1. THERE WILL BE BLOOD (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. ZODIAC (David Fincher)
3 . DEATH PROOF (Quentin Tarantino)
4 . NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel and Ethan Coen)
5 . IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA (José Luis Guerín)
6. I’M NOT THERE (Todd Haynes)
7. FUNNY GAMES (Michael Haneke)
8. STUCK (Stuart Gordon)
9. ALL IS FORGIVEN (Mia Hansen-Løve)
10. [REC] (Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza)
Honorable Mention: FROWNLAND (Bronstein); HOT FUZZ (Wright); INTO THE WILD (Penn); MY WINNIPEG (Maddin); SNOW ANGELS (Green); WE OWN THE NIGHT (Gray); YOU, THE LIVING (Andersson)
Notable Shorts: HOTEL CHEVALIER (Anderson)
Most Overrated: BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD (Lumet); THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (Akin); THE VISITOR (McCarthy)