Film Comment Readers' Poll 2016
The results are in from our readers! For each ballot, a first-place choice was allotted 20 points, 19 for second, and so on. Congratulations to the winners selected randomly from poll participants to receive Criterion Collection DVDs of their choice, and many thanks to The Criterion Collection for its generous donation of the prizes.
1. Moonlight Barry Jenkins, USA
2. Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan, USA
3. Toni Erdmann Maren Ade, Germany
4. Silence Martin Scorsese, USA/Taiwan/Mexico/UK/Italy/Japan
5. Paterson Jim Jarmusch, USA
6. La La Land Damien Chazelle, USA
7. The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos, France/Netherlands/Greece/UK
8. Certain Women Kelly Reichardt, USA
9. Arrival Denis Villeneuve, USA
10. Hell or High Water David Mackenzie, USA
11. The Handmaiden Park Chan-wook, South Korea
12. Elle Paul Verhoeven, France/Germany
13. Cemetery of Splendor Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand/UK/France/Germany/Malaysia
14. Aquarius Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil/France
15. Jackie Pablo Larraín, USA/Chile/France
16. Everybody Wants Some!! Richard Linklater, USA
17. Love & Friendship Whit Stillman, Ireland/Netherlands/France/USA
18. OJ: Made in America Ezra Edelman, USA
19. The Witch Robert Eggers, USA/Canada
20. Hail, Caesar! Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, USA/UK
21. Things to Come Mia Hansen-Løve, France/Germany
22. 20th Century Women Mike Mills, USA
23. Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson, USA
24. American Honey Andrea Arnold, UK/USA
25. Green Room Jeremy Saulnier, USA
