Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz: 11 Best TV Shows of 2016

09 December 2016

Atlanta

Matt Zoller Seitz: 11 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 20212020201920182017]

AllMusic: 48 Best Albums of 2016

09 December 2016

AllMusic: 48 Best Albums of 2016 (roughly alphabetical by artist)

[see also 2023202120202018201720152014201320122011]

IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 16 Best Movies of 2016

09 December 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Eric Kohn: 16 Best Movies of 2016, as published by IndieWire

[see also 20232020201920182017201520142012]

Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein: Top 10 Movies of 2016

09 December 2016

La La Land - Damien Chazelle

Mara Reinstein: Top 10 Movies of 2016, as published by Us Weekly

[see also 2023202220212020201920182017201520142013]

Rest of the Best

Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016

08 December 2016

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead

Slant Magazine: 25 Best Albums of 2016

[see also 20232022202120202010s2019201820172015201320122011]

Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2016

07 December 2016

The Meddler - Lorene Scafaria

Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2016, as published by Vanity Fair

[see also 20232022202120202010s201920182017201520142013]

The Center for Fiction: 2016 First Novel Prize

07 December 2016

The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter - Kia Corthron

The Center for Fiction: 2016 First Novel Prize

[see also 2015]

Winner

Shortlist

Longlist

ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2016

06 December 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2016, as published by ScreenCrush

[see also 20232022202120202010s20192018201720152014201320122011]

Honorable Mentions (In Alphabetical Order)

David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016

06 December 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

This year’s installment of David Ehrlich’s always enjoyable video countdown: 25 Best Films of 2016.

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720152014201320122011]

IndieWire Poll: B. Ruby Rich: Best Films of 2016

06 December 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

B. Ruby Rich: Best Films of 2016, as submitted to the IndieWire Poll

[see also 2019]