The New York Times 2012
Intro
The following films appeared on The New York Times best of 2012 lists from Manohla Dargis and A.O Scott. These are abridged lists not including all entries.
Sources: Manohla Dargis's Top Films of 2012, A.O. Scott's 25 Best Films of 2012
Films
Manohla Dargis
Amour
France, Germany, Austria
Michael Haneke
Lists: Film Comment (5, 2012) | Sight & Sound (3, 2012)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Masters, 2012)
The Deep Blue Sea
UK, USA
Terence Davies
Lists: Film Comment (12, 2012 / 19 - Undistributed, 2011)
Festivals: Toronto (Special Presentations, 2011)
The Gatekeepers
Shomerei ha’saf
Israel, France, Germany, Belgium
Dror Moreh
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Sundance (Spotlight, 2013) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Docs, 2012)
Holy Motors
France, Germany
Leos Carax
Lists: Cinema Scope (3, 2012) | Film Comment (1, 2012) | Sight & Sound (4, 2012)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | Locarno (Leos Carax Tribute, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012)
The Master
USA
Paul Thomas Anderson
Lists: Cinema Scope (4, 2012) | Film Comment (2, 2012) | Sight & Sound (1, 2012)
Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012) | Venice (In Competition, 2012)
Moonrise Kingdom
USA
Wes Anderson
Lists: Cinema Scope (10, 2012) | Film Comment (3, 2012) | Sight & Sound (7, 2012)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition - Opening Film, 2012)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da
Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Lists: Cinema Scope (5, 2011) | Film Comment (8, 2012 / 3 - Undistributed, 2011) | Sight & Sound (8, 2012 / 6, 2011)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2011) | New York (Main Slate, 2011) | Toronto (Masters, 2011)
Searching for Sugar Man
Sweden, UK
Malik Bendjelloul
Festivals: Sundance (World Cinema Documentary Competition, 2012)
Silver Linings Playbook
USA
David O. Russell
Lists: Film Comment (18, 2012)
Festivals: Toronto (Gala Presentations, 2012)
Zero Dark Thirty
USA
Kathryn Bigelow
Lists: Film Comment (10, 2012)
A.O. Scott
1. Amour
France, Germany, Austria
Michael Haneke
Lists: Film Comment (5, 2012) | Sight & Sound (3, 2012)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Masters, 2012)
2. Lincoln
USA
Steven Spielberg
Lists: Film Comment (9, 2012)
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild
USA
Benh Zeitlin
Lists: Film Comment (14, 2012) | Sight & Sound (5, 2012)
Festivals: Cannes (Un Certain Regard, 2012) | Sundance (US Dramatic Competition, 2012)
4. Footnote
He'arat shulayim
Israel
Joseph Cedar
Lists: Film Comment (7 - Undistributed, 2011)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2011) | New York (Main Slate, 2011) | Telluride (2011) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2011)
5. The Master
USA
Paul Thomas Anderson
Lists: Cinema Scope (4, 2012) | Film Comment (2, 2012) | Sight & Sound (1, 2012)
Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012) | Venice (In Competition, 2012)
6. Zero Dark Thirty
USA
Kathryn Bigelow
Lists: Film Comment (10, 2012)
7. Django Unchained
USA
Quentin Tarantino
Lists: Cinema Scope (5, 2012)
8. Goodbye First Love
Un amour de jeunesse
France, Germany
Mia Hansen-Løve
Lists: Film Comment (15 - Undistributed, 2011)
Festivals: Locarno (International Competition, 2011) | New York (Main Slate, 2011) | Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2012) | Telluride (2011) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2011)
9. Neighboring Sounds
O som ao redor
Brazil
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Lists: Cinema Scope (9, 2012) | Film Comment (20, 2012)
Festivals: Locarno (Jury Films, 2012) | Rotterdam (Tiger Awards Competition, 2012)
10. The Grey
USA
Joe Carnahan
A.O. Scott Documentaries
1. The Gatekeepers
Shomerei ha’saf
Israel, France, Germany, Belgium
Dror Moreh
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Sundance (Spotlight, 2013) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Docs, 2012)
2. The Queen of Versailles
USA
Lauren Greenfield
Festivals: Sundance (US Documentary Competition, 2012)
3. How to Survive a Plague
USA
David France
Festivals: Sundance (US Documentary Competition, 2012)
4. This Is Not a Film
In film nist
Iran
Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Lists: Cinema Scope (1, 2011) | Film Comment (4, 2012 / 1 - Undistributed, 2011) | Sight & Sound (8, 2012 / 10, 2011)
Festivals: Cannes (Special Screenings, 2011) | New York (Main Slate, 2011) | Toronto (Masters, 2011)
5. The Central Park Five
USA
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
Festivals: Cannes (Special Screenings, 2012) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Docs, 2012)