Critics' Poll

From "Margaret" To "Meek's Cutoff," Critics Comment On This Year's Indiewire Poll

indieWIRE This Week: Oscar and Spirit Coverage Coming to a Close

THIS WEEK IN NEWS: Ever the traveling enterprise, iW is in Los Angeles this week to cover the upcoming Spirit and Academy Awards. In preparation for the upcoming South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), iW has posted interviews with directors from this year's fest.

Oscar/Spirits Ballot 2010: Sasha Stone

Sasha Stone, Awards Daily

"Trash Humpers" Tops List that May Grow in Importance & Relevance

Two American indies and three films from Portuguese filmmakers were atop a list that may become more significant in the next decade as the definition of 'distribution' continues to change.

"Push," "Cove" Hailed as Best of Sundance '09 in iW Poll of Critics & Bloggers

Lee Daniels' "Push: Based on a novel by Sapphire" and Louise Psihoyos' "The Cove" were selected as the best narrative and documentary films at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in a poll of film critics and bloggers conducted over the weekend by indieWIRE. Oddly enough, the choices mirror the results ...

iW CRITICS POLL '08 | "Balloon" Tops iW Poll of 100+ Critics; "Man On Wire" & "Ballast" Showcased

EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the indieWIRE's transition to a new format earlier this month, this poll was unfortunately lost in cyberspace. But it is now fully restored for your reading pleasure. Our apologies for the delay.

indieWIRE & Industry Top 10s for 2008

A final look back at 2008... this time featuring top ten lists from the editors of indieWIRE and industry insiders. Participants were invited to include films released theatrically this year, but each person devised his or her own criteria. indieWIRE readers are invited to post their own top ten lis...

iW CRITICS POLL '08 | "The Headless Woman" Tops Best Undistributed List of 250 Films

Lucrecia Martel's "The Headless Woman" received plenty of boos at its Cannes world premiere. But the negative reaction confounded several critics, who left the festival with a more flattering opinion of the Argentine director's third feature - after her equally auspicious efforts "La Cienaga" and "T...

iW CRITICS POLL '08 | The Complete Results

A total of 105 leading North American film critics participated in the third indieWIRE Critics' Poll, surveying the best in film for 2008. Voting was conducted in eight categories this month. This poll was created to continue the tradition of a national survey of critics, by calling attention to the...