1. Top of the Lake Jane Campion, Australia/New Zealand (full review here)
2. Computer Chess Andrew Bujalski, U.S.
3. Upstream Color Shane Carruth, U.S.
4. Google and the World Brain Ben Lewis, Spain/U.K.
5. The Square Jehane Noujaim, Egypt/U.S.
6. Before Midnight Richard Linklater, U.S.
7. Kill Your Darlings John Krokidas, U.S.
8. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Alex Gibney, U.S.
9. Mother of George Andrew Dosunmu, U.S.
10. Blue Caprice Alexandre Moors, U.S.