Time Out London: 25 Best Films of 2016
- Son of Saul — László Nemes
- Spotlight — Tom McCarthy
- American Honey — Andrea Arnold
- Mustang — Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- I, Daniel Blake — Ken Loach
- The Nice Guys — Shane Black
- Embrace of the Serpent — Ciro Guerra
- Anomalisa — Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson
- A Bigger Splash — Luca Guadagnino
- Love & Friendship — Whit Stillman
- Driving with Selvi — Elisa Paloschi
- Hail, Caesar! — Joel & Ethan Coen
- Julieta — Pedro Almodóvar
- High-Rise — Ben Wheatley
- Fire at Sea — Gianfranco Rosi
- Bone Tomahawk — S. Craig Zahler
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them — David Yates
- The Pearl Button — Patricio Guzmán
- Under the Shadow — Babak Anvari
- The Revenant — Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Our Little Sister — Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Tale of Tales — Matteo Garrone
- Captain America: Civil War — Anthony and Joe Russo
- Queen of Katwe — Mira Nair
- Room — Lenny Abrahamson