| 6 | Robert Abele | village voice poll | 2015 |
| 7 | Carlos Aguilar | IndieWire | 2015 |
| 5 | Ethan Alter | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 2 | Mallory Andrew | village voice poll | 2015 |
| 6 | David Ansen | Village Voice poll | 2015 |
| 10 | Jordan Appugliesi | AndPop | 2015 |
| 4 | Lindsey Bahr | Associarted Press | 2015 |
| 2 | Baltimore City Paper | | 2015 |
| 7 | Ben Barna | Nylon | 2015 |
| Shane Bassett | Young Folks | 2015 |
| 2 | Nicholas Bell | IonCinema | 2015 |
| 10 | Boston Film Critics Online | | 2015 |
| 9 | Danny Bowes | RogerEbert.con | 2015 |
| 1 | Clint Bowie | Indiewire | 2015 |
| 10 | Collin Brennan | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 9 | Brian Brooks | indiewire | 2015 |
| 7 | Sean Burns | village voice poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Ty Burr | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 4 | Dan Caffrey | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 10 | Chritopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| Dan Casey | Nerdist | 2015 |
| 2 | Monica Castillo | Village Voice | 2015 |
| 7 | Chip Chandler | Amarillo Globe-News | 2015 |
| 9 | Godfrey Cheshire | village voice | 2015 |
| Donald Clarke | Irish Times | 2015 |
| 5 | Randall Colburn | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 7 | Consequence of Sound | | 2015 |
| 5 | Charlotte Cook | Indie Wire | 2015 |
| 4 | Crummy, Colin, The Creators Project) | | 2015 |
| 4 | Andrew Crump | indieWIRE poll | 2015 |
| 10 | Steve Davis | Austin Chronicle | 2015 |
| 5 | Peter Debruge | village voice | 2015 |
| 6 | Dennis Dermody | Paper Magazine | 2015 |
| 5 | Brian Doan | RogerEbert.com | 2015 |
| 4 | Diana Drumm | indieWire poll | 2015 |
| 3 | Gregory Ellwood | Awards Campaign | 2015 |
| 2 | Eric (Village Voice) | | 2015 |
| 3 | Steve Erickson | | 2015 |
| 1 | Devin Faraci | Village Voice | 2015 |
| 8 | David Fear | Time Out New York | 2015 |
| 2 | Jim Fouratt | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Haleigh Foutch | Collider | 2015 |
| 3 | Jon Frosch | village voice | 2015 |
| 9 | Sasha Geffen | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 3 | Eli Glasner | CBC | 2015 |
| Dana Harris | IndieWire | 2015 |
| 2 | Eugene Hassannia | village voice | 2015 |
| 8 | Britt Hayes | Birth Movies Death | 2015 |
| 10 | Patrick Heidmann | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 7 | Odie Henderson | Village Voice | 2015 |
| 4 | Chris Herrington | Commercial Appeal | 2015 |
| 3 | Logan Hill | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 5 | Aaron Hillis | Village Voice | 2015 |
| 9 | Stephen Holden | NY Times | 2015 |
| 3 | Nathanael Hood | Young Folks | 2015 |
| 10 | Peter Howell | Toronto Star | 2015 |
| 8 | David Huffman | IdeaStream | 2015 |
| 8 | Matthew Jacobs | Huffington Post | 2015 |
| 7 | Rachel Jacobson | Skandies | 2015 |
| Tara Juda | Fandor | 2015 |
| 2 | Laurence Kardish | indie Wire | 2015 |
| 10 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | 2015 |
| 10 | Ben Kenigsberg | AV Club | 2015 |
| Jonathan Kiefer | village voice | 2015 |
| 3 | Peter Knegt | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 2 | Eric Kohn | indieWire | 2015 |
| 6 | Dan Kois | New York Times | 2015 |
| Ken Korman | Best Of New Orleans | 2015 |
| 10 | Oktay Ege Kozak | The Playlist | 2015 |
