IndieWire Critics Poll

Indiewire Critics Poll
Indiewire Critics Poll
Current: 2019 IndieWire Critics Poll
Country	United States
Presented by	Indiewire
First awarded	2006
Website	http://www.indiewire.com

The IndieWire Critics Poll is an annual poll by IndieWire that recognizes the best in American and international films in a ranking of 10 films on 15 different categories. The winners are chosen by the votes of the critics from IndieWire and other invited critics from around the world. The poll began in 2006.^[1]^[2]

Past winners

Yr.	Best Film	Best Performance
2006	The Death of Mr. Lazarescu	Helen Mirren for The Queen
2007	There Will Be Blood	Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood
2008	Flight of the Red Balloon	Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
2009	Summer Hours	Tilda Swinton for Julia
2010	The Social Network	Édgar Ramírez for Carlos
2011	The Tree of Life	Michael Fassbender for Shame Michael Shannon for Take Shelter
2012	Holy Motors	Denis Lavant for Holy Motors
2013	12 Years a Slave	Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave
Yr.	Best Film	Best Director	Best Lead Actor	Best Lead Actress
2014	Boyhood	Richard Linklater for Boyhood	Ralph Fiennes for The Grand Budapest Hotel	Marion Cotillard for Two Days, One Night
2015	Mad Max: Fury Road	George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road	Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs	Charlotte Rampling for 45 Years
2016	Moonlight	Barry Jenkins for Moonlight	Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea	Isabelle Huppert for Elle
2017	Get Out	Paul Thomas Anderson for Phantom Thread	Timothée Chalamet for Call Me by Your Name	Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird
2018	Roma	Alfonso Cuarón for Roma	Ethan Hawke for First Reformed	Olivia Colman for The Favourite
2019	Parasite	Bong Joon-ho for Parasite	Adam Driver for Marriage Story	Lupita Nyong'o for Us
Yr.	Best Film	Best Director	Best Performance
2020	Nomadland	Chloé Zhao for Nomadland	Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal
2021	The Power of the Dog	Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog	Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power of the Dog

References

^ Eric Kohn, 2016 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances of the Year According to Over 200 Critics, Indiewire, December 9, 2016.
^ Sam Adams, Criticwire Poll Results: 2015 Is a Great Year for Movies About Women , Indiewire, June 17, 2015.

[1] Eric Kohn, 2016 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances of the Year According to Over 200 Critics, Indiewire, December 9, 2016.

[2] Sam Adams, Criticwire Poll Results: 2015 Is a Great Year for Movies About Women , Indiewire, June 17, 2015.

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Past winners

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