- Argo dir. by Ben Affleck - “… it is above all else a movie—pure, strong and sound.”
- Life of Pi dir. by Ang Lee - “…a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.”
- Lincoln dir. by Steven Spielberg - “…performed so powerfully by Daniel Day-Lewis…”
- End of Watch dir. by David Ayer - “…one of the best police movies in recent years, a virtuoso joining of performances and often startling action…”
- Arbitrage dir. by Nicholas Jarecki - “We tend to identify with the leading character of a film, even if he is a heartless bastard. Few films illustrate this curiosity better than Nicholas Jarecki’s Arbitrage…”
- Flight dir. by Robert Zemeckis - “…a brave and tortured performance by Denzel Washington—one of his very best.”
- The Sessions dir. by Ben Lewin - “…John Hawkes has emerged in recent years as an actor of amazing versatility.”
- Beasts of the Southern Wild dir. by Benh Zeitlin
- Oslo, August 31st dir. by Joachim Trier
- A Simple Life dir. by Ann Hui
GRAND JURY PRIZES
- “Central Park Five”
- “Impossible”
- “In the Family”
- “Last Ride”
- “A Late Quartet”
- “The Master”
- “Paradise Lost 3”
- “Rampart”
- “Searching for Sugar Man”
- “West of Memphis”
