- Hank Stuever: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016
- Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2016
- Entertainment Weekly: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016
- Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016
- Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
- Peter Labuza: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
- J Hoberman: 10 Best Films of 2016
- Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
- K. Austin Collins: 12 Best Movies of 2016
- Stephen Holden: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- A.O. Scott: 10 Best Movies of 2016
- Keith Uhlich: 10 Best TV Shows of 2016
- Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Films of 2016
- Melissa Anderson: 10 Best Movies of 2016
- Alan Sepinwall: 21 Best TV Shows of 2016
- Matt Zoller Seitz: 11 Best TV Shows of 2016
- Manohla Dargis: 28 Best Movies of 2016
- Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
- David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
- Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- David Edelstein: 20 Best Movies of 2016
- IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
- Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016
- Amy Taubin: 10 Best Films of 2016
- Daniel D’Addario: Top 10 TV Shows of 2016
- Alison Willmore: 11 Best Movies of 2016
- Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
- Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the Decade
- Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016
- Sean Fennessey: Top 10 Movies of the Decade
- A.V. Club: 30 Best TV Shows of 2016
- Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
- Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
- Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016
- Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016
- RogerEbert.com: The Best Television of the Decade
- Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
- IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
- Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
- Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
- Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
- A.V. Club: The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
Year-End Lists
A browsable archive of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.