Year-End Lists

Sight & Sound Poll: Top 11 Films of 2012 (a poll of over 90 critics, published by Sight & Sound Magazine)

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1. The Master
   Paul Thomas Anderson
2. Tabu
   Miguel Gomes
3. Amour
   Michael Haneke
4. Holy Motors
   Leos Carax
5. Beasts of the Southern Wild
   Benh Zeitlin
5. Berberian Sound Studio
   Peter Strickland
7. Moonrise Kingdom
   Wes Anderson
8. Beyond the Hills
   Cristian Mungiu
8. Cosmopolis
   David Cronenberg
8. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
   Nuri Bilge Ceylan
8. This is Not a Film
   Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Artforum: Amy Taubin: Top 10 Films of 2012
• IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2012
• Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Turan: Top 10+ Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Adrian Martin: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Agnieszka Gratza: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Alexander Horwath: Top Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Andrea Picard: Top Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Andrew Schenker: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Anna Smith: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Anton Bitel: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Armond White: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Barbara Wurm: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Brad Stevens: Top Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Cameron Bailey: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Carmen Gray: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Catherine Wheatley: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Charles Gant: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Christoph Huber and Olaf Möller: Top Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Dan Callahan: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Daniela Michel: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: David Jenkins: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: David Thompson: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Demetrios Matheou: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Derek Malcolm: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Dylan Cave: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Fernanda Solorzano: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Francine Stock: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Gabe Klinger: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Gareth Evans: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Geoff Andrew: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Geoffrey Macnab: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Geoffrey O’Brien: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Graham Fuller: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Henry K. Miller: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Ian Christie: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Isabel Stevens: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: James Bell: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: James Mottram: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: James Quandt: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Jane Giles: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Jason Wood: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Jasper Sharp: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Jean-Michel Frodon: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: John Wrathall: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Romney: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Muir: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Stables: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Kieron Corless: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Kim Newman: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Kong Rithdee: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Mar Diestro-Dopido: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Maria Delgado: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Mark Cousins: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Mark Le Fanu: Top Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Matthew Taylor: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Melissa Anderson: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Michael Atkinson: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Michael Brooke: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Michel Ciment: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Naman Ramachandran: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Nick Bradshaw: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Nick Hasted: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Nick James: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Nick Roddick: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Nicolas Rapold: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Nicole Brenez: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Paul Tickell: Top Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Peter Bradshaw: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Peter Hames: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Philip French: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Philip Horne: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Philip Kemp: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Robert Koehler: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Roger Clarke: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Ryan Gilbey: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Sam Wigley: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Sergio Angelini: Top Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: So Mayer: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Sukhdev Sandu: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Suzy Gillett: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Thirza Wakefield: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Thomas Dawson: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Tim Robey: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Tom Charity: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Tony Rayns: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Vadim Rizov: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Vic Pratt: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Vlastimir Sudar: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: Wendy Ide: Top 5 Films of 2012
• Sight & Sound Poll: William Fowler: Top 5 Films of 2012