IndieWire annual critics survey for 2011

At the end of 2011 IndieWire named their Best Films of 2011. The poll was voted on by 162 “critics, bloggers and other tastemakers from around the world”. The Tree of Life was named best film and won the majority of year end polls for 2011. Von Trier’s Melancholia wasn’t universally admired but probably stands out as the Danish filmmakers best film of the last decade.

1. 1. The Tree of Life — Terrence Malick
   2. Melancholia — Lars von Trier
   3. A Separation — Asghar Farhadi
   4. Drive — Nicolas Winding Refn
   5. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives — Apichatpong Weerasethakul
   6. Certified Copy — Abbas Kiarostami
   7. Mysteries of Lisbon — Raoul Ruiz
   8. Hugo — Martin Scorsese
   9. Margaret — Kenneth Lonergan
   10. Meek’s Cutoff — Kelly Reichardt
   11. Shame — Steve McQueen
   12. The Descendants — Alexander Payne
   13. The Artist — Michel Hazanavicius
   14. Take Shelter — Jeff Nichols
   15. Martha Marcy May Marlene — Sean Durkin
   16. A Dangerous Method — David Cronenberg
   17. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — Tomas Alfredson
   18. We Need to Talk About Kevin — Lynne Ramsay
   19. Film Socialisme — Jean-Luc Godard
   20. Weekend — Andrew Haigh
   21. Poetry — Lee Chang-dong
   22. Nostalgia for the Light — Patricio Guzmán
   23. The Interrupters — Steve James
   23. The Skin I Live In — Pedro Almodóvar
   25. Midnight in Paris — Woody Allen