| Richard Combs | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 7 | Oliver Skinner | IndieWire | 2011 |
| 4 | Ryland Aldrich | Twitch | 2012 |
| 9 | Melissa Anderson | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 9 | Anna Bielak | Smells Like Screen Spirit | 2012 |
| Pamela Bienzobas | Senses of Cinema Poll | 2012 |
| 1 | Ela Bittencourt | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Boston Online Film Critics | | 2012 |
| 10 | Patrick Broadnax | Examiner | 2012 |
| Ian Buckwalter | After Hours | 2012 |
| 5 | Sean Burns | Philadephia Weekly | 2012 |
| 10 | Ty Burr | Boston Globe | 2012 |
| 4 | Tom Charity | CNN | 2012 |
| 6 | Diego Costa | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 6 | Criticker | | 2012 |
| 5 | Doug Dillaman | Skandies | 2012 |
| 3 | A.A. Dowd | Time Out Chicago | 2012 |
| 7 | Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun-Times | 2012 |
| 10 | David Edelstein | Vulture.com | 2012 |
| 7 | Veronika Ferdman | Skandies | 2012 |
| 8 | Guy Flatley | indieWire | 2012 |
| 4 | Brian Formo | Huffington Post | 2012 |
| 6 | Sam Fragoso | Duke & the Movies | 2012 |
| 7 | Michael Ghennam | Les Fiches Du Cinama | 2012 |
| 5 | Lance Goldenberg | WMNF | 2012 |
| 8 | Ed Gonzalez | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 4 | Andrew Grant | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 8 | Andrea Gronvall | Movie City News | 2012 |
| 5 | William Gross | Film.com | 2012 |
| 3 | Peter Gutierrez | The Montclair Times | 2012 |
| Hollywood.com | | 2012 |
| 8 | Rob Hunter | Film School Rejects | 2012 |
| Hydra Mag | | 2012 |
| IBN Live | | 2012 |
| 7 | Kimberly Jones | Austin Chronicle | 2012 |
| 6 | Anita Katz | SF Examiner | 2012 |
| 5 | Nicholas Kemp | Lincoln Film Society | 2012 |
| 7 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | 2012 |
| 10 | Ben Kenigsberg | Time Out Chicago | 2012 |
| 4 | Jonathan Kiefer | Village Voice | 2012 |
| 8 | Chris Knipp | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Gary Kramer | indieWIRE | 2012 |
| 5 | Eric Lavallee | IONCINEMA.com | 2012 |
| 4 | Michael Lee | | 2012 |
| 2 | Will Leitch | Deadspin | 2012 |
| 9 | Christy Lemire | Associated Press | 2012 |
| 8 | Calum Marsh | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 5 | Beau McCoy | Film Experience | 2012 |
| Metro Pulse | | 2012 |
| Kristi Mitsuda | Reverse Shot | 2012 |
| 4 | Michael Nordine | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 9 | Andrew O'Hehir | Salon.com | 2012 |
| 5 | Mark Olsen | Los Angeles Times | 2012 |
| 10 | Pat Padua | Dcist | 2012 |
| 3 | Joseph Pomp | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 2 | Ray Pride | Movie City News | 2012 |
| 8 | James Quandt | Artforum Magazine | 2012 |
| 3 | Rania Richardson | indieWire poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Mike Rubin | Village Voice Poll | 2012 |
| Sophia Savage | IndieWIRE | 2012 |
| 7 | Nick Schager | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Andrew Schenker | Slant Magazine | 2012 |
| 2 | Howard Schumann | Senses of Cinema | 2012 |
| 8 | Stephen Silver | Technology Tell | 2012 |
| 4 | Don Simpson | Smells Like Screen Spirit | 2012 |
| 7 | Slant Magazine | | 2012 |
| 3 | Jordan Smith | IONCINEMA.com | 2012 |
| 7 | Marlo Stern | The Daiy Beast | 2012 |
| 6 | David Sterritt | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 8 | Cedric Succivalli | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 10 | Charles Taylor | indieWIRE poll | 2012 |
| 5 | Tiny Mix Tape | | 2012 |
| 2 | Michael Tully | Hammer to Nail | 2012 |
| Froilan Vispo | Skandies | 2012 |
| 5 | Daniel Walber | Film School Rejects | 2012 |
| 3 | Kyle Wells | Victoria News | 2012 |
| 6 | Chase Whale | TwitchFilm.com | 2012 |
| 7 | Stephanie Zacharek | Film.com | 2012 |
| 2 | Alan Zilberman | Washington City Paper | 2012 |