David L. Ulin: Top 10 Books of 2015, as published by The Los Angeles Times
Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2015, as published by Gay City News
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Runners-up (alphabetically)
Eric Hynes: 10 Best Feature Films of 2015, as published by Fandor’s Keyframe blog and very similar to the ballot he submitted to the Indiewire poll
Adrian Martin: 17 Best Feature Films of 2015, roughly in preferential order. The top five were published by Fandor’s Keyframe blog and Martin submitted the full 17 to desist film’s survey