| 8 | Gary Kramer | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 8 | Joanna Langfield | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| Josh Larsen | village voice | 2015 |
| Matthew Lawrence | Unicornbooty.com | 2015 |
| 6 | Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair | 2015 |
| 3 | Manuela Lazic | village voice | 2015 |
| 9 | Chirsty Lemire | ChristyLemire.com | 2015 |
| 2 | John Lichman | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 10 | Tom Long | Detroit News | 2015 |
| 3 | Adam Lubitow | Rochester City Newspaper | 2015 |
| 8 | Willow Maclay | village voice | 2015 |
| Devin Mainville | Chicago Now | 2015 |
| 3 | Dominick Mayer | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 7 | Erik McClanahan | The Playlist | 2015 |
| 6 | Brent McKnight | CinemaBlend | 2015 |
| 2 | Daniel Mecca | The Film Stage | 2015 |
| 3 | Matt Melis | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 9 | Micah Mertes | Omaha World Herald | 2015 |
| 9 | Matthew Monagle | Film School Rejects | 2015 |
| 7 | Roger Moore | Movie Nation | 2015 |
| 2 | Movie Mezzanine Staff | | 2015 |
| 8 | MTV Staff | | 2015 |
| 8 | Randy Myers | Daily Democrat | 2015 |
| 10 | Amy Nicholson | LA Weekly | 2015 |
| 9 | Nictate (Skandies) | | 2015 |
| Andrew O'Hehir | Salon | 2015 |
| Mark Olsen | LA Times | 2015 |
| Francisca Ortega | Houston Chronicle | 2015 |
| 9 | John Oursler | village voice | 2015 |
| 8 | Sasha Perl-Raver | village voice | 2015 |
| 4 | Dan Pfleegor | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 10 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2015 |
| 9 | Keith Phipps | village voice | 2015 |
| 7 | Rod Pocowatchit | Wichita Eagle | 2015 |
| 10 | John Powers | Vogue | 2015 |
| 5 | Nick Prigge | Slant | 2015 |
| 5 | Katie Rife | AV | 2015 |
| 9 | Michael Roffman | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 3 | David Rudin | village voice | 2015 |
| 4 | Jordan Ruimy | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 6 | Marc Savlov | Austin Chronicle | 2015 |
| 2 | Allison Shoemaker | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 2 | Andrew Shearer | Athens Banner-Herald | 2015 |
| 2 | Andrew Shearer | Online Athens | 2015 |
| 3 | James Shotwell | Substream | 2015 |
| 9 | Don Simpson | Smells Like Screen Spirit | 2015 |
| 9 | Matt Singer | Screen Crush | 2015 |
| 4 | Justine Smith | Fandor | 2015 |
| 1 | Nigel Smith | indieWire Poll | 2015 |
| 6 | South China Morning Post | | 2015 |
| 5 | Josh Spiegel | village voice | 2015 |
| 9 | David Sterritt | Quarterly Review of Film and Video | 2015 |
| Dana Stevens | Slate | 2015 |
| 5 | Sara Stewart | New York Post | 2015 |
| 8 | Anne Thompson | indieWire | 2015 |
| 7 | Peter Travers | Rolling Stone | 2015 |
| 2 | Kyle Turner | village voice | 2015 |
| Vanderwerff, Todd | | 2015 |
| Chris Vognar | Guide Live | 2015 |
| 9 | Katie Walsh | village voice | 2015 |
| 4 | Amanda Waltz | Film Stage | 2015 |
| 8 | John Waters | Artforum | 2015 |
| 7 | Max Weiss | Village Voice | 2015 |
| Ryan Werner | indiewire | 2015 |
| Anath White | RogerEbert.com | 2015 |
| 8 | Chuck Wilson | village voice | 2015 |
| 10 | Kent Wolgamott | Journal Star | 2015 |
| 5 | Clint Worthington | Consequence of Sound | 2015 |
| 7 | Andrew Wright | Parallax View | 2015 |
| 7 | Stephanie Zacharek | Time Magazine | 2015 |