The Chicago Tribune‘s Michael Phillips.
1. Poetry – Lee Chang-dong
2. Moneyball – Bennett Miller
3. Certified Copy – Abbas Kiarostami
4. The Descendants – Alexander Payne
5. The Interrupters – Steve James
6. Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench – Damien Chazelle
7. A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
8. The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick
9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tomas Alfredson
10. Weekend – Andrew Haigh