| 1. | Once Dir. John Carney. With Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Geoff Minogue, Bill Hodnett A |
| 2. | 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days Dir. Cristian Mungiu. With Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu A– |
| 3. | I'm Not There Dir. Todd Haynes. With Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin A– |
| 4. | We Own the Night Dir. James Gray. With Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes A– |
| 5. | Jindabyne Dir. Ray Lawrence. With Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness A– |
| 6. | Zoo Dir. Robinson Devor. Documentary. With John Paulsen, Russell Hodgkinson A– |
| 7. | Deep Water Dirs. Louise Osmond & Jerry Rothwell. Documentary about sailing contest A– |
| 8. | Day Night Day Night Dir. Julia Loktev. With Luisa Williams, Josh Phillip Weinstein A– |
| 9. | Red Road Dir. Andrea Arnold. With Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston B+ |
| 10. | I Don't Want to Sleep Alone Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. With Norman Atun, Lee Kang-sheng B+ |