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1. Argo dir. by Ben Affleck - “… it is above all else a movie—pure, strong and sound.”
2. Life of Pi dir. by Ang Lee - “…a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.”
3. Lincoln dir. by Steven Spielberg - “…performed so powerfully by Daniel Day-Lewis…”
4. 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…”
5. 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…”
6. Flight dir. by Robert Zemeckis - “…a brave and tortured performance by Denzel Washington—one of his very best.”
7. The Sessions dir. by Ben Lewin - “…John Hawkes has emerged in recent years as an actor of amazing versatility.”
8. Beasts of the Southern Wild dir. by Benh Zeitlin
9. Oslo, August 31st dir. by Joachim Trier 
10. 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”