David Sims: Best Films of 2018, as published by The Atlantic
- Suspiria — Luca Guadagnino
- Black Panther — Ryan Coogler
- First Man — Damien Chazelle
- Paddington 2 — Paul King
- The Favourite — Yorgos Lanthimos
- The Rider — Chloé Zhao
- You Were Never Really Here — Lynne Ramsay
- Annihilation — Alex Garland
Runners-up
- Widows — Steve McQueen
- Shoplifters — Hirokazu Kore-eda
- First Reformed — Paul Schrader
- A Star Is Born — Bradley Cooper
- Leave No Trace — Debra Granik
- Support the Girls — Andrew Bujalski
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout — Christopher McQuarrie
- If Beale Street Could Talk — Barry Jenkins
- Burning — Lee Chang-dong
- Let the Sunshine In — Claire Denis