Best of My 2011

Here are my year-end top movies lists, for each of my rating categories. As in previous years, this is the best of my year, not of the year; everything (and only things) I saw for the first time since the day I posted year-end lists last year are eligible.

Concept
1. Monsters, 2010
2. Attack the Block, 2011
3. Mr. Hulot's Holiday, 1953

Story
1. 13 Assassins, 2010
2. Exit through the Gift Shop, 2010
3. Wait until Dark, 1967

Characters
1. The Thin Man, 1934
2. Mr. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
3. Another Year, 2010

Dialog
1. The Thin Man, 1934
2. Another Year, 2010
3. The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928

Pacing
1. Hanna, 2011
2. Commando, 1985
3. Unstoppable, 2010

Cinematography
1. The Tree of Life, 2011
2. The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928

Special Effects/Design
1. The Tree of Life, 2011
2. Sleeping Beauty, 1959
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2011
4. An American in Paris, 1951

Acting
1. The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928
2. Blue Valentine, 2010
3. Drive, 2011

Music
1. A Hard Day's Night, 1964
2. The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928
3. The Tree of Life, 2011

Subjective Rating
1. Winnie the Pooh, 2011 (10/10)
2. The Muppets, 2011 (9/10)
3. "The Ballad of Nessie," 2011 (9/10)
4. The Circus, 1928 (9/10)
5. The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928 (9/10)

Objective Rating
1. The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928 (3.9/4)
2. Winnie the Pooh, 2011 (3.7/4)
3. Drive, 2011 (3.6/4)
4. Another Year, 2010 (3.6/4)
5. The Illusionist, 2010 (3.5/4)