Top Ten Lists
Below are A. O. Scott's top ten lists as published in the New York Times (more than one entry with the same ranking indicates a tie). In addition, there is his "Best of the Decade" list from At the Movies.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2000s | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letters from Iwo Jima | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | Wall-E | Where the Wild Things Are | Wall-E | Inside Job |
| 2 | Pan's Labyrinth | Ratatouille | Silent Light | The Hurt Locker | A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | Toy Story 3 |
| 3 | L'Enfant | Sweeney Todd, There Will Be Blood | The Secret of the Grain | Summer Hours | Brokeback Mountain | Carlos |
| 4 | Days of Glory | I'm Not There | Man on Wire | Up in the Air | The Pianist | Somewhere |
| 5 | Little Miss Sunshine | No End in Sight | The Edge of Heaven | Bright Star | Where the Wild Things Are | The Kids Are All Right |
| 6 | Three Times | 12:08 East of Bucharest, Live-In Maid | Happy-Go-Lucky | Gomorrah | The Best of Youth | Greenberg |
| 7 | 51 Birch Street | Into the Wild, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Wendy and Lucy | Precious | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | 127 Hours |
| 8 | Volver | The Lives of Others, Michael Clayton | Milk | Funny People | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Last Train Home |
| 9 | Little Children | The Savages, Away from Her | Rachel Getting Married | Avatar | 25th Hour | Secret Sunshine |
| 10 | A Prairie Home Companion | Knocked Up, Juno, Superbad | Cadillac Records | Goodbye Solo | Million Dollar Baby | Exit Through the Gift Shop |
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