctezuma | Hydra Magazine | 2011 |
| Jonathan Romney | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 6 | Sight & Sound | | 2011 |
| 3 | Blake Williams | Skandies | 2011 |
| 7 | Jason Anderson | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| Michael Anderson | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 2 | Ali Arikan | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 5 | The Art Desk | | 2012 |
| 5 | Michael Atkinson | IFC | 2012 |
| 6 | Sean Axmaker | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 5 | Michael Bartlett | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Adam Batty | Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second | 2012 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | The Playlist | 2012 |
| 9 | Ela Bittencourt | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 10 | Liva Bloom | IndieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Matt Bolish | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 7 | Peter Bradshaw | The Guardian | 2012 |
| 7 | Tom Brueggeman | Thompson on Hollywood | 2012 |
| 3 | Jim Brunzell III | The Optimistic Pessimist | 2012 |
| 9 | Sean Burns | Philadephia Weekly | 2012 |
| 3 | Jesse Cataldo | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 1 | Tom Charity | CNN | 2012 |
| 1 | Daryl Chin | Documents on Art & Cinema | 2012 |
| 1 | Jordan Cronk | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | David D'Arcy | IndieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Manohla Dargis | New York Times | 2012 |
| Jeff Delauter | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 6 | Steve Dollar | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 8 | Serena Donadoni | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 7 | Nathan Duke | Bayside-Douglaston Patch | 2012 |
| 1 | Bilge Ebiri | New York Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Jim Emerson | Village Voice Poll | 2012 |
| Wes Felton | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 8 | Film Comment | | 2012 |
| 7 | Scott Foundas | Village Voice | 2012 |
| Phillip French | The Observer | 2012 |
| 9 | Cynthia Fuchs | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 7 | Graham Fuller | Artinfo | 2012 |
| 1 | Patrick Gamble | Cine Vue | 2012 |
| Globe and Mail | Groen and Lacey | 2012 |
| 5 | Nicholas Goldberg | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 2 | Lance Goldenberg | WMNF | 2012 |
| 1 | Daniel Green | indieWire | 2012 |
| 6 | Larry Gross | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 7 | The Guardian | | 2012 |
| 18 | Peter Gutierrez | The Montclair Times | 2012 |
| 6 | Skander H | Skandies | 2012 |
| 6 | Brandon Harris | Filmmaker Magazine | 2012 |
| 10 | Glen Heath | Jr., Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Stephen Holden | New York Times | 2012 |
| 1 | Robert Horton | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 8 | Peter Howell | Toronto Star | 2012 |
| 8 | IndieWIRE poll | | 2012 |
| 9 | Jake Jacobson | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 4 | Richard Jameson | MSN Movies | 2012 |
| 10 | James Kaelan | Moviemaker | 2012 |
| 3 | Anita Katz | SF Examiner | 2012 |
| 3 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | 2012 |
| 6 | Peter Keough | The Phoenix | 2012 |
| 6 | Jessica Kiang | The Playlist | 2012 |
| 1 | Jonathan Kiefer | Village Voice | 2012 |
| Robert Koehler | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 9 | Eric Kohn | IndieWIRE | 2012 |
| 9 | Michael Koresky | Reverse Shot | 2012 |
| 2 | Josh Larsen | LarsenOnFilm | 2012 |
| Sean Lass | Playback StL | 2012 |
| 1 | Eric Lavallee | IONCINEMA.com | 2012 |
| 7 | Kevin Lee | indieWire | 2012 |
| 1 | Michael Lerman | Philadelphia Film Festival | 2012 |
| 7 | Phillip Lopate | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 2 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2012 |
| 10 | Calum Marsh | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| Marian Masone | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 4 | Todd McCarthy | Hollywood Reporter | 2012 |
| 1 | Patrick McGavin | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 1 | Benjamin Mercer | L Magazine | 2012 |
| Metro Pulse | | 2012 |
| 9 | Wesley Morris | The Boston Globe | 2012 |
| 9 | Jared Moshe | Writer/Director | 2012 |
| 2 | Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 7 | Andrew O'Hehir | Salon.com | 2012 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Overstreet | IndieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 1 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2012 |
| 3 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2012 |
| 6 | Mark Pittillo | Skandies | 2012 |
| 6 | Joseph Pomp | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 3 | Ray Pride | Movie City News | 2012 |
| 4 | James Quandt | Artforum Magazine | 2012 |
| 3 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | 2012 |
| Nicolas Rapold | Film Comment | 2012 |
| 4 | Jordan Raup | The Film Stage | 2012 |
| 1 | Yair Raveh | cinemascope | 2012 |
| 9 | Peter Reiher | Skandies | 2012 |
| 9 | Reverse Shot | | 2012 |
| 9 | Bryce Richardson | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 2 | Mike Rubin | Village Voice Poll | 2012 |
| Aidil Rusli | The Malasian Insider | 2012 |
| 4 | Howard Schumann | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 10 | Sight and Sound | | 2012 |
| 4 | Radheyan Simonpillai | NOW Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | David Sterritt | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2012 |
| 7 | Jay Stone | Ottawa Citizen | 2012 |
| 8 | Glenn Sumi | NOW Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Tiny Mix Tape | | 2012 |
| 7 | Anne-Katrin Titze | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Scott Tobias | AV Club | 2012 |
| 3 | Elbert Ventura | indiewire poll | 2012 |
| 7 | Village Voice Poll | | 2012 |
| Froilan Vispo | Skandies | 2012 |
| 6 | Daniel Walber | Film School Rejects | 2012 |
| 4 | Joseph Walsh | CineVue | 2012 |
| 2 | Blake Williams | IONCINEMA.com | 2012 |
| 7 | Chris Wisniewski | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| Andrew Wright | Skandies | 2012 |
| 2 | Neil Young | Tribune | 2012 |
| 9 | Alan Zilberman | Washington City Paper | 2012 |