Critical Consensus 2011: What Movie Was The Very Best?

Lists! Everybody loves lists! As you know -- and when you do not, click through, silly! -- Moviefone selected the Martin Scorsese-directed 'Hugo' since it's favorite picture of 2011. Which got us thinking: What did the relaxation from the entertainment media world love best this season? In order to find some type of critical consensus, Moviefone checked out critics' best-of lists from top newspapers, magazines and websites round the country. The end result? Very little consensus! Also, 'The Artist' was virtually beloved. Have a look in the findings below. (Observe that some guides, such as the NY Occasions and it is experts Manohla Dargis along with a.To. Scott, did not rank year-finish faves. As a result, these were excluded.) 'The Artist' Votes: 3 (Mick LaSalle, Bay Area Chronicle Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer) 'The Descendants' Votes: 2 (Betsy Sharkey, La Occasions Mara Reinstein Us Weekly) 'Moneyball' Votes: 2 (Lisa Kennedy, Colorado Publish Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald) 'A Separation' Votes: 2 (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Occasions, Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal) 'Hugo' Votes: 2 (Ty Burr Boston Globe, Moviefone) 'Tree of Life' Votes: 2 (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Tom Carson, GQ) 'Meek's Cutoff' Votes: 1 (Anne Hornaday, Washington Publish) 'The Future' Votes: 1 (Richard Brody, The NYer) 'Melancholia' Votes: 1 (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly) 'The Adventures of Tintin' Votes: 1 (David Edelstein, NY) 'Drive' Votes: 1 (Peter Travers, Moving Stone) 'Extremely Noisy & Incredibly Close' Votes: 1 (People Magazine -- unavailable online) [Photo: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook