Year-End Lists

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National Book Award: Nonfiction 2026
The Mercury Prize: 2026 Award
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
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Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2024 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2023 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2022 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2021 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2016 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll

Trending Lists

Favorite Movies of 2019 Barack Obama
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
2016 First Novel Prize The Center for Fiction
Favorite Movies of 2021 Barack Obama
Favorite Movies of 2018 Barack Obama
Favorite Movies of 2020 Barack Obama
Favorite Movies of 2024 Barack Obama
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Bastard Music Meatraffle
Death Above Life Orbit Culture
Going Home Tom Lamont
Story of My Death Albert Serra
Robe of Gems Natalia López
XXX Danny Brown
The Diary of a Chambermaid Radu Jude
Cosmic Wink Jess Williamson
We the People Jill Lepore
Who's Stopping Us Jonás Trueba
The Dreamed Adventure Valeska Grisebach
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen
Paper Tiger James Gray
The Unknown Arthur Harari

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