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16, in which both “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “The Whale” each received 130 points in the AP’s cumulative weighted system.Įach panelist’s identity and full ballot are public. The individual rankings were then combined to produce the national ranking using a Borda count, in which a first-place vote was worth 25 points, a second-place vote was worth 24 points, and so on. The 26 lists that ensued yielded a collective of 176 different movies. The AP encouraged each panelist to exercise their own interpretation of “best films,” which did not need to align with predictions for awards or even movies’ Oscars eligibility. THE METHODOLOGYĮach voter submitted their own list ranking 25 movies that premiered to the public during the 2022 calendar year. The AP Top 25 Movies panelists also ranged in age from 29 to 68, and are based across the country - from Detroit to Memphis, Tennessee, and Houston to Philadelphia - though there is heavy representation in the film industry hubs of New York and Los Angeles. The demographic makeup of the voters - 54% white and 65% male - stands out as more inclusive when compared to the overall industry: Research from USC in 2018 found the film critics industry to be 83% white and 78.7% male. To be eligible, their news outlets must be AP members or customers.Īmong the 26 selected to vote in the inaugural ranking are a mix of platforms and audiences - from National Public Radio, Univision and IndieWire, to The Chicago Tribune, San Diego’s KPBS-FM radio station and KSNV-TV in Las Vegas. For the AP Top 25 Movies ranking, the AP researched the nation’s best film writers, reporters and critics, seeking a diverse panel of journalists from all formats who cover films as a significant part of their role at their news outlet.
