Aside from the fact that, as of 12/31/16, I will not have seen Martin Scorsese's Silence, this is pretty much final.
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2016 TOP THIRTY (world premieres only)
1. Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil / France)
2. Austerlitz (Sergei Loznitsa, Germany)
3. Sieranevada (Cristi Puiu, Romania / France / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Macedonia)
5. 025 Sunset Red (Laida Lertxundi, U.S. / Spain) [s]
6. Old Hat (Zach Iannazzi, U.S.) [s]
7. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, Germany / Austria)
8. Nocturama (Bertrand Bonello, France / Germany / Belgium)
9. If You Can't See My Mirrors, I Can't See You (Alee Peoples, U.S.) [s]
10. 20th Century Women (Mike Mills, U.S.)
11. Homo Sapiens (Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Austria / Germany / Switzerland)
12. Halimuhfack (Christopher Harris, U.S.) [s]
13. Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson, U.S.)
14. Ears, Nose & Throat (Kevin Jerome Everson, U.S.) [s]
15. Staying Vertical (Alain Guiraudie, France)
16. Élysée (Laurent Grasso, France) [s]
17. Mimosas (Oliver Laxe, Spain / Morocco / France / Qatar)
18. A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (Lav Diaz, Philippines / Singapore)
19. Luna e Santur (Joshua Gen Solondz, U.S.) [s]
20. The Stairs (Hugh Gibson, Canada)
21. The Love Witch (Anna Biller, U.S.)
22. No Shooting Stars (Basim Magdy, France / Egypt) [s]
23. The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer, U.S.)
24. Hello Destroyer (Kevan Funk, Canada)
25. Bad mama, who cares (Brigid McCaffrey, U.S.) [s]
26. Life After Life (Zhang Hanyi, China)
27. Kékszakállú (Gastón Solnicki, Argentina)
28. The Death of Louis XIV (Albert Serra, France / Portugal)
29. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, U.S.)
30. Answer Print (Mónica Savirón, U.S. / Spain) [s]
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2016 TOP TEN RELEASES (poll-eligible only)
2. Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil / France)
3. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, Germany / Austria)
4. Homo Sapiens (Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Austria / Germany / Switzerland)
5. Right Now, Wrong Then (Hong Sang-soo, South Korea)
6. Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson, U.S.)
7. The Love Witch (Anna Biller, U.S.)
8. The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer, U.S.)
9. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, U.S.)
10. Love & Friendship (Whit Stillman, Ireland / Netherlands / U.S. / U.K.)