| 4 | Sam Adams | AV Club | 2011 |
| 6 | Ryland Aldrich | Twitch Film | 2011 |
| 7 | Melissa Anderson | Village Voice | 2011 |
| 2 | Ali Arikan | Slant | 2011 |
| 6 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | San Francisco Examiner | 2011 |
| 3 | Ain't It Cool News | Harry | 2011 |
| 4 | Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian | UK | 2011 |
| 3 | Shelia Benson | Seattle Weekly | 2011 |
| 5 | Chris Bumbray | JoBlo.com | 2011 |
| 9 | Jim Brunzell III | TC Daily Planet | 2011 |
| 4 | Michael Bitanga | Imperial Beach Patch | 2011 |
| 6 | Chris Barsanti | filmcritic.com | 2011 |
| 5 | Keith Breese | filmcritic.com | 2011 |
| 4 | Josh Bell | filmcritic.com | 2011 |
| 10 | Criticker.com | | 2011 |
| 4 | Peter Canavese | Palo Alto Online | 2011 |
| 6 | Stephen Bradley | Washington Times | 2011 |
| 5 | Matthew Butcher | Skandies | 2011 |
| Jacob Combs | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 9 | Jamie Christley | Slant Magazine | 2011 |
| Daniel Carlson | Pajiba.com | 2011 |
| Jeannette Catsoulis | New York Times | 2011 |
| 6 | California Literary Review | Dan's List | 2011 |
| 8 | Christopher Crespo | Orlando Examiner | 2011 |
| 2 | Joumane Chahine | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 11 | Tom Carson | GQ | 2011 |
| 7 | Bill Desowitz | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| Mahola Dargis | New York Times | 2011 |
| 7 | Jim Dixon | Albany Examiner | 2011 |
| 6 | Matt DeGroot | Poptimal | 2011 |
| 9 | Matt Dentler | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 8 | Brett Harrison Davinger | California Literacy Review | 2011 |
| 6 | Empire | UK | 2011 |
| 6 | Jim Emerson | | 2011 |
| 6 | Cheryl Eddy | San Francisco Bay Guardian | 2011 |
| 3 | Gregory Ellwood | Hitflix | 2011 |
| 2 | Ken Eisner | Georgia Straight | 2011 |
| 10 | James Eppler | Fox 34 News | 2011 |
| 6 | Female First.co.uk | | 2011 |
| 1 | Mark Fansworth | Global Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Bret Fletcher | Gotcha Movies | 2011 |
| 2 | Neil Fauerso | Iowa Source | 2011 |
| Golden Satellite | | 2011 |
| 8 | Rafer Guzman | Newsweek | 2011 |
| 2 | David Gritten | Thompson on Hollywood | 2011 |
| 7 | Stephen Garrett | Time Out New York | 2011 |
| 2 | David Germain | Associated Press | 2011 |
| 4 | Marie Therese Guirgis | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| 4 | Andrea Gronvall | Freelance | 2011 |
| 2 | Janos Gereben | San Francisco Chronicle | 2011 |
| 9 | Beth Hanna | | 2011 |
| 3 | Jordan Hoffman | JordanHoffman.com | 2011 |
| Peter Hartlaub | San Francisco Chronicle | 2011 |
| 1 | Robert Horton | The Herald | 2011 |
| 6 | Peter Vonder Haar | Houston Press | 2011 |
| 7 | Kim Hugh | Hollywood North | 2011 |
| 3 | Chris Hewitt | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 2011 |
| Dennis Hartley | Digby's Hullabaloo | 2011 |
| 8 | Kurt Halfyard | Twitchfilm.com | 2011 |
| 9 | Tyler Hanley | Palo Alto Online | 2011 |
| 2 | George Hatza | Reading Eagle.com | 2011 |
| 9 | Bruce Ingram | Oakbrook Sun Times | 2011 |
| 1 | Richard T. Jameson | MSN | 2011 |
| 9 | Mark Jenkins | NPR | 2011 |
| 1 | Jason Janego | indieWIRE | 2011 |
| Patty Jones | Georgia Straight | 2011 |
| 6 | Harlan Jacobson | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Simon Kinnear | Total Film | 2011 |
| 4 | Don Kaye | MSN | 2011 |
| 4 | Anthony Kaufman | indiewire poll | 2011 |
| 10 | Peter Keough | Boston Phoenix | 2011 |
| 8 | Anita Katz | San Francisco Chronicle | 2011 |
| 3 | Shawn Lealos | 411 Mania | 2011 |
| 1 | Oliver Lyttelton | The Playlist | 2011 |
| 8 | Chris McEwen | NYU | 2011 |
| 5 | MSN | | 2011 |
| 3 | Kat Murphy | MSN | 2011 |
| 3 | Brian Miller | Seattle Weekly | 2011 |
| 7 | Tom Meek | Boston Phoenix | 2011 |
| Movies.com | | 2011 |
| Scott Mendelson | Hollywood News.com | 2011 |
| Jeff Meyers | Metrotimes.com | 2011 |
| 10 | Don Marks | Skandies | 2011 |
| 2 | Michael MacLennan | STV | 2011 |
| 8 | John Maguire | Sunday Business Post | 2011 |
| Kurt Osenlund | South Philly Review | 2011 |
| 10 | Keith Phipps | AV Club | 2011 |
| 9 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2011 |
| 8 | David Poland | Movie City News | 2011 |
| 4 | Ray Pride | Movie City Indie | 2011 |
| 9 | Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune | 2011 |
| 3 | Sheridan Passell | | 2011 |
| John Patterson | Village Voice | 2011 |
| 9 | Jon Plaut | Alternative Press | 2011 |
| 5 | Pop Matters | | 2011 |
| 2 | Mark Rabinowitz | CNN.com | 2011 |
| 6 | Jordan Raup | Film Stage | 2011 |
| 10 | Peter Rainer | The Christian Science Monitor | 2011 |
| 5 | Shockya | Justin | 2011 |
| 10 | Sight & Sound | | 2011 |
| 7 | The Skinny | UK | 2011 |
| 10 | Michael Sicinkski | | 2011 |
| 7 | Andrew Schenker | Slant Magazine | 2011 |
| 3 | Betsy Sharkey | LA Times | 2011 |
| 6 | Keith Simanton | IMDB | 2011 |
| 10 | Peter Simek | FrontRow | 2011 |
| 2 | Shockya.com | Monique | 2011 |
| 9 | Daniel Saraths | Screen Invasion | 2011 |
| 2 | Cole Smthey | Jackson Free Press | 2011 |
| Paul Schrader | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 5 | Total Film | UK | 2011 |
| 7 | Peter Travers | Rolling Stone | 2011 |
| 4 | Time Out | London | 2011 |
| Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times | 2011 |
| 3 | Amy Taublin | Film Comment | 2011 |
| 6 | Charles Taylor | Fox on the Prowl | 2011 |
| 4 | Drew Taylor | The Playlist | 2011 |
| 1 | Ella Taylor | NPR | 2011 |
| 8 | Susan Tavernetti | Palo Alto Online | 2011 |
| Kent Tentschert | West End World | 2011 |
| 4 | Gene Triplett | The Oklahoman | 2011 |
| 6 | Jeremy Thomas | The 8-Ball | 2011 |
| 1 | Uncut | UK | 2011 |
| 4 | Keith Uhlich | Time Out New York | 2011 |
| 5 | Up and Comers | Rebecca | 2011 |
| Richard von Busack | Metroactive | 2011 |
| Kim Voynar | Movie City News | 2011 |
| Sara Viscarrondo | Box Office Magazine | 2011 |
| 3 | David Williams | Movie Moron | 2011 |
| 10 | Glenn Whipp | MSN | 2011 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilder | Nashville Scene | 2011 |
| 2 | Chuck Wilson | | 2011 |
| 5 | David Weiner | The Insider.com | 2011 |
| 4 | Alex Williams | Daily Texans Online | 2011 |
| 1 | Adam Whyte | What Culture | 2011 |
| Stephane Zacharek | Movieline | 2011 |