Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2016

My Golden Days - Arnaud Desplechin

Darren Hughes 10 Favorite Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Village Voice Top 50 Films of 2016

The Fits - Anna Rose Holmer

Bilge Ebiri: Village Voice 20 Best Movies of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Maureen Corrigan: NPR 10 Best Books of 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Hank Stuever: Washington Post 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

Cemetery of Splendor - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Dennis Cooper 15 Favorite Films of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Q Top 50 Albums Of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York Best Movies of 2016

Innocents and Others - Dana Spiotta

Jane Ciabattari: BBC The 10 Best Books of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Craig Jenkins: New York 15 Best Albums of 2016

Dan Chiasson: New Yorker 8 Best Poetry Books of 2016

Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Christopher Orr: Atlantic 35 Best Movies of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Wild Honey Pie Top 30 Albums of 2016

My Woman - Angel Olsen

Brooklyn Vegan Top Albums of 2016

The Nix - Nathan Hill

Entertainment Weekly The 20 Best Books of 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Entertainment Weekly 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

Paste 25 Best TV Shows of 2016

Paterson - Jim Jarmusch

Jonathan Rosenbaum: IndieWire Poll Top 10 Films of 2016

Elizabeth Lund: Washington Post 5 Best Poetry Collections of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Katie Rife: A.V. Club The Best Films of 2016

La La Land - Damien Chazelle

Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club The Best Films of 2016

Night Sky With Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

BuzzFeed 11 Best Poetry Books of 2016

New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016