Some of the Best Films of 2011
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Joanthan Poritsky
I just filed my best films of 2011 votes for Indiewire’s Criticwire poll. I kind of hate putting these lists together. I can tell you I missed a great many films this year that probably deserve to be on this list. I’ll have more thoughts to share on the year soon, but I thought I would post the list I sent in this morning. See also my [Best of 5771: Film](http://heebmagazine.com /best-of-5771-film/29075) at Heeb Magazine.
Best Films
- Hugo (Martin Scorsese)
- The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)
- Melancholia (Lars Von Trier)
- Attack the Block (Joe Cornish)
- Tree of Life (Terrence Malick)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Rupert Wyatt)
- Turkey Bowl (Kyle Smith)
- Blackthorn (Mateo Gil)
- The Descendants (Alexander Payne)
- Bellflower (Evan Glodell)
Top Lead Performances
- George Clooney, The Descendants
- Christoph Waltz, Carnage
- Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Sam Shepard, Blackthorn
- Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Top Supporting Performances
- Uggie, The Artist
Best Director
Martin Scorsese
Best Undistributed Films
- Bad Fever (Dustin Guy Defa)
- For the record, Kentucker Audley’s performance in Bad Fever was the best of the year, but as it hasn’t played for at least a week, he is ineligible.
- Policeman (Nadav Lapid